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Third Place Books welcomes renowned designer Annie Atkins to our Seward Park store to celebrate her new book — a delightfully spooky adventure for young readers, design and propmaking enthusiasts, spooky season enjoyers, and everyone in between.
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About Letters from the Witch: Cackle Crackle. . .
Read five letters from five magical beings in this beautifully illustrated book from renowned designer Annie Atkins, illustrated by Taryn Knight.
Join five witches from across the globe as they prepare for showtime at the annual Big Witch Convention! There are potions to concoct, spells to cast, and magical problems to solve . . .
But when their work is interrupted by gaggles of local children looking for help, will the witches share their secrets? And will the children know if they're being tricked? Only one thing is certain, the magic IS real at the Big Witch Convention.
Written in perky rhyming verse as a partner title to Letters from the North Pole, this delightfully spooky story from legendary film prop designer Annie Atkins is a spellbinding treat, beautifully illustrated by Taryn Knight.
A delightfully spooky book for children 3+ featuring:
- Five real letters from the witches as they prepare for their convention
- Beautifully designed spells straight from the witches' workshops
- Ephemera, stamps, and letterheads designed by legendary prop maker and film designer Annie Atkins
Annie Atkins is a graphic designer and prop maker for film and television. Her first job after graduating was on the third season of The Tudors, creating the calligraphy for Henry VIII’s death warrants (among other things). She is known for her work with Wes Anderson on The Grand Budapest Hotel, which won the Academy Award for Best Production Design at the 87th Academy Awards. Since then, she has worked again with Wes Anderson on Isle of Dogs and The French Dispatch. Annie’s first book, Fake Love Letters, Forged Telegrams, and Pr*son Escape Maps, was published in 2020 by Phaidon. Annie lives in Dublin, Ireland, where she teaches workshops out of her studio. She is the author of the children's books Letters from the Witch: Cackle Crackle and Letters from the North Pole.
About Third Place Books
Founded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle's Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events
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Third Place Books Seward Park, 5041 Wilson Avenue South, Seattle, United States
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