As Charter Member of @lorenlong at @huckfestival Appreciation Club, I felt it only fitting that I post this.

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Woohoo! Finished speaking at a session at the Huck Festival. Plus, got to hang out with Loren Long, Jason Chin, Nikki Grimes, and Lisa Von Drasek, and meet new friends, too!!!

#kidlit #huckfestival @poetrynikki @authorjasonchin @thelorenlong @blueoxreview #charlottehuckfestival #books

Getting ready for Day 2 of the 29th Annual Charlotte S. Huck Children’s Literature Festival. And yes, using toothpaste on my hair again since I forgot to pack hair gel. It actually works really well, plus I smell minty fresh!

@huckfestival #toothpaste #kidlit #hairgel #reading #books

Um. Forgot my hair spiking gel. Used toothpaste instead. I smell minty fresh. We’ll see if this works. Heading to 29th Annual Charlotte S. Huck Children’s Literature Festival now!

#hair #toothpaste #hairfail #kidlit #huckfestival

True scenes from the #huckfestival -- Lisa needing to stand on a stool to give the morning's keynote. @authorjasonchin's session (Lisa and @thelorenlong each drew a bear - can you tell who did what?) And authors signing books and such, plus @poetrynikki wins the Huck Honor!

The interwebs said it would take about 1-1/2 hours to get the #HuckFestival. It took over 3-1/2 hours, allowing plenty of time motion sickness.

Luckily, I had #Dramamine + ran into @lisavondrasek.bsky.social in the hotel lobby and she had ginger chews!

#LAtraffic #Motionsickness #books #KidLit