Local authors write fun new book
Meet local authors at library fair Saturday.
Local authors write fun new book
Miriam Hill
"One day, deep in the forest, the animals were having a discussion. It was clear who was the fiercest, most dependable and most powerful – but who was cleverest? A contest was in order…"
That's the premise behind a new book, Rabbit's Riddle, by local authors Sierra Skidmore and C'Anne Anderson. You can meet them starting at 10 a.m. at the Free Libary of Philadelphia's "Book, Paper, Scissors" Artists' book fair.
One of the authors, Sierra Skidmore, has a child in class with my son. The authors are selling the book for $10 at the fair and say they plan to write four more books. This one is aimed at children ages 4 to 8.
More info. on their book here: http://pinedragonpress.com/
And on the library festival here: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/calbydate.cfm?ID=31634&DiaryDate2=%7Bts%20%272011%2D11%2D19%2000%3A00%3A00%27%7D
But only one topic has become a passion: the pleasures and challenges of raising a young child in the city.
Not too long after her son was born four years ago, she started hunting around for day care, which triggered her ongoing search for a good primary school. Public, private or charter? Stay in the city or move to the suburbs?
And then there are the more mundane questions, such as how many games can you play while sitting on a stoop?
Please join her in the conversation about raising children in Philadelphia and about making this city better for kids. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, but her only personal obsession is not football, but Bruce Springsteen. As he might have said, it’s hard to be a parent in the city.
You can also follow Miriam on Twitter here.
