This weekend at NESCBWI Conference ’12 was incredible. I had a wonderful time visiting with everyone. Reconnecting with old friends and getting to meet a few folks face to face for the first time after being long time twitter friends.
Some of these wonderful people kindly gave me their interpretations of Octo-Pus in Boots check out the contributions received at this conference!
Ruth Sanderson
Sean Bixby
Andy J. Smith
Dan Yaccarino
Ernie D’Elia
Jane Yolen decided she needed to show the illustrators how it’s done. She broke in with a poem about Octo-Pus in Boots.
Nina Crittenden
Kristin Sorra
Jennifer E. Morris
Hazel Mitchell
Harry Bliss
Russ Cox
Greg Matusic
Brian Lies
Dan Moynihan
Thank you everyone who drew and Octo-Pus in Boots for me! I love them all. You rock!
Next time I will be sure to bring a better camera than my phone.
Illustration and Musings 
What a fabulous idea Casey! I love all the drawings (and the poem) — it’s quite the all-star cast of artists, and what a nice way to bring a bunch of artists together. Now I want to draw my own Octo-pus in boots… hmmm…
Thanks Kathryn! You will have to draw your Octo-Pus in Boots in my book 🙂