| Is it just me or do I look older here? |
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| (Don't answer that) This is from a recent signing at Barnes & Noble in Citrus Heights, their busiest store in northern CA. |
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| Bitsy Kemper presenting at the national conference |
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| Aren't you impressed to see Bitsy behind the podium? Please raise your hand in an orderly fashion, she can only talk to one of you at a time. |
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| Bitsy (left) and author Mo Willems |
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| Bitsy and one of the funniest men on the planet, Mo Willems, author of "Don't Let the Chicken Drive the Bus," "Knufflebunny," and other silly writings. [Q: Is he really tall or is she really short?] |
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| Tomie dePaola and Bitsy signing books at a conference |
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| Tomie dePaola has written and/or illustrated about a billion children's books. Great man, great legacy. |
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| Laura Numeroff and Bitsy |
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| Laura Numeroff, author of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" series, and Bitsy at at an informal party last August. [Note: Laura is a fierce competitor at word games!] |
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| Bitsy and author/illustrator Salina Yoon |
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| Salina Yoon has created so many board books that she now has her own imprint. She's got an amazingly creative mind, and is a nice person too. |
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| Out and About in Los Angeles |
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| Oh-la-la-L.A. Bitsy Kemper at an author's book display during the national SCBWI conference this August. |
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| Bitsy Kemper and David Diaz, artist extraordinaire |
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| Laughing it up at while presenting at a writer's conference with artist David Diaz. (Notice Tomie in the background) |
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| Bitsy Kemper on Good Day Sacramento, Feb 11th, 2004 |
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| Bitsy Kemper on AM Northwest in 2000 |
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| One of many media appearances with Mark Ivey, co-author of their nationally-syndicated newspaper column titled "PC Parents" and/or "Digital Parenting" [Random fact #37: When Bitsy wrote the column on her own it was titled "InterActive Family." Now you know.] |
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