Resending: Chloe's Lunar New Year PB Book Birthday Today + Book Events
Hi, Reader,
I am so excited that today is the book birthday of my debut picture book Chloe’s Lunar New Year. When I started the manuscript years ago as part of my program with Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults, I didn’t dream that I could actually be sharing it with you.
I’m doing several in-person and virtual events throughout January. Links to these events are on the My Events page of my website. Please come by and say hi.
January 7 at 6:30 pm CT at Red Ballon Book Shop in St. Paul, MN. Registration required.
January 14 at 2 pm PT at Brick and Mortar Books in Redmond, WA
January 15 at 10am PT/1 pm ET at Books of Wonder in NYC on Crowdcast along with authors Aram Kim and Ying Chang Compestine. Registration required.
January 21 at 11 am at Books Inc, Town and Country, Palo Alto with Nicole Chen and her debut picture book How We Say I Love You
January 24 at 10:30 am at Port Townsend Library Pre-school Story Time
I'm also signing books through Imprint Bookstore at hello@imprintbookstore.com or (360) 379-2617.
Just a quick reminder that if you order Chloe’s Lunar New Year through an indie book store, you can enter my drawing by replying to this email with your receipt attached. One winner will get a recipe tea towel with my mom’s daikon radish cake. The same cake Chloe and her family feast on in the book!
Wishing you a joyful Year of the Rabbit!!
~~Lily
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