October 2019
Please join us on Sunday, October 6 at 3pm when author Linda Booth Sweeney and Illustrator Shawn Fields presents their new book for young readers. Monument Maker is an illustrated biography geared toward Middle Grade readers, and will be enjoyed by anyone interested in Daniel Chester French's youth in Concord and his growth as a
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Join us for a brief book talk, an inside look at the artist’s process and method and hands-on activities, all inspired by our new award-winning picture book biography, Monument Maker. Suitable for an attentive audience of any age. A Concord Festival of Authors event.
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The Concord Free Public Library will be hosting a month-long exhibit of Shawn Fields's illustrations and inspirations from our new children's book, Monument Maker (Tilbury House, 2019). Join us for an opening reception/conversations with artist and author on November 2, 3-5.
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Join us for a family-oriented, interactive talk to celebrate the launch of MONUMENT MAKER, our new children's book biography about the life of Daniel Chester French. Appropriate for all ages. Advanced Registration required.
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Concord’s world-renowned literary tradition takes a creative twist during the holiday season when the Concord Museum opens the annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature. Come join book's illustrator, Shawn Fields and I on the author & illustrator book signing and conversations day, Saturday December 15, 1-3.
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If you have a toddler, join me on Saturday February 1 from 10-10:30 a the Concord Children's Center (1300 Main Street) for a fun, free Saturday morning book reading. Depending on the weather, we'll have fun reading and acting out one of my rhyming picture books -- When the Wind Blows or When The Snow
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Books that Inspire Positive Social action, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Inclusivity (NERD CAMP PA, JULY 15, 2 pm ET. I can’t wait to get #nErDy at this FREE literacy “unconference” for educators, librarians, and others with a passion for children’s & YA lit. I’ll be joining Michelle Schaub (author, Kindness is a Kite String),
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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, Shawn and I are joining the team at Harvard's StoryWish and Chesterwood to discuss how rigorous research into the archives helped us create the book MONUMENT MAKER: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial. How many blocks of marble did it to make the Lincoln statue? Why is one hand on the statue in a fist while the other is open? Why is the book mostly done in black and white? We'll be answering these questions and more!
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When is the best time to talk to children about their climate? Now.
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How to use an everyday object -- a bathtub -- to talk with children and teens about climate change and climate action.
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