Derek Anderson

“We always have so many exciting events going on,” Ida B. was heard to say one day, “that I never know which one to go to….and I live here.”

It’s true that Ida B. is our most elusive cat, but we think she’ll make an appearance for this event because we know how she feels about dragons (ah-mazing) and morning routines (she thinks breakfast is the best!) both of which are featured in Jane Yolen and Derek Anderson’s new picture book Waking Dragons.

And as it happens, illustrator Derek Anderson will be strolling into our store at 1pm on Saturday, November 17th for an exciting event. So don’t be bashful, because whether ducks or dragons, we’re never sure what Derek will illustrate next!

Location: Street: 2720 West 43rd St. City: Minneapolis, Province: Minnesota Postal Code: 55410-1643 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Phyllis Root reads from Creak! Said the Bed.; Derek Anderson reads from Hot Rod Hamster.; John Coy reads from Eyes on the Goal (4 for 4).; A. LaFaye reads from Nissa's Place.; Ricki Thompson reads from City of Cannibals.; Swati Avasthi reads from Split.

It's authors and illustrators all day long in celebration of Children's Book Week. In fact, we'll have a different author visiting each hour on the hour starting at 11 AM. To make it easy for all of us, they'll be here in order of age--youngest to oldest (that's the age of the readers, not the authors). Each of these fabulous authors has a brand new, and (in our humble opinions) brilliant book out this spring. Here's the line-up: 11AM: Phyllis Root, author of Creak, Said the Bed~~~ 12PM: Derek Anderson, illustrator of Hot Rod Hamster & two new Little Quack books~~~ 1PM: John Coy, author of Eyes on the Goal~~~ 2PM: A. LaFaye, author of The Keening and Nissa's Place~~~ 3PM: Ricki Thompson, author of City of Cannibals~~~ 4PM: Swati Avasthi, author of Split~~~ (omayao)… (more)