These lovely flowers were a gift from
Morningside Elementary School in Port St. Lucie, FL and my friend, Mrs. Peggy McBee,
the coordinator of the Young Authors Program and 4th grade teacher there.

This was my 3rd year to be invited to Morningside 
as a participant in the awards ceremony 
for the very talented group of young authors in grades K-5.
It was a delightful opportunity for me to witness the creative ways these young people
 combined their own words and pictures into wonderful books.

Thank you, Morningside and Congratulations, Young Authors!!

Yesterday, I was surprised by a wonderful award from Highlights High Five…
the Hidden Pictures Illustration Award!

The award was for a Hidden Picture that I did for the May 2013 issue of High Five.

Thanks to Kathleen Hayes, Editor, Christine French Cully, Editor in Chief, 
Kelley Cunningham, the Art Director and everyone responsible for granting me this award, 
as well as Jody Taylor Brown, who got me started doing Hidden Pictures.
I am extremely grateful for their appreciation!