Find the rubber duckies, spin the wheel for prizes, and meet the editor and the authors.
To get your ducks in a row, head to the IPG booth (1521), where the American Academy of Pediatrics has brought its rubber duckies with a mission to celebrate the success of Tanya Remer Altmann’s Baby and Toddler Basics: Expert Answers to Parents’ Top 150 Questions. AAP is giving away 600 safety ducks, which change color in water over 100 degrees to alert parents to scald risks.
Spin the Giveaway Wheel at Bonnier Publishing USA’s booth (1639) for a chance to win finished books and other prizes. And look for these Little Bee autographings at the booth. Today, 10–10:30 a.m., author Deborah Blumenthal and illustrator Masha D’yans will sign Polka Dot Parade: A Book About Bill Cunningham (Aug.); 2–2:45 p.m., Daniel Haack will sign Prince & Knight. Tomorrow, 10–10:30 a.m., Gary Urda will autograph Love You More, from the Little Bee imprint; 3–3:45 p.m., the Cupcake Club creators Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk will sign Ask Emma, the debut book in their new series from Yellow Jacket.
Fans of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief will want to drop by the Penguin Random House booth (2121) today for “Kid’s Editor Hour,” 11 a.m.–noon. Knopf senior executive editor Erin Clarke will discuss Zusak’s new novel for the fall, Bridge of Clay (Nov).
Muggle devotees of J.K. Rowling’s celebrated wizard should visit the Insight Editions booth (1648) for a 3-D look at his student digs, Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Guide to Hogwarts (Oct.), featuring art by Kevin Wilson and paper engineering by Matthew Reinhart. Today, 2–3 p.m., Reinhart will be at the booth signing pop-up blads. While you’re there, be sure to take a look at another fall title: Harry Potter: Creatures: A Paper Scene Book (Sept.), a laser die-cut book presented as a multilayered diorama featuring scenes from the Harry Potter movies.
