Rose Elementary is delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and award-winning illustrator Shawn Harris on Friday, November 8th. Mr. Barnett and Mr. Harris will talk with third graders about their careers and discuss their new book, The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip, book three in their First Cat in Space graphic novel series.
Mac and Shawn have been friends since childhood. They must have had a blast while creating an album of songs for both The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza and The First Cat in Space and the Soup of Doom. Thanks to a Rose student for letting me know about this! The albums are available on Spotify and are quite eclectic.
All families are welcome to order any of the three books in series. Books will be autographed, but not personalized.
This author visit is provided by Anderson’s Bookshops. It’s a benefit of the PTO Book Fair. Anderson's Bookshops are run and owned by the Anderson family. They are a six-generation family business that's been open for nearly 150 years, and they are also now fully woman owned.
Anderson's is incredibly proud of its role in the community, including its Bookfair and Authors-in-Schools programs; they love to send authors to schools and put books into the hands of kids.
PS Miss Meiser began shopping at the Downers Grove Anderson’s store when she was a kid. Their store smelled like new books!