The National Book Festival had its "pavilions" set up inside the convention center this year! Big win with air conditioning and quieter author sessions than when it was setup on the dusty outdoor Mall space in DC. We arrived super duper early to get the lay of the land, and get ahead on visiting each of the state tables for our map stamps. We were lucky to score a bunch of the state books for free. For completing the whole map, the boys also each got a big squishy lego that they like to match up together. We had a few rounds hooping the giant stuffed horses to earn some stickers. We listened to a fun book at the kid's story time. We also had a chance to see the Jedi Academy author draw some of his favorite characters and talk about how his books all started with a google logo request that never flew (for a Darth Vader as a father for Father's Day). We also listened to all sorts of math tricks with the author of Bedtime Math. We spotted the Flora and Ulysses, Iggy Peck Architect, and Bats in the Library authors and the Alexander and the No Good Very Bad Day author was there too!
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