On April 15, at the behest of Andy Weiner, West Coast and national account rep for Harry N. Abrams, eight Washington booksellers went to Olympia to lunch and visit with Nikki McClure, creator of a self-published calendar that became the source for Abrams's book Collect Raindrops. Just this year Abrams Books for Young Readers published All in a Day written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by McClure, which is now a New York Times bestseller.

From Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, University Bookstore in Seattle, the Secret Garden in Ballard and Elliott Bay in Seattle, the booksellers saw a demonstration of how McClure does her art: first she draws an image, then, through a process using graphite rubbing and tracing, cuts the image out with an X-acto knife. The result is a delicate, beautiful three-dimensional work of art.

McClure also signed books and talked about her next project from Abrams Books for Young Readers, a picture book about a young boy's eagerness for summer to arrive. Buyolympia, the distributor of much her merchandise, gave out goodie bags. The group also saw an exhibition at a local coffee shop of the original paper-cut artwork from All in a Day.