What to eat or read on a hot summer's day? One of my favorite food memories was actually hearing Julia Child audio tapes while in the ladies restroom of a fine dining restaurant. Her voice is uniquely comforting and oddly entertaining all at once. This illustrated picture book biography by Jessie Hartland shares that same sense of comfort and style. The extreme heat made me pull out a favorite cookbook, The Joy of Cooking by Julia Child. Found on page 134 is cold Gazpacho s

Vicki Conrad Author of Just Like Beverly Published by Sasquatch Books We were so excited this new author was coming to our Beverly Cleary celebration in Yamhill! She was also scheduled to visit our local school with an inspirational message about reading and writing. Alas, sometimes we have to rewrite the ending or even the beginnings to our stories. Since we cannot have her visit this year, please read a short interview about what it is like to finish your first book and bei