Free activities and events in New York City

Storytime with Steven Weinberg “What Is Color?”

Published: August 18, 2024; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

Event guidelines:

• All attendees are encouraged to wear face masks at all times.
• RSVP is highly encouraged but not required.
• Additional copies of the event book will be available for purchase in-store.
• The reading will be followed by a book signing.
• As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we’ll work it out.

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In this zany and vibrantly illustrated nonfiction guide to all things color, the origins of today’s pigments come alive across continents and history, with oodles of art, tons of science—and extensive interactive backmatter!

So what is color? A red apple? A yellow banana? The purple goo from a squished sea snail?

Once you start digging, color turns out to be a lot of things — it’s messy, stinky, and even a little bit dangerous. You may already know that it’s art, but it’s science, too! What Is Color will take readers all over the world, introducing them to talented, brilliant, creative people from scientists to famous artists and everyone in between as we take the color wheel for a spin.

Perfect for curious and creative minds who love paintbrushes as much as microscopes, this clever and eye-catching full-color nonfiction book dives deep into the strange, wacky, silly, and occasionally perilous history behind the colors that paint our everyday lives.

Steven Weinberg is a writer