Kid-Lit Cares: Sandy Relief Efforts

The children's literature community of authors, agents, editors and illustrators is holding a silent auction in two rounds to raise money for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund in support of victims of Superstorm Sandy. You can bid on a Skype visit to your school or library by the following authors:

• Mo Willems, author and illustrator of the award-winning Elephant and Piggie series
• Veronica Roth, author of the dystopian novel for teens, Divergent
• Young adult author Ellen Hopkins and many other authors who make Skype visits.

Aspiring authors can bid on critiques by award-winning authors and literary agents while illustrators can bid on a portfolio critique by the art director of a major publisher. Learn all about the auction at Kid-Lit Cares: Superstorm Sandy Relief Effort. If you were affected by what I still call Hurricane Sandy, let me know how you are doing by clicking on "Comments" below and sharing your story.

(Cover art courtesy of Hyperion Books for Children)

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