The countdown continues! Yesterday we had a preview of some of the prizes in our daily drawings, today we want to introduce you to the honorees and alumni who are in our booth on Tuesday, May 24, 2011.

9:00 – 10:00
:30 – Mary Cashman and Cynthia Whipple autograph Merrilee Mannerly & Her Magnificent Manners

10:01 – 11:00
:30 JoaAnn Deak, Ph.D. signs Your Fantastic Elastic Brain , her award-winning nonfiction picture book
:30 Susanna Hill signs Not Yet, Rose, her award-winning picture book

11:01 – 12:n
:00 Brittany Glynn talks with us about her Christian Fiction Novel Dreams (filmed interview)
:20 Rana DiOrio talks with us about her What Does It Mean to Be … picture book series (filmed interview)
:30 Melinda Chambers signs Fraidy Cat, her children’s picture book (2010 award winner)
:30 Eileen Wacker signs copies of her Fujimini Adventure children’s picture book series
:40 JoAnn Deak, Ph.D. talks with us about Your Fantastic Elastic Brain (filmed interview)

12:01 – 1:00
:00 Jeanne Muchnick talks with us about her award-winning cookbook Dinner for Busy Moms (filmed interview)

1:00 – 2:00
:00 Johnny Tan talks with us about his award-winning cookbook From My Mama’s Kitchen (filmed interview)
:00 Barbara Myers and Lily Hamilton sign copies of Lily and Nana, their award-winning children’s book
:00 Brittany Glynn signs copies of her Christian fiction novel DreamsDreams
:20 Marie Schwartz talks with us about TeenLife, her award-winning online resource for teens (filmed interview)

2:00 – 3:00
:00 Geraldine Lewis signs copies of her book Popsi: The Daughter of Mother Nature
:00 Johnny Tan autographs copies of his award-winning cookbook From My Mama’s Kitchen
:00 Marie Rudd and Claudia Ross talk with us about Brookie’s Itty Bitty Book of Words, their award-winning board book (filmed interview)
:20 Catherine Gibson talks with us about Through Sophie’s Eyes: Finger Spell Book, a picture book for differentiated learners (filmed interview)
:40 We talk with Eileen Wacker, creator of the award-winning Fujimini Adventure series (filmed interview)

All day long, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and greet other honorees joining us in the booth.

From 9:a to 11:am Meet: Karen Rautenberg and Eileen Wacker

Karen Rautenberg returns and will be joined by Debra Snyder, PhD; Catherine Gibson; Cynthia Whipple; and Mary Cashman from 11:am to 1:pm

In the 1:pm to 3:pm window grab your last chance to chat with Karen Rautenberg, and meet Camille Matthews and Jeanne Muchnick

Then, join Jeanne Muchnick, Marie Carr, and Katie Williams for some quiet conversation from 3:pm to 5:pm.