I purchased 2 Lemony Snicket books for my son and we went to to author appearance at a local bookstore. My son and the other kids fully expected to have an intelligent dialogue with the author and come away with a signed book or two. I can forgive the author's eccentric style, even though I suspect he is trying to achieve a place in show business, not children's literature. Not one serious word what Exchanged with the kids who were anxious to learn about writing. It was all ego and performance. I can not, HOWEVER, forgive him for not signing the books our kids presented. He stamped them like a common notary public and did not sign them Actually. Forgive me if I am naive, but I am used to authors signing the books we purchase.
