IBBY, Matilda, Beatrix, and Me

I’m heading to London next month post-Olympics for IBBY*’s annual International Congress. While I’ve long known of this remarkable annual event this is the first year I’ve been able to attend and I’m very excited indeed. Here’s how the theme “Crossing Boundaries” is described:

London – a city of many cultures – provided the early inspiration for the theme of this congress. Within this one vibrant city, communities from Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, China, Greece and Latin Amer...