Hot Dog! A Canine Creative Session

Join Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Doug Salati (Hot Dog) for a lively reading and interactive drawing demo! Doug will share his beloved book and guide attendees in sketching their very own canine companions. Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome to join the fun. Perfect for kids, families, book lovers, and aspiring artists of all ages.

In association with Ratty Books.

Date
Jun 21, 9:30am
Location
The Darby, 9 Manor Drive, Beach Lake, PA
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Featuring

Doug Salati

Doug Salati is the creator of the picture book Hot Dog, recipient of the 2023 Randolph Caldecott Medal and Ezra Jack Keats Award, and named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews and the New York Public Library. The first book he illustrated was In a Small Kingdom by Tomie dePaola, and his second, Lawrence in the Fall by Matthew Farina, was an Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award Honoree, a Society of Illustrators Original Art Show selection and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. His most recent book is Words with Wings and Magic Things, written by Matthew Burgess.

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