Pure joy! Tears ran down my face today when Ryan sent this photo from Luxor, Egypt. Tears of joy, seeing the girls’ smile at receiving a copy of Once Upon an Elephant, translated into Arabic. Thank you, Ryan, for helping me donate the books. You can read about this award-winning book from Arbordale here.
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February 27, 2020
February 20, 2020
Once Upon an Elephant, in Cairo
Following on the joy I received donating my Portuguese books to a school in Brazil, I’m now using my royalties to buy Arabic books for Egyptians. With a little assist from my son, Ryan, some have already made their way to Cairo. Here he is reading to the Sphinx. Ryan’s comment, “I read your book to the Sphinx. Learning experience for the Sphinx as he only knows hieroglyphics.”
I’m still Challenging authors and illustrators out there to buy books with your royalties and donate them to children who can use them! #PayItForward
Thank you, Ryan, for your help.
Learn more about award-winning, Once Upon an Elephant, at Arbordale. Written by Linda Stanek, illustrated by me. Winner of the Children’s Choice Book of the Year, 2017. Other Linda’s books I’ve illustrated are: Cheetah Dreams, Night Creepers, and River Otter’s Adventure. All can be found at Arbordale, along with eleven of my other illustrated books, including the one I authored, Achoo! Why Pollen Counts.
February 09, 2020
My book Challenge to other authors and illustrators.
Meet my friend, Pablah.
Her and her husband own a restaurant my husband and I visit often. Pablah and Mac both come from Brazil. One day they hung this poster:
Both hot chocolate specials are delicious, but I especially like the s’mores one. 😋
So each visit I reflect on the poster and it occurred to me, I have Arbordale picture books that have been translated into Portuguese. I’m going to use my royalty money to buy Portuguese books for the children at this school. (Currently the children are having their classes outside while the building is being built.)
Soooo I took my royalties and bought 40 Portuguese picture books. Yesterday I donated them. Here’s a short video:
I’m working on a longer video, and will post a link when it’s done. Until then, here’s my Challenge video. Fellow children’s authors and illustrators, join me in getting books to children and schools who have none. I know all of you are not in a position to do this, but for those who can, I challenge you to take your royalties and use them to get vital books to these schools. Further details follow in the video.
To donate, email Pablah @ pfchwres @ Gmail dot com. And thank you from both of us! ❤️
December 11, 2019
Welcome to Gnu York!
I’ve been waiting to share this art! I was a guest artist for Geeks Who Drink. I was assigned to illustrate eight cities with animals in their name - more or less. Last night my art was the visual round for all the quizzes across the country, hundreds of them. My son, Ryan, is a quiz master at the Hong Kong in Harvard Square. As we would say in Boston, this was wicked pissaah! Check out Ryan’s roundup of last night’s events here.
Can you solve these?
BTW, check out my handmade jewelry shop, HeartGlimmers, on Etsy. Perfect for your holiday gift giving. And for all the young ones in your life, find my children’s picture books on Amazon here. I’m currently illustrating book 31, there’s over 2 million copies of my books out there!
Tracy and I at the Hong Kong.
May 16, 2018
Looking Forward to Cheetah Dreams AND Choose to Read Ohio 2019 & 2020
It’s spring in Boston, but I’m looking forward to September. I’m excited to announce Cheetah Dreams, written by Linda Stanek and published by Arbordale, will be released. It’s my 14th Arbordale book - and I promise the art will knock your socks off! Check out its Arbordale page
Linda and I also brought you the 10th Children’s Choice Award-winning Once Upon an Elephant, and also Night Creepers! Check them all out over at www.arbordalepublishing.com.
Also HUGE news for Once Upon an Elephant! The book was selected for Choose to Read Ohio 2019 & 2020. Read about it here.
December 05, 2017
2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books
Congratulations to my illustrated book, Honey Girl: The Hawaiian Monk Seal, written by Jeanne Walker Harvey. Honey Girl was selected as a 2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book. Check out the complete list here.
I traveled far from my Boston home to the shores of Oahu to do research for my illustrations. Here's a bit about this amazing book:
Hawaiian locals and visitors always enjoy spotting endangered Hawaiian monk seals, but Honey Girl is an extra special case. She has raised seven pups, and scientists call her “Super Mom.” After Honey Girl is injured by a fishhook, she gets very sick. Scientists and veterinarians work to save Honey Girl so she can be released back to the ocean. This true story will have readers captivated to learn more about this endangered species.
