About Local Author Day: Kids' Edition

Eshele Williams presents But Mommy, Our Last Name Isn’t Foster If you are a foster family --- licensed, certified, or approved by a child welfare agency to take care of children when their birth parents cannot - then this little treasure is a must-read for you and the children in your family who are born to you. But Mommy, Our Last Name Isn't Foster explains the feelings behind the words that help children understand a unique way of being a family --- a foster family. With warm words and poignant pictures, Dr. Williams' uses her lived experience to shine a sensitive light on this unique way of being a family. "Our last name isn't foster...." is a must-share for all families planning to or currently fostering. -- Eileen Mayers Pasztor, DSW, Professor Emerita, School of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach and proud foster and adoptive parent. Brian Carmody presents My Magic Summer: With the Moon Maidens Who are these moon maidens? Summer of '94 and Connor Whelan is excited to spend the last three months before his senior year with his uncle in Texas. Aware this trip is due to his mom's cancer treatments, he still hopes this will be a season of magic. He gets his wish when he encounters three magical women one night. Claiming to be from the moon itself, bewitching Iluna, flighty Eiru, and motherly Cassiopeia are about to make Connor's last summer of childhood one to remember. However, his interest in local girl Laura puts him in hot water with her tough boyfriend. His fascination with Iluna also confuses him. Will the moon maidens' lessons about joy, wonder, and hope get him through this crazy summer?