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Virtual Reading of Sneaky Sheep + Sasquatch and Squirrel with Chris Monroe
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Free
Sneaky Sheep: Blossom and Rocky are sheepvery sneaky sheep. And they are not very good decision makers. Poor Murphy, the sheep dog, has rescued them from many adventures, like cliff diving and sunbathing on the railroad tracks. And then there was the unfortunate incident with the knitters… But Rocky and Blossom are always looking for greener grass, and there’s no telling what they’ll try next.
Sasquatch and Squirrel: Strawberry the Sasquatch lives alone deep in the forest. Most animals are afraid of her, but she doesn’t mind. She’s happy doing all the alone things a sasquatch does―things like hiking and foraging as well as dance moves and logger pranks. Then one day, an extremely friendly squirrel named Nutty shows up. After a series of hilarious mishaps, Strawberry isn’t sure she and Nutty can get along. But thanks to some cloud watching, seed portraits, and stale marshmallows, the two find a way to be friends.
Chris Monroe is an award-winning author, illustrator, and cartoonist who lives in Duluth, MN. She is a graduate of the Minneapolis College Of Art and Design, and has shown her work in galleries and museums regionally and around the world. She is a winner of the 2015 George Morrison Award for Artistic Excellence, as well as over a dozen national book awards for her illustration and writing.
She has written and illustrated 11 picture books for children, including the acclaimed “Monkey With A Tool Belt” series, “Bug On A Bike,” “Cookie The Walker,” and others. She has also illustrated books for other authors, including Jane Yolen’s “Trash Mountain,” and The “Big Little Brother” books by Kevin Kling. In 2016 she won an Emmy award for her work on the PBS documentary “Kevin Kling: Lost and Found.” The Monkey books have been adapted for the Netflix series “Chico Bon Bon: Monkey With A Tool Belt.”
Her comic strip “Violet Days,” was in print for 22 years, and the first years are documented in the book “Ultra-Violet: Ten Years Of Violet Days.”
She is currently working on a collection of work entitled “Ghosts,” and her newest picture book “Sasquatch and Squirrel,” will be released in March 2023.
Her art can be seen at chrismonroestudio.com