February 20, 2017
Aloha!! Honey Girl!! and some other Arbordale books
Aloha!! I am very excited to introduce my newest illustrated book, Honey Girl: The Hawaiian Monk Seal, written by Jeanne Walker Harvey.
Hawaiian locals and visitors always enjoy spotting endangered Hawaiian monk seals, but Honey Girl is an extra special case. She has raised seven pups, and scientists call her “Super Mom.” After Honey Girl is injured by a fishhook, she gets very sick. Scientists and veterinarians work to save Honey Girl so she can be released back to the ocean. This true story will have readers captivated to learn more about this endangered species.
To research the book's illustrations, I flew from Boston to Oahu to visit the habitats of Honey Girl. I met with monk seal volunteers and workers who shared their stories of R5AY (aka Honey Girl) and monk seals. My heartfelt thanks goes out to Donna Festa (Lanikai General Store owner) who spent a few days helping me track down monk seals, Diane Gabriel (guide to Honey Girl's beach habitats) who brought me to all of Honey Girl's favorite beaches, Dana Jones (helped Honey Girl during rehab) who shared with me her first hand experiences with Honey Girl, and D. B. Dunlap (The Seal Whisperer) who showed me the hidden world of monk seals on Rabbit Island. I also visited Deb Wickham on the Big Island (Ke Kai Ola Hospital for Monk Seals at Kailua-Kona) who knew just where to find a beached seal. My Hawaiian highlight was visiting the Mt. Kilauea active volcano on the Big Island and climbing over lava formations to reach a beach and observe a seal at sunset.
The Ke Kai Ola Hospital for Monk Seals at Kailua-Kona is run by The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. This is the amazing hospital that cared for Astro: The Steller Sea Lion, also written by Jeanne Walker Harvey. Jeanne is a dear friend of mine, and I was very fortunate to meet up with her in California on my way home from Hawaii. No trip would be complete without our stopping by The Marine Mammal Center for a visit! My special thanks to you, Jeanne!
While I'm mentioning these two Arbordale books, I'd also like to give a shout out to A Case of Sense, written by Songju Ma Daemicke.
A Case of Sense is a Kansas NEA Reading Circle Catalog Selection for 2017 and a Monarch Award Nominee.
While Ming plays outside one summer day, the smell of delicious food fills the air. It is coming from greedy Fu Wang’s house. “What is he up to?” wonders Ming. To his alarm, Fu Wang demands that all the neighbors pay him for the pleasant smells. When the neighbors refuse, the case goes to court. How will the judge rule in this unusual case and will justice be served? Can Fu Wang make money from the neighbors’ sense of smell? A wise judge makes use of another sense to close the case with clever and convincing logic.
I've been a wee bit busy illustrating my next Arbordale book, Night Creepers, written by Linda Stanek. Look for Night Creepers to be released later this year in the fall.
Night Creepers has the same author, Linda Stanek, as Once Upon an Elephant.
I also have a few more postcards available:
If you would like me to send you a limited edition Achoo! Why Pollen Counts postcard, email me your name and address at sbersani(at)mac(dot)com. I'll be happy to send one out to you - while this batch lasts.
You can check out my complete Arbordale collection here.
Or check out many more of my books from other publishers on Amazon here. I'm illustrating my 27th picture book, so there are a lot to choose from. You can also scroll through this blog's archives and read more about past releases.
June 20, 2016
Once Upon an Elephant arrives in Zimbabwe
Someone recently asked me why I keep illustrating books, "You've done so many, why do you want to continue?"
Simple. Because my work touches the lives of children across the Globe. I make a positive impact in their lives.
Sometimes this impact is close to home, like when a child sent me an illustration she created after I visited her school - with the words, "I want to be just like you when I grow up!"
Thank you cards from the children at Pell Elementary, Newport, RI.
Other times the impact is distant, out of my reach.
Recently Roger Torbert, Vice President of Education at the Birmingham Zoo donated books to several Zimbabwe schools, and to the Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage. Here are some photos of staff at Chipangali reading Once Upon an Elephant to students at a school just outside of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is home to elephants. These children are neighbors to these majestic, endangered animals. The elephants' future is in the hands of these kids. Seeing photos of Once Upon an Elephant in Zimbabwe was very impactful for me.
