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Marc Rosenthal - "Archie and the Pirates"
Start: 11:00 am

Marc Rosenthal reads and signs copies of his new picture book, Archie and the Pirates! He has designed our Artist's Window for the month of October.

Marc Rosenthal is an acclaimed designer and sequential artist and the illustrator of many books for children, including Yo, Aesop! (written by his brother, Paul Rosenthal); The Runaway Beard; The Absentminded Fellow; And Dig! In 2001, Art Spiegelman asked Mr. Rosenthal to try his hand at comics, and the result was published in Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids. Mr. Rosenthal lives in the Berkshires with his wife, Eileen, his son, Willem, and Wayne the Cat. 

 

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Crispina ffrench - "The Sweater Chop Shop"
Start: 7:30 pm

Our friend Crispina ffrench stops by to tell us all about her new book, The Sweater Chop Shop. Be prepared to craft!

Crispina ffrench started making clothing from recycled sweaters and
hand-woven clothing right after college, and turned it into a
successful business shortly thereafter. In 2003, she started Fuschia, a
design business and retail store, to create and sell her
recycled-sweater creations. Her work has been featured in Country
Living, Cottage Living, Country Home, New York Mgazine, Midwest Living,
Berkshire Living, Metropolis, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and the Baltimore Sun. She lives with her husband and three children in Western Massachusetts.

 

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