Our October 21st Milk and Cookies (and Wine!) with Local Children’s Authors program at the Coronado Center was FOCCL’s final authors’ event of the year, and it ended with lots of wonderful stories (and cookies!)
First up was Kathe Hudson, who read from some of her stories about children in various countries learning important life lessons, and then led us in some yoga-inspired breathing exercises:
Ashlee Nix Linsley spoke about the challenges she faced as a young author turning many of her personal experiences into fantasy stories featuring a dragon-riding princess:
Linda Black talked about her children’s books as well as her own roots in Arkansas, and how she discovered a family connection to the subject of her biography, legendary baseball shortstop William “Youngblood” McCrary, who lived here in Hot Springs Village prior to his passing in 2018:
William “Youngblood” McCrary
Rita Van Sickle presented an endearing account of how she came to write her children’s book What Will the Babies Call Me? as she fretted over becoming a grandmother for the first time to not one but three newborns. The book, written for a baby shower and self-illustrated, became an instant hit as the perfect “new grandmother” gift:
Sharron Bennett, long-time volunteer at the Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, shared her richly-illustrated stories of the Gardens’ own resident peacock, George:
And, last but not least, Deborah Kuster provided a perfect ending to the session, with her true story about Jake, the “deer-hearted” stray dog that she and her husband adopted in Texas and who was so friendly with the local wildlife that they said he must have been “raised by deer.” They miss him still!
showing aspects of “deer-hearted” Jake’s story on the left
After the authors’ presentations, the audience was invited to speak to the authors individually and to enjoy the milk, cookies (and wine!):
our wonderful wine table volunteer!
Friends of the Coronado Center Library 