I LOVE the Reading for the Love of It Conference and was thrilled to be back for the 45th annual event. Nothing beats spending time with passionate and enthusiastic educators and fellow creators. I was surprised and delighted to find out I was to receive the Heart Award of Recognition. The award “honours a member of the literacy community who has shown unwavering support for our organization and commitment to improving the quality of literacy instruction by encouraging the development of a lifelong interest in reading”. Recipients are given $500.00 to donate to the charity of their choice. My choice? The IBBY Canada Reading with Newcomer Children Program. The icing on the cake was having the honour of attending the awards Banquet and hearing the inspiring speaker Michelle Good. What’s not to love about sharing the love of reading?