This is what keeps me illustrating. Opening the minds and hearts of others, one person at a time. Teaching, entertaining, enriching, captivating the reader of the book. Making an impact with my work.
Once Upon an Elephant, written by Linda Stanek, illustrated by Shennen Bersani, Arbodale Publishing, 2016.
Reviews for Once Upon an Elephant.
Artwork copyright Shennen Bersani, 2016.
January 25, 2016
Once Upon an Elephant now available
My newest illustrated book, Once Upon an Elephant, written by Linda Stanek and published by Arbordale, is now available. You might like to check it out over at Arbordale, or on Amazon.
Here is what one Amazon reviewer had to say:
"Once Upon an Elephant is a beautiful look at the way these large, lumbering creatures affect all of the other creatures in the great Savannah. Told through gentle repetitive phrasing and soft expansive illustrations, you can feel the slow movement of the elephants as they shape the world around them. Elephants are able to adapt the world every day with their tusks, their trunks, their footprints and even their dung. The impact that they make and the animals they help, so wonderfully described throughout the book, are in great danger as elephants grow closer to extinction. A powerful message and elegant book about these great animals."
To properly illustrate these majestic animals I visited the three lovely African ladies, Alice, Ginny, and Kate, at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island. I also stopped by the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, to help round out my hometown "African Safari". There visitors can see a lion, while both zoos bring a piece of Africa to New Englanders by having zebras, giraffes, wild birds, plus many other species. Both zoos are a lovely day field trip for both young and old.
Here are some coloring pages to go along with the book.
And a peek inside the book:
Art copyright Shennen Bersani, 2016.
Hope you check Once Upon an Elephant out for yourself. Let me know if you are interested in reviewing a copy.
My books on Amazon. More of my free coloring pages are available on www.achoowhypollencounts.com.
One of my biggest research trips is coming up as I prepare to go to Hawaii… More about that soon.
January 14, 2016
My "On the Farm Author Experience" part 1
The year 2016 has ushered in changes. I'll be stepping out of my comfort zone, doing a lot of traveling over the next few months. Meeting new people, breaking misconceptions. Over time I'll be blogging about my travels. As an author, I'm taking notes, researching, fleshing out new books. Strap your seatbelt on, I'm taking you on my journey!
From January 7-10, 2016, I traveled to Orlando, Florida, to participate in the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture's Authors On the Farm Experience. Twelve children's authors were selected to attend, I being one of them. I have So, So much to say about my experience I plan on writing about it over time in a series of blogs. This is my first.
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz. Okay, it wasn't Kansas I left behind, it was freezing cold - snow on the ground - Boston, MA. And it was JetBlue that deposited me safely to my destination - not a raging tornado. Never the less, my heart was pounding like young Dorothy's. I had never been to Orlando, FL. Cheery blossoming flowers, swaying palm trees, fields of green grass greeted me… it felt surreal, it felt like I'd landed in Oz.
The first day I met my fellow children's authors. I already knew Loreen Leedy of Florida through our PBAA connection. We hadn't met face-to-face, and it was a real pleasure getting to do so. Joining me and Loreen were: Lisl Detlefsen, WI; Susan Grigsby, MO; Katie Irk, IN; Lela Nargi, NY; Eric Ode, WA; Albert Monreal Quihuis, AZ; Lizzy Rockwell, CT; Michael Spradlin, MI; Peggy Thomas, NY; Sandra Neil Wallace, NH. I was honored to be among these wonderful authors.
Our second day, Friday January 8, we took a bus to tour Buckhead Beef, a meat processing plant. I should start by saying what I had expected to see. As a young child back in the '60s my mother shopped at the local grocery store, First National. The front of the store had canned and boxed groceries, the rear was a glass wall. This glass wall was a fishbowl, of sorts, peering into the world of the stained white lab coated butcher. Dead cows hung from hooks, the butcher chopped and packaged the meat, I in awe would stare transfixed from the other side. More amazing to me was how my mother transformed all these marbled pink and red pieces into our sumputous Sunday dinners. Rather archaic and bloody was the butcher in the fishbowl. That is what I had expected to see at Buckhead Beef. Boy, was I in for a surprise. Buckhead Beef is a large facility, Florida's #1 purveyor of Certified Angus branded products. No glassed in walls, just doors to hold in the very cold temperatures. Hair netted and clean lab coated, we basically walked into an enormous refrigerator/freezer. The chilly temperatures keep the meat fresh. Some of my fellow authors donned offered jackets to wear under our lab coats, I having just come from FREEZING COLD BOSTON went in sans jacket. Just giving you some tactile imagery here - honestly we were also wearing gloves and we not allowed to touch anything. But in the freezer section the cold did bite into the skin a bit. Nothing different than the city I flew out of, only in Florida one doesn't expect to shiver.
