Philip Stead, author of A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC

Thu Apr 23 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

Brookfield East High School | Brookfield

Boswell Book Company
Publisher/HostBoswell Book Company
Philip Stead, author of A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC
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Author Philip Stead visits Brookfield East High School to discuss his latest book
About this Event

Elmbrook Schools and Boswell present an evening featuring Philip Stead, author of A Potion, A Powder, A Little Bit of Magic, at Brookfield East High School. Award-winning picture book author and illustrator Philip Stead makes a confident debut as a novelist in this laugh-out-loud, one-of-a-kind illustrated tale, chock-full of running gags, broken fourth walls, and underdog triumph.

Great for adults and kids ages ten and up.

from Boswell.

Signed copies are available on most event preorders. If you have a personalization request, enter it in "order comments" at checkout. Please note: signed copies will ship after the event. Remember to select "In Store Pickup" at check out to avoid unnecessary shipping fees on books you intend to pick up at the event.

Philip Stead is the author of the Caldecott Medal-winning book A Sick Day for Amos McGee, also named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book, illustrated by his wife and frequent collaborator, Erin Stead. He is the author and illustrator of The North Wind and the Sun, a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Brookfield East High School, 3305 Lilly Rd, Brookfield, United States

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