Orion School (RWC) host 12th Annual Author & Illustrator Fair!

Orion Alternative School’s 12th annual Author & Illustrator Fair takes place on Saturday, February 8th, 2014, from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by The Reading Bug in San Carlos, the fair invites selected published children’s authors and illustrators each year to engage with students, parents, librarians, and other visitors in their art of writing and illustrating.

The event is free to the public. Books are available for purchase, with a portion of the proceeds going to Orion Alternative Elementary School and Redwood City Education Fund. In addition to lively individual presentations with Spanish translations and personalized book signings, this year’s Author & Illustrator Fair will include food trucks, activities for children, fresh baked good to purchase, Orion chorus performance, and special author appearances.

This year’s lineup includes the following acclaimed authors & illustrators:

*Ashley Wolff, Baby Bear Counts One

*Elisa Kleven, Glasswings: A Butterfly Story

*Gianna Marino, Too Tall Houses

*Annie Barrows, Ivy & Bean Series

*George O’Connor, Olympians Series

*Matthew Gollub, The Jazz Fly

*Janet & Jake Tashjian, Einstein: The Class Hamster

*Ying Compostine, The Runaway Wok & The Secret of the Terra-cotta Soldier

*Obert Skye, The Creature from my Closet Series

Orion Alternative Elementary School is located at 815 Allerton, Redwood City, Ca.

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