HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Before 2009 completely runs away from me, I wanted to send out warm December wishes.  May your holiday season be full of family and crafts and recipes and burning logs (all of my favorite things, at least.)   Thank you for your book orders, teaching projects, and words of encouragement this year.  Cheers to new endeavors and delights for us all in 2010!

I know nothing with any certainty.  But the sight of stars makes me dream.  (Van Gogh)
Autographed Books
Let me know if you need any more autographed Rain Stompers for holiday gifts; my supply is dwindling!  You can order online or shoot me an email with any special inscriptions.
Support First Book
If your house is as loaded with books as mine is, you find it hard to First Book logoimagine that some children grow up without any books.  First Book seeks to remedy the literacy gap by giving new books to children in low-income families.  I volunteer with First Book-Portland, and we would love your support for our next grant cycle. (Each $10 you give buys FIVE new books!) For a hassle-free, tax-deductible donation, visit  www.firstbook.org/portlandor and click on DONATE at the top of the page.
Addie Boswell is a freelance artist and writer in Portland, OR.   She has great faith in children, everyday creativity, public art, and duct tape.  Besides painting in her home studio, she writes and illustrates picture books and teaches a variety of art classes.