Ultimate Tuesday at Secret Garden Bookshop

June’s Ultimate Tuesday special guest is illustrator is Kathleen Kemly, who’s illustrated many books for children, including GOLDEN DELICIOUS: A CINDERELLA APPLE STORY, A FISHING SURPRISE, and YOU CAN’T DO THAT, AMELIA! She’s here to talk about drawing the pictures for all her books, including her new book is A MOTHER'S SONG (written by Janet Lawler).

This free event is Tuesday, June 28, from 7-7:30 p.m. For more information on the event visit Secret Garden's website, and for more information on Kathleen visit her website.

Kathleen Kemly at Secret Garden

On Feb. 23 at 7 p.m., the delightful and incredibly talented Kathleen will be reading at Secret Garden as part of their Ultimate Tuesday series.

Check out her site, then catch her in person.

Children's Book Festival with Sno-Isle Libraries

Sno-Isle Libraries celebrates the CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL each November with programs from local authors and illustrators. Appearing in schools and libraries throughout Snohomish and Island Counties this year are: Kathleen Kemly, Erik Brooks, Craig Orback, Trudi Trueit, Samantha Vamos, Amanda Noll, Carole Schaefer, Pierr Morgan, Molly Blaisdell and Patrick Jennings. Program details can be found on the Sno-Isle Libraries website: www.sno-isle.org or by e-mailing koconnell @ sno-isle.org

Good news for Kathleen Kemly

Her book Golden Delicious: A Cinderella Apple Story has been selected to represent the state of West Virginia at the 2009 National Book Festival.

Here is a link to the event: http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/

Congratulations, Kathleen! (And check out her website, while you're at it.)