Once inside, I did not see bloody butchers with huge butcher knives. I didn't see blood, I saw raw meat and very hardworking employees - some on the floor for 19-20 years. The building was immaculate and clean. Workers had cutting knives like you might see a fine chef using. They wore safety gloves to protect their hands from cuts. These men and women were amazing at their jobs, trimming, cutting, preparing, packaging Angus beef for Buckhead's clients. State of the art machinery measured fat content in ground beef, conveyor belts has scales built into them, weighing pieces as they passed by. X-ray machines looked for foreign objects. This plant was amazing. The food that leaves its doors is top notch. I feel honored to have toured the facility.
After lunch our bus brought us to our next destination, Country Oaks Angus Ranch. Here we were greeted by the Freel family. Bill and Megan Freel, and their family, daughters Erin and Molly, son-in-laws, and granddaughters Reagan, 9, and Riley, 14. We had already met Erin, she was part of our overall group as she videotaped our author experience. (She is an amazing woman who really inspired me, but I'll save that for a later blog post.) Bill Freel, D.V.M., is a large animal veterinarian. The photos above are Angus cows and calves from his 200 acre ranch.
Here I need to explain the different names for cattle. Though this gets more detailed, basically a COW is a female who has had a CALF. A CALF is a baby, regardless of sex. A HEIFER is a female who hasn't had a calf, yet. A neutered male is a STEER. An un-neutered male is a BULL.
Molly Rowe, her husband, and daughters live in the adjoining property with cattle of their own. A hayride brought us authors easily through both properties, stopping at both while the Freels/Rowes answered all our questions. These people live on their farm and work it, everyday of the year. One quote we were told was, "The cows don't know it's Christmas." Gift opening took a backseat to morning routines of feeding cattle. Everything we saw, heard and experienced was grand, but the highlight of our farm visit was meeting Riley and Reagan. These young girls were amazing. Highly intelligent, caring and committed, the future of farming in America is bright with youth such as these two girls. They raise show animals for 4-H and were proud to share them with us. For each animal they keep records, describing the animal, keeping track of expenses, depreciation of equipment - these bound folders were organized and put together comparable to a college thesis. These girls were truly amazing, and I'm proud to have met them.
Our third day, Saturday, January 9, 2016. This was the day we had lunch with a farmer. I happened to be the fortunate author who had two farmers. Honestly, I feel I was blessed. The first one I met was Emily Edmondson from Virginia. Emily quickly broke a couple misconceptions - first she was a woman farmer, and second she introduced herself as an Episcopal Priest. Emily had brought along Norm Hyde from the Farm Bureau of Virginia. Norm was there to share a video of Emily's farm, and to document the author event with photography. Okay, so I'm from Boston - the land of Red Sox baseball caps. My other farmer had me grin from ear to ear when he introduced himself. Wearing a marvelous cowboy hat was Jim Strickland from Southern Florida. Here's where I was blessed. My fellow authors had one-on-one lunches with a farmer. I had two - from very different locations. Emily's ranch is seated in the rolling green mountains of Virginia, down near Tennessee. She has her share of cold, snowy days. Her farm sustains itself by growing grass in the summer, mowed and gathered in the fall, and fed to her cattle in the winter. Jim's farm is down in Southern Florida - his cattle don't know snow. They graze alongside his orange trees and honeybees. Wildflower honey. I'm told the best kind there is! Where the Freel ranch has 200 acres in central Florida, Jim has 20,000 acres at the bottom of the state. My brain was quickly trying to visualize and compare. Each farmer I met had similarities, and differences. They all have to work hard 365 days a year tending to their cattle. But they all faced different challenges in their day to day ranching.
