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Today the Aurora Hills Branch Library is celebrating Ed Emberley's 79th birthday!
Ed Emberley is an author and illustrator who has illustrated dozens of books for children. He believes that everyone can draw no matter what they think of their artistic abilities and has devoted the majority of his career writing instructional books on drawing.
Try checking out his Ed Emberley's Halloween Drawing Book today and whip up some spooky decorations just in time for Trick or Treating in his honor!
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- Happy 112th Birthday C.s. Lewis!
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- Happy 69th Birthday Steven Kellogg!
The Aurora Hills Branch Library celebrates the 69th birthday of Steven Kellogg - author of more than 90 children's titles - on Monday, Oct. 25. Kellog's signature drawing style and well-known characters are beloved by children all over the world....
- Happy 113th Birthday Marjorie Flack!
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- "phantom Tollbooth" Author's 81st Birthday
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Happy 79th Birthday Ed Emberley!
Today the Aurora Hills Branch Library is celebrating Ed Emberley's 79th birthday! Ed Emberley is an author and illustrator who has illustrated dozens of books for children. He believes that everyone can draw no matter what they think of their artistic abilities and has devoted the majority of his career writing instructional books on drawing.
Try checking out his Ed Emberley's Halloween Drawing Book today and whip up some spooky decorations just in time for Trick or Treating in his honor!
- Happy 119th Birthday Robert Lawson!
Tuesday, October 4, is the birthday of children's author and illustrator Robert Lawson. Lawson, born in New York City, studied art at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art. When America entered the first World War, he joined up as a camouflage...
- Happy 112th Birthday C.s. Lewis!
On November 29th, the Aurora Hills Library celebrates the birthday of author C. S. Lewis. Lewis may be most famous among children and parents for his series The Chronicles of Narnia but the fictional world beyond the wardrobe doors is only one of the...
- Happy 69th Birthday Steven Kellogg!
The Aurora Hills Branch Library celebrates the 69th birthday of Steven Kellogg - author of more than 90 children's titles - on Monday, Oct. 25. Kellog's signature drawing style and well-known characters are beloved by children all over the world....
- Happy 113th Birthday Marjorie Flack!
On Friday, October 22 the Aurora Hills Branch Library will celebrate the 113th birthday of beloved children's author Marjorie Flack. Her classic titles include Ask Mr. Bear, The Story about Ping and the Caldecott Honor winning The Boats on...
- "phantom Tollbooth" Author's 81st Birthday
Happy Birthday to Norton Juster! On Wednesday, June 2, the Aurora Hills Branch Library will mark the 81st birthday of architect, teacher, and author Norton Juster. Celebrate with us by reading his debut title, The Phantom Tollbooth, first published...