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Shaky, shaky, shake your bootie.

Storytime at Borders - Chandler Pavilion

Join me at the Chandler Pavilion Borders location for two mornings to enjoy the wonderful story of Salt and Soap and some fun crafts afterwards. This location is right off the I10 and Ray Road. Visit their site for more detailed driving directions:

http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_282

Tuesday, July 14th and 10:30 am

and

Wednesday, July 15th at 10:30 am

I'll read the Salt and Soap book and will then share photos of the actual pups. Afterwards we'll have coloring pages and a word puzzle for those who feel up to it.

Hope to see you there.

T.

"Read me a Picture" Illustrator Show

If you are available on Saturday July 18th, why don't you swing by the Tempe Center for the Arts for the opening of their "Read me a Picture" exhibition? The show highlights nine Arizona children's book illustrators and features original artworks, hands-on art projects and reading centers for families.

The free public opening is called the "Milk and Cookies Reception."

Wear your favorite Pajamas, meet the illustrators and visit the Changing Hands Bookstore booth.

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The artists are:

Tanja Bauerle (yup, that's yours truly)

Shonto Begay

David Christiana

Anne Coe

Chris Gall

Molly Schaar Idle

Sylvia Long

Paul Mirocha

Baje Whitethorne

Hope to see you there.

Barnes & Noble Storytime was fun

Friday's storytime and Barnes & Noble at San Tan Village was a success. There were lots of families. I read the story to the kiddos...

... shared some photos of the actual pups, what they looked like then and now...

... and did some drawings for the kids.

It was a great event. J. Paul Deason, the Community Relations Manager for the location, was wonderful to work with.

Thank you J. Paul for all your help.

"Wright On Time" Book 1 Arizona complete

Here is the cover art for the first book in the "Wright On Time" series that I'm working on. Yup, the jacket art and all of the black and white interiors are complete. Very exciting! The series is being published by Do Life Right and the author is Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley. You can learn more about the series by visiting: http://www.wrightontimebooks.com/ . The book should be out soon. I'll keep you posted. Back to drawing to begin work on book 2.

T.