I’ve just learned that Baker’s Magic has been named a Golden Sower Award Honor book! 
This is the children’s book award given by the state of Nebraska. The books are nominated by librarians, and kids from all over the state — 71,939 of them! — read them and then vote for their favorites.
In my category, chapter books, the Golden Sower Award winner was Louis Sachar for his book Fuzzy Mud. It’s a thrill even to be mentioned in the same universe as the author of Holes, so I’m doubly honored.
So many thanks, readers of Nebraska! One of these days I will visit you — and I really hope I get to see that amazing-looking museum built over Interstate 80.