Join us for an outdoor children's story hour with local educator and author Victoria Blain! Children are encouraged to come in costume. The reading will take place on the Persen House lawn (at the picnic tables) across the street from Rough Draft, and the book will be for sale at the event. (Parents and kiddos who wish to get a beverage or snack before the event should arrive a few minutes early so they can do so before the reading starts!) 

About the book: 

A kind witch attempts to gather ingredients for a spell. Unfortunately she can't remember the entire recipe, and sets out to find her missing book of spells. That’s when the mischievous cat, mouse, and rooster hash a plan to mislead the witch by hiding her spell book so she can never cast her spell -- and so they can keep sneaking off with her soup. But what if the witch wanted to cast a spell for the good of all? If only she could complete the spell for her delicious recipe! This book is recommended for ages 3 to 7, but older and younger kids are also welcome at Story Hour (with adult supervision, of course)! 

About the author: 

Victoria Blain is an early childhood teacher, textile collage artist and author from The Gambia. She studied African American Studies at UMass Amherst and Textile Development at FIT. She is also the author and illustrator of The Extraordinary Chameleon, A New African Folktale. In 2016, she was long listed for The Golden Baobab prize for picture books. Before becoming a Waldorf kindergarten teacher, she worked in the home textile industry as a product developer for Martha Stewart. Victoria Blain also reviews children’s books that center children of color through a multidimensional lens. You can find her book reviews on Instagram at @Multiculturalstorytellers or Radio Kingston’s My Kingston Kids. She lives in Kingston with her lovely husband and two inspirational kids.