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Happy Election Day!

I’m proud and happy to be included on this list of over 1000 children’s authors and illustrators all voting for Barack Obama today.

Authors and Illustrators for Children (AIC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the world for children:

Authors & Illustrators for Children values a government that cares for children’s needs and plans for the needs of future generations.

We believe children have the right to quality education, health care and a clean environment.

We believe that children should be encouraged to think and dream – that is what their minds are for – and that the freedom to express their ideas and dreams is a human right.

We believe personal responsibility should be taught by example at all levels.

Every person listed here believes that Barack Obama is the candidate who best represents these values. If you haven’t already done so, please read these two inspiring and heartfelt "This I Dream" essays by Bruce Coville and David LaRochelle.

Then take a deep breath, because it’s happening even as we speak. Change, for the better, is coming!!

My half-sister, Sylvia, and her husband, Jim, met Barack at campaign headquarters
in Bend, Oregon, this summer.