Farming is not an easy life one takes. Many of the farmers come from a long line of farmer families. Fourth and even fifth generations. All the farmers I met were highly educated, hard working, compassionate people. They care about each and every animal they raise. They raise healthy, strong animals. They grieve if one dies. These farmers want to raise the best, healthiest food possible. They don't just raise it for slaughter and send it off, they consume it and feed it to their families. They take pride in feeding America, and even exporting to the world. By 2050 the world population is expected to increase to 9 billion people. We are asking our farmers to keep feeding us the highest quality food, all while their farmland is diminishing. Farmers are the Original Environmentalists. They need to take extremely good care of their land so it can sustain their crops, their cattle, their families. I was humbled to have met with the Freels, Rowes, Emily Edmondson, and Jim Strickland.
Us authors started our fourth day, Sunday, January 10, 2016, with an early (farmers' time) breakfast at the Convention Center. This was part of the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show. Fifteen hundred farmers were in attendance. Here, while those 1,500 people ate flapjacks, the twelve of us were introduced onstage. Farmers from Massachusetts later found me and introduced themselves. I'll be mentioning them in a later blog post. Really, though, the highlight of the morning was introducing the American Farm Bureau Book of the Year. Each farmer was given a copy. Fellow author, and now friend, Susan Grigsby was the author of the book, First Peas to the Table. The serendipitous thing about her book was it was illustrated by Nicole Tadgell - Nicole lives in Massachusetts and I've known her for years. We used to meet at the same critique group. Upon arriving home, I was delighted to tell Nicole about the award.
I leave this post coming back to how I started my journey - being the author of Achoo! Why Pollen Counts. Pollen is that smallest of male gamete which spreads, fertilizes, and starts all plant life. Plants to feed humans and animals. No matter how much it makes us sneeze, or covers our cars, or annoys us, it's what gives us food in crops, shelter from trees, honey from bees - and snow! http://www.noaa.gov/features/02_monitoring/snowflakes_2013.html Thank you for reading this post, come back later as I continue my 2016 author/illustrator researching and adventures.
American Farm Bureau Foundation For Agriculture
My heartfelt thanks to Angela, Craig, Autumn, Julia, Julie, Kevin, and all else who put Authors On the Farm together.
January 04, 2016
May 08, 2015
NOW AVAILABLE - Achoo! Why Pollen Counts
Historic conditions in Chicago! New Jersey is washed over, New York is under siege, how are YOU fairing this year's POLLEN TSUNAMI? Well, do I have the PERFECT book to teach your children about POLLEN and why it is important. No, it is nothing to sneeze at! It is important to the pollination process and our environment.
In Achoo! Why Pollen Counts Baby Bear has an allergy problem. He's allergic to pollen and wishes it was GONE! But with help from Momma Bear and his forest friends he learns the importance of pollen to the forest - and himself. Maybe pollen isn't so bad after all!
Now available from Arbordale Publishing , Amazon in English or Spanish, and many other online outlets. Written and illustrated by Shennen Bersani, Arbordale Publishing, 2015.
Visit the book's official website: www.achoowhypollencounts.com to learn more about the book, a lot more about pollen, see gorgeous photos of pollen from around the world, download free coloring pages - and more!
June 20, 2013
The Next Big Thing Blog Tour
I'm excited to be posting for this week's The Next Big Thing Blog Tour. This chain letter, of sorts, started over in Australia, and it's surfed its way to me - in Boston. I was tagged by one of my favorite illustrators, Cathy Morrison, who last week told us about her upcoming Dino Tracks! Boy those guys look mighty terrific, don't they?
I said surfed its way to me 'cause here comes Shark Baby, surfing in now!!
What is the working title of your new book?
Where did the idea come from for the book?
I'm the illustrator of Shark Baby, so we would have to ask the author, Ann Downer, where she got her idea for the story. But I can tell you I jumped at the chance to illustrate a baby shark book! I've illustrated a number of ocean books with sharks in them as well as adult sharks in Sharks: Big, Bigger, Biggest, Scholastic 2005. In Shark Baby, the anthropomorphic story of a baby shark learning his place in the world excited me! OH the places he and I would go together!
What genre does your book fall under?
Shark Baby is a children's picture book. I'd hate to give an age limit to it, I'd like to say it's for all who are young at heart.
Which actors would you choose to play in your movie rendition?
