I am kicking myself, I truly truly am, at finding out about and then realizing that we will be on the other side of the ocean and miss this entire event. If we were here, I could quite literally put mister baby in the stroller and mosey on over to Books of Wonder to bump shoulders with some amazing illustrators — ahem, like Maira Kalman, whose work I absolutely adore. In case you’re wondering what all this is about, 18 renown childrens’ book illustrators have donated works of art to be auctioned to benefit the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art; they, alongside their peers, will be munching on wine and cheese at the September 10 debut at the Books of Wonder store, with doors open to all.