Cookeville, Tennessee

I visited my hometown of Cookeville, Tennessee where I read from "Zoom Cat Zoom!" and "Ice Cream Dreams," By Karla Kuskin, illustrated by me, as a part of "Chocolate, Poetry, and Prose," a benefit for the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center, held at Tennessee Tech University.

(Left to Right) Lewis reading, talking with dad Jarvis Matheney after the reading, and enjoying the company of attendees Janey Bassett, Lewis's first grade teacher, and Marge Rios, Lewis's sophomore high school Spanish teacher.

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During the same visit, Cousin Debbie Reed bestowed a great honor on me in the form of the one and only "Zoom Cat Zoom!" afghan she made for me.

(Left to right) cousins Tiffany Reed, Tara Reed, Debbie Reed, Lewis, and his son Elliot.