Taking a day off tomorrow to fly to NYC with my oldest daughter so we can both attend this year’s Book Expo America (BEA) at the Javits Center. We’re both very excited about this chance of seeing so many books and the possibility of meeting some of the authors, such as Mo Willems! Unfortunately I’m going to miss meeting James Dashner as he’s scheduled to give out sample chapters of his upcoming book only on Wednesday.

This will also be the first time I travel anywhere with only one of my kids, so I’m definitely looking forward to spending some quality time with her and take a lot of pictures. For someone like us who enjoy reading and think that the public library or Barnes & Noble are the best place on earth to hang out, going to BEA should be something she will never forget!