Meet multi award winner and Caldecott Medal winner, author and illustrator Vashti Harrison virtually in her art studio. For this special Saturday Stories Vashti will showcase 3 of her beautiful, inspirational books ~ Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History and Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History, and Big. Vashti will share a behind the scenes look at…
Meet acclaimed illustrator Audrey Helen Weber in their studio in Massachusetts for a behind the scenes look at their wonderful illustrations and inspirations for creating Gwendolyn and the Light written by Susan Yoon. Audrey will read the book and then participants can follow the live drawing workshop, The Shapes of Nocturnal Animals! Audrey will lead…
Meet French author and illustrator, Arnaud Denis for an exciting bilingual and colorful board book workshop! Arnaud will read his latest book, Miaaam! and two more books, Le Loup and Ouiii! showcasing his dynamic visual storytelling. Arnaud will share a behind-the-scenes look at his illustration process and then lead a creative workshop for participants to…
Presented monthly, Saturday Stories invites guest illustrators to lead children and their adult companions in a read-aloud workshop related to the wide range of materials and processes that illustrators use to create their picture books. Join John Rocco in his studio as he shares his process for creating illustrations, and his unusual path to becoming…
Join us for a special Picture Book Spotlight led by award winning illustrator C.G. Esperanza. Young artists will learn all about how he became a picture book illustrator and author and he will share original art from his book My Daddy is a Cowboy written by Stephanie Seales. Followed by a book reading and an…
Presented monthly, Saturday Stories invites guest illustrators to lead children and their adult companions in a read-aloud workshop related to the wide range of materials and processes that illustrators use to create their picture books. Join author and illustrator, Jacob Grant in his Chicago art studio for a behind the scenes look at how he…