About this Event
Join Michelle Knudsen in celebrating twenty years of Library Lion, the bestselling modern classic that offers an affectionate tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library. The new edition features foiling on the cover, a poster with brand-new art from illustrator Kevin Hawkes, and special author and illustrator notes!
Michelle Knudsen will read from The Library Lion, followed by conversation with writer Tracey Baptiste, audience Q&A, signing, and reception.
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About the book
A New York Times Bestseller
A TIME Magazine 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time Selection
An Amazon Best Book of the Year
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
This twentieth-anniversary edition of Library Lion features a poster with brand-new artwork on the reverse of the jacket!
For twenty years, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Library Lion has captured the hearts of children, families, librarians, teachers, and book lovers the world over. Now it’s available in a deluxe special anniversary package featuring foiling on the cover, a poster with brand-new art from Kevin Hawkes, and special author and illustrator notes detailing their inspiration for the book.
Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren’t any rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems very well suited to library visiting. His big feet are quiet on the library floor. He makes a comfy backrest for the children at story hour. And he never roars in the library, at least not anymore. But when something terrible happens, the lion quickly comes to the rescue in the only way he knows how.
About the author
Michelle Knudsen is the New York Times best-selling author of Library Lion and Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten, both illustrated by Kevin Hawkes; as well as the Trelian middle-grade fantasy trilogy, the Evil Librarian YA horror-comedy trilogy, and many other books for young readers. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
About Tracey Baptiste
Tracey Baptiste is a New York Times bestselling author, best known for the creepy Caribbean Jumbies trilogy. She is also the author of BOY 2.0, AFRICAN ICONS: TEN PEOPLE WHO SHAPED HISTORY, and the graphic nonfiction ROSA PARKS AND CLAUDETTE COLVIN: CIVIL RIGHTS HEROES. Tracey writes fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle grade, young adult, and graphic novels. She is a former elementary school teacher, curriculum designer, and editor. Tracey travels for school visits anywhere in the world and offers classes and mentorships on her website. Contact her at www.traceybaptiste.com.
Event venue & nearby stays
Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA, United States
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