About this Event
Join us for author storytime with Sarah Brannen! Sarah will read from her picture book, Miles Comes Home. Miles wakes up on his adoption day feeling excited, nervous, and even a little sad, but when his supportive new dads pick him up from his foster home they bring warmth and understanding. This is a joyful and heartwarming celebration of LGBTQ families, adoption, kindness, and love.
Sarah will be joined by author Jeanette Bradley. After the reading, they'll discuss Miles Comes Home and answer audience questions! A book signing will follow their presentation.
Tickets for this event are free, but we ask that all attendees register in advance as we have limited seating available.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Miles wakes up on his adoption day with butterflies in his tummy. He's excited, but also nervous and a little scared. His new new dads, Teddy and David, bring tender support, and waiting at home is his new big sister Michelle.
She can't wait to show Miles his room, take him ice skating, and share all the amazing joy that make their family great. Love takes time, but as they get to know each other better, the kindness of his sister and the dedication of his dads help their bond grow.
Authored by Sarah S. Brannen and gorgeously illustrated by Forrest Burdett, this sweet book celebrates gay parents and the power of family.
Published in partnership with media advocacy organization GLAAD, this empowering book positively represents LGBTQ families.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sarah S. Brannen is the illustrator of the Robert F. Sibert Honor book Summertime Sleepers, and the author of Uncle Bobby's Wedding, named one of the 100 best children's books of the last 100 years by Booktrust in the UK. Sarah has written and illustrated A Perfect Day, Bear Needs Help, Madame Martine, and Madame Martine Breaks the Rules. She illustrated Seashells: More Than a Home and the ALA Notable Book Feathers: Not Just For Flying, which won the Riverby Award and the Crystal Kite Award. Sarah also illustrated the 40th Anniversary edition of All Kinds of Families by Norma Simon, as well as many other children's books. Sarah is an avid figure skater and lives in Massachusetts.
Jeanette Bradley has been an urban planner, an apprentice pastry chef, and the artist-in-residence for a traveling art museum on a train. She is the author and illustrator of Love, Mama (Roaring Brook, 2018) and illustrator of When The Babies Came to Stay (Viking, 2020). She is also co-editor and illustrator of the poetry anthology No Voice Too Small: Fourtneen Young Americans Making History (Charlesbridge, 2020) and the forthcoming companion volume No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Climate Change (Coming 2023!). Jeanette lives in Rhode Island with her wife and kids.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
An Unlikely Story, 111 South Street, Plainville, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 22.18
