Suzanne Kaufman (WELCOME TO OUR CLASSROOM!) and Martha Brockenbrough (OTIS KNOWS)

Join us to welcome back local authors Suzanne Kaufman and Martha Brockenbrough and celebrate the release of their new picture books WELCOME TO OUR CLASSROOM! and OTIS KNOWS!

ABOUT THE BOOKS:
WELCOME TO OUR CLASSROOM! by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman
On the first day of school
Everything is new
School supplies, classmates,
and teachers, too.
Starting a new school year can be scary, but your teacher is here for you! Come along with the kids from the bestsellers All Are Welcome and Big Feelings as they learn to work together, try new things, and—with the support of their teacher—soar!
PREORDER LINK:
brickandmortarbooks.com/item/Y10lLSQ5wzO8eQW4dA0niQ

OTIS KNOWS, by Liz Garton Scanlon and Martha Brockenbrough
Otis sleeps his deep and heavy sleep.
He dreams his Otis dreams.
And he’ll wake when he’s ready, in his own way, in his own time.
Why?
Because Otis knows.
While other bears emerge from their dens on the first spring morning, Otis is still sleeping. While other bears chase slippery salmon through the water, Otis catches them from his own special spot by the river. While other bears play and tussle, Otis naps.
Why? Because Otis knows something we can all get behind: the best way to be…is to be yourself, in your own time and in your own unique way.
PREORDER LINK:
brickandmortarbooks.com/item/uhkEB3h562toDsKk9fbZHg

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Suzanne Kaufman is the author-illustrator of A FRIEND FOR GHOST and CONFISCATED! and the illustrator of TAKE YOUR PET TO SCHOOL DAY, 100 BUGS!, SAMANTHASAURUS REX, and the All Are Welcome books. Her books have received the Washington State Book Award, have earned distinctions such as Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year honors, ILA Notable Book for a Global Society, and Mathical Honor Book, and have been featured in Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s “Children-Spectators” Exhibition.