Image from Marmaduke Duck and Bernadette Bear, illustrated by Sarah Davis, published by Scholastic
Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, 2019
In 2019, I was invited to present at the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival in the United Arab Emirates. This is a ten-day festival attracting over 300,000 visitors. I went with picture book writer-illustrator Ruth Paul - it was an all-expenses-paid, business-class-flights affair, with a six-night stay at the Hilton! OOH LA LA LA LA! Here's what we did: