Reeve Lindbergh

Reeve Lindbergh, renowned children’s author and daughter of Charles Lindbergh, will be at Northshire Bookstore. Lindbergh is the author of several books for children and adults. Lindbergh’s children’s books include In Every Tiny Grain of Sand, a collection of 77 treasured poems and prayers from ... (more)many cultures and faiths; Nobody Owns the Sky, the story of Bessie Coleman – the first African American aviator; and My Hippie Grandmother, an enthusiastic ode to free spirits of all generations. Her most recent book for children My Little Grandmother Often Forgets is a deeply personal and lyrical tale about a grandson and a grandmother affected by memory loss. Lindbergh’s books for adults include the memoir of childhood and youth, Under a Wing; No More Words, a description of the last years of her mother, Anne Morrow Lindbergh; and Forward From Here, a memoir about entering her sixties. She lives with her husband, Nat Tripp, and several animals on a farm in northern Vermont. Maple Street School will co-hosts this author event, and all, especially children, are welcome to attend. Information about Maple Street’s programs, including its innovative approach to early reading and literacy, will also be available at the reading.

Shower your valentines with literary love! Get a signed book, hear a story, learn about writing and illustrating! On Valentine’s Day, Saturday, February 14, 2009, from 10 a.m. to noon, independent booksellers throughout New England will host illustrators and authors of books for kids and teens, kicking ... (more)off a new tradition of signed literary valentines for families.
Food for Thought will offer local families the chance to meet the talented local illustrator Kathryn Brown, whose books include some of our collective's favorites: My Little Grandmother Often Forgets, The Old Woman Who Named Things, and Grandpa Loves. For more info about this New England-wide event, visit www.kidsheartauthors.com.

Reeve Lindbergh will be at The Galaxy Bookshop to read from and sign her new memoir, Forward From Here: Leaving Middle Age--and Other Unexpected Adventures.
More information to come.