Recently authors visited the White House, a YA novelist enjoyed a launch event, a bookstore welcomed an author for a meet and greet, and a debut creator made an appearance at a festival.
Welcome to the White House
SCBWI was invited to the White House for a “Hallo-READ” event on October 30 that brought together authors with young readers and families. (From l.) Pete Oswald, Sarah Baker, Tracey Baptiste, Ana Aranda, Dan Santat, Hanh Bui, Kate Messner, Jane O’Connor, and Robin Preiss Glasser enjoying the festivities.
Prince of the Evening
Vroman’s in Pasadena, Calif., gave Allen Zadoff (l.) a warm welcome on November 9 for his launch event presenting The Donut Prince of New York (Holiday House). In the YA novel, high school junior Eugene Guterman’s life takes a turn when an accidental run-in with a football player garners the attention of the coach and earns him a spot on the team, catapulting his social status among his peers. Zadoff was joined by Yehudi Mercado (r.) for a conversation and signed copies of his books for attendees.
Let’s Meet!
On November 9, Barney Saltzberg held a meet and greet at Sausalito Books by the Bay in Sausalito, Calif., for his recent release, The Smell of Wet Dog (Holiday House/Porter), an illustrated book of poetry about a scent all canine lovers are familiar with. Here, Saltzberg signs copies for attendees.
Festival Fun
Debut author-illustrator Hannah Chung made an appearance at the Boston Book Festival's Kids Buzz event on November 9 to share her picture book. The Most Perfect Persimmon (Astra Young Readers) centers on Joo Hong, who can’t wait to share her perfectly ripe persimmon with her grandmother. Here, Chung holds a storytime with young attendees.
