About this Event
Join New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and award winning illustrator Shawn Harris for a spectacle filled, imaginative hijinks, family-friendly event to celebrate the release of The Future Book. Families are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite characters or in future-inspired costumes.
ABOUT THE LIVE EVENT
- Registration via Eventbrite is required.
- All tickets are general admission for a family and include one (1) pre-signed copy of The Future Book.
- Books will be distributed at the venue on event night.
- Meet-and-greet and photo line will follow the presentation.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Every other book was written in the past. But this book? This book was written in the future.
Do you want to know what the future is like? Turn the pages to get a glimpse at the world of tomorrow and its unexpected words, strange social customs, and mind-blowing colors!
From the award-winning duo Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris comes a funny, visionary picture book that kids will want to read again and again.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mac Barnett is the New York Times-bestselling author of many children’s books, including the New York Times bestseller The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse; the Caldecott Honor Book and E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winner Sam and Dave Dig a Hole; and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winner Extra Yarn. He is also the coauthor of the bestselling Terrible Two series with Jory John, and the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their bestselling Shapes Trilogy. Mac lives in Oakland, California.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Shawn Harris is an award-winning creator of books for kids. His authorial debut, Have You Ever Seen a Flower, was called a “stunning tour de force…” by The New York Times, and was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor. His picture book The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn received two starred reviews. Harris has illustrated a number of other books, including The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, which won a Newbery Medal, and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett, which received the Bull-Bransom Award for excellence in the field of children’s book illustration with a focus on nature and wildlife. Shawn lives in Northern California, where he also likes to write songs, surf, and play racquetball.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 South McClintock Drive, Tempe, United States
USD 24.09
