All are invited to attend a talk by E.Lockhart at the Bethesda Library, 7400 Arlington Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814 on Thursday Feb. 16, 5pm. Copies of her books will be for sale through an arrangement with Politics and Prose Bookstore. She will sign books after her talk.
The Washington Children's Book Guild is hosting author Ruta Sepetys, author of the book Between Shades of Gray, a popular book among our group, at a luncheon at the Channel Inn in Washington D.C. on Thursday January 19. The meeting begins at noon and ends at 2 p.m. For details about Ruta's talk, luncheon options and the work of the Guild check out the guild's blog, www.childrensbookguildblog.blogspot.com
If you would like to attend contact member Edie Ching, edie.ching@verizon.net
Inventor, tinkerer, puppeteer, and Macy's Christmas window designer, Tony Sarg came up with the idea of balloon animals for the Thanksgiving Day parade in the 1920s and created ever more complex and engaging ones, a tradition which lasts to this day. With a combination of illustration, photographed toys, and collage and a straightforward, engaging narrative Sweet provides both a brief biography, and homage to the man who made the famous New York parade what it is with his animated balloons. Additionally, she concludes with an author's note, bibliography, and sources. Seven to ten.
