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We met at Harper College and the main room we used was awesome!
There was a display of 2010 books by Illinois Writers and/or illustrators. If you squint, you can see 1 Zany Zoo towards the top of the rack on the right :-)
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Every year, the committee chooses from among the authors whose debut came out that year and gives the lucky person Book Tour Alex. Guess who the lucky person was?
Here's a close-up of Alex.
Pictures compliments of Bethany Robinson - thanks!