A Capitol Idea

Well, I did it. I sent a book to the White House. Since Mrs. Bush is such a book lover, I thought that a new children's book would be appropriate at Christmastime. I also took the opportunity to thank her for conducting herself in office with dignity and grace. Perhaps I'll get a letter in response, and it can go in my Mumsi file.

I sent out several more emails about the book signing, and my sister sent out an announcement to her homeschool group.

Much of the day was spent in research about awards, and I turned up another possibility. The ALA has one that might fit the bill for my book. My publisher did nominate my book for the Africana Award that I mentioned in my last post. That would be interesting. I look upon award submission merely as a way to get the book into the hands of people who love books. That's always a good thing.