Join us for an exciting event with the Library’s first Children’s Writer-in-Residence! Meet multi-award winning author and illustrator LeUyen Pham and find out about the creation of series such as The Princess in Black, Real Friends, and more. Following a presentation from LeUyen Pham, there will be a Q&A with the audience.

Books will be available for purchase at this event, and LeUyen Pham will sign books for her Parisian fans.

About LeUyen Pham: LeUyen Pham is the award-winning and critically acclaimed illustrator of more than one hundred books for children. LeUyen (pronounced Lay-Win) is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Bear Came Along by Richard Morris and Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang (an NPR Best Book of the Year). Along with Shannon Hale, Uyen has created several iconic children’s book series. With Shannon and Dean Hale, she created the middle grade series, Princess in Black and with Shannon, she created the groundbreaking graphic memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever. Most recently, Shannon and Uyen have written and illustrated the Itty-Bitty-Kitty-Corn picture book series. LeUyen Pham is the Library’s inaugural Children’s Writer-in-Residence. Find out more here.

This activity is entirely in English, and no translation will be provided. All participants must be able to understand and speak English in order to participate in the program. Children between the ages of 6 and 11 may participate in a Library on their own, as long as a parent or guardian over the age of 18 is readily available on the Library premises. Participants are welcome to arrive early or stay after the program to chat with other readers, and to find new books in our collections. With your help, we hope to inspire children to become lifelong readers!

This event is free for Library members and 15€ per person for non-members.