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I was invited to share The Travel Adventures of Lilly P. Badilly with visitors at the wonderful Miami Children’s Museum on Saturday May 9 in celebration of Children’s Book Week.

Miami Children’s Museum is located on Watson Island along  the MacArthur Causeway, overlooking the port and downtown Miami. It’s one of the country’s largest children’s museums and includes 14 galleries, a wide variety of impressive educational outreach programs, an auditorium, a pre-school and a charter school. You can even have an awesome birthday party here. The building is so uniquely beautiful; check it out . . .

Parents and their kids stopped by to see what Lilly Badilly was all about.  We had a great time dancing and learning about the animals of the rain forest. Children are never too young to love maps! Each child at the presentation received a free copy of the book, courtesy of the museum. Everyone is so nice and accommodating here, and I’d love to come back for another visit.

I want to thank Ashley Harrison, Public Programs Manager for inviting me to Miami Children’s Museu and Laura for helping me bring in all my props, setting up and taking photos.

If you’re in Miami and have children, you’ve got to visit Miami Children’s Museum:

980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, FL 33132

305 -373 -5437

Media Specialist, Debra Divich, from Ramblewood Middle School in Coral Springs, gave her class an assignment; they were to try to book a school visit from an author.  One very determined student found me online and sent me an email to ask if I’d come to her school to speak to students about being an author. The students were extremely receptive, attentive and had the most clever questions for me. Asking constructive questions was part of each student’s grade for the day. What a brilliant assignment. Thank you Jael and Ms. Divich for having me. I love middle schoolers!

My daughter, Rachel, was interviewed recently by TeenLink Magazine, part of the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. The article appeared today. Unfortunately the online story does not include the photo that appears in the print edition (but here it is). The article is about Rachel’s musical involvement in the creation  of the The Travel Adventures of Lilly P Badilly and her role with marketing. Check it out here!

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