Otter Award recipient to be honored

Mingle with more than 50 local children’s authors and illustrators, honor Otter Award recipient Kay Goines and enjoy dinner and drinks as the Northern California Children’s Booksellers Association announces the recipients of its 2005 Literacy Grants.

The event, held in conjunction with the USF Reading the World Conference, is scheduled for March 12 at the Radisson Miyako Hotel, San Francisco. A no-host cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m.; dinner will follow at 7 p.m.

Speakers will be Cornelia Funke, author of “The Thief Lord,” and Joe Cepeda, illustrator of “The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman.”

Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased in advance at Linden Tree Children’s Recordings & Books, 170 State St., Los Altos. For more information, call 949-3390.