The winning bidder will receive a large, durable canvas tote bag stuffed with a dozen of the best children's books from the last 18 months, as well as book marks and book pins.  The books included are:

• Hug Machine by Scott Campbell


• Greenglass House by Kate Milford


• Locomotive by Brian Floca


• The Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleishman


• Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan


• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein


• The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywall


• The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes


• The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxler


• Zoom, Zoom, Baby! by Karen Katz


• Tyrannosaurus Wrecks! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen


• Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool

The books in this wonderful collection were lovingly selected and donated by Mother Seton alumna Kathleen O'Meara, Class of 1968.  Kathleen earned her MSLS from Columbia University and she has been a Children's Librarian at the Chicago Public Library for more than 4 decades.  Her personal selections include titles suitable for a wide range of young readers, from toddlers to junior high schoolers.  This collection is a perfect gift for sharing the love of reading with the young people in her life!