Oh, my, it might be a stretch for him since he's not a shark, but I'd have to cast Nemo. I think Dory might pass as one of the seahorses.
What is the one sentence synopsis of your book?
A new to be born shark, curious of his existence, finds out who he really is.
Who is publishing your book?
Shark Baby was just released this spring and is published by Sylvan Dell Publishing.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
We would have to ask Ann Downer how long it took her to write her first draft, but I can tell you how long it took for me to do the illustrations. After reading the manuscript, the first thought I had was - I need to visit the kelp forest! My second thought was - wouldn't it be awesome to go swim with a manatee, like Shark Baby does! So I flew to Crystal River, Florida and swam with manatee; and then I crossed the country and experienced the kelp forest first hand at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, drove up to San Fransisco where I examined horn shark egg cases at the California Academy of Science and finally got really close to an adult swell shark at the Aquarium of the Bay. These were all exciting adventures! I came home to Boston and then sketched away! It took a couple months to do all of this.
What other books would you compare this story to within your own genre?
One of my most cherished childhood books, Are You My Mother?, comes to mind.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Our last question for Ann, but I can say my deep love of the ocean and all its inhabitants inspired my illustrations.
What else about the book might pique the reader's interest?
Mother Ocean carries Shark Baby through various ocean habitats where he encounters a variety of sea creatures. Young children will connect with his feelings and emotions as he searches to find himself. I think the illustrations are just awesome and kids will simply love them! And as a bonus, they can travel underwater and not get wet. :-)
So, there you have it, the story of Shark Baby.
As a little tease for next year, I've already gone back to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to do research for Sea Slime: It's Eeuwy, Gooey, and Under the Sea, written by Ellen Prager, Sylvan Dell Publishing 2014.
Now it's time for me to tag two more people! Next week I'm tagging Ann Downer! Ann has two books releasing this year and she'll be telling us about her fall release, Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World. I love the cover and I can't wait to learn more about the book.
In two weeks I'm tagging another one of my favorite illustrators, Christina Wald. Christina has a fantastic new Sylvan Dell book coming out this fall and I can't wait to learn more about it! The Fort on Fourth Street: A Story About the Six Simple Machines.
I love this cover, too! Aren't those pets adorable?!
Thanks for stopping by. Keep reading everyone!
August 10, 2012
Yahoo!! For Montana and the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival
I am yahoo-ing with excitement! Montana State Library and Humanities Montana have selected “The Glaciers are Melting” as THE book to represent Montana at the 12th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival, which will be held in Washington, DC, September 22 & 23 on the National Mall. The Pavilion of the States is Saturday only. From the festival's website:
Pavilion of the States (Saturday only)
The Pavilion of the States, sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, salutes the literary traditions of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories. A brochure available in this pavilion, called “Discover Great Places Through Reading,” offers a list of 52 great reads. Many of these books will be for sale in the Book Sales Pavilion.
Celebrate the Book with Two Days of Writers, Poets & Pavilions
Come to the 12th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are honorary chairs for the event. The festival is free and open to the public. Festival poster by Rafael López.
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This year's festival will feature authors, poets and illustrators in several pavilions, including two Sunday-only pavilions: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Graphic Novels and Special Presentations. Festival-goers can meet and hear firsthand from their favorite poets and authors, get books signed, hear special entertainment, have photos taken with storybook characters and participate in a variety of activities.
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Meet the characters:
Wiley Wolverine
Harry Hare, Mandy Marmot, and Sally Squirrel
the ever lovely Tammy Ptarmigan
with a special guest appearance from The Mountain Monarch!
Art from The Glaciers are Melting! written by Donna Love, illustration copyright Shennen Bersani, Sylvan Dell Publishing 2011.
Does Wiley Wolverine have these five fine friends [over] for dinner? Does the glacier melt? You'll have to read the book to find out!
Hope to see you in Washington, DC, on Sept. 22!!
July 28, 2012
Book signing at Bayswater Books, Center Harbor, NH
Photos from today's book signing. I'm wearing my Pluribus Packrat necklace. These are some of the actual items I illustrated for Pluribus' nest.
from Home in the Cave, written by Janet Halfmann, illustration copyright Shennen Bersani, 2012.
Joining me in these photos is author Jean Heilprin Diehl. It was a real pleasure meeting her in person!
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