The Hippie Hop Poolside Gala!

Here's just a taste of the Groovy Costumes, Flash-Mobbing Dancers, and Peace, Love, and Children's Books Fun!

Peace In!

Make Books Not War

Best Use of the Tattoos!

Flash 

Mob

Mob

Mob!

There was even an After-Party!

Peace Out!

Thanks (and photo credit) to our Hippie Hop Gala Tweeters: Jessica Love, Colleen Muske, Natalie Wright, Elena Jacob, Howey McAuley, Erin Dealey, Molly Mueller, Katy Betz and Lisa Yee.

Took an amazing photo yourself of our gala that you want to share?  Add a comment with a link!

Pizza Party & Book Sale!

For this year's SCBWI book sale honoring published attendees, we all gathered for a few hours of chatting, book shopping, and pizza eating! It's exciting to get a moment to talk with some of your favorite authors!

Some pictures!

                                                                     Kevin Emerson

 

Linda Joy Singleton

 

Stacey Jay

 

Wendy Higgins

 

And so many more!!

SCBWI Poolside Pajama Party Pix

We sneaked out of the morning Intensives to post a few photos from the Saturday night 40 Winks Poolside Pajama Party. If you were captured on film in your PJs, feel free to post a comment about your costume!

Pajama pants were at de rigueur at the event

There were lots a sheep to count, but no one got sleepy

A princess and a pea!

Jon Scieszka with three books come-to-life

Mom, I've got my headgear on!

Nathan Hatch, Aaron Hartzler (ready for bed), and Arthur Levine

Someone get this lady another cocktail. Wait, that's no lady!

Colorful jammies keep party goers awake

These ladies are monkeying around

Rita Crayon Huang's PJs have won numerous Newberys

SCBWI's Chelsea Mooser and Steve Mooser with Sally Crock

Jim Averbeck, his pecs, and Linda Sue Park

Conference-goers dances late into the night before getting their 40 winks!