Yesterday, Worthwhile Books (www.myworthwhilebooks.com) and Diamond Book Distributors hosted a lunch party to celebrate Worthwhile’s first year of children’s book publishing. It was a blustery, snowy, frigidly cold day, but apparently children’s book lovers are an intrepid bunch. Despite the weather, a lively group of librarians, booksellers, and reviewers descended on the Puck Fair Bar in downtown New York City to have a look at Worthwhile’s books.

“]Rob Kurtz, the publisher of Worthwhile (and author of the upcoming February 09 title SEAMUS MCNAMUS), and marketing director Jennifer O’Donohue put together a cozy event celebrating Worthwhile’s line of picture books and early reader graphic novels. The Puck Fair bar was the perfect location because SEAMUS MCNAMUS tells the story of a goat who becomes king for three days at Ireland’s legendary Puck Fair.

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 After partaking in a good Irish meat-and-potatoes lunch, Rob spoke to the crowd about his reasons for launching Worthwhile Books — his passion for creating funny, accessible stories for kids. He described the success of Worthwhile’s 2008 bestseller, MICHAEL RECYCLE, and mentioned his excitement about the new ROBOT GALAXY early reader graphic novel series.

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 Most importantly, lots of guests were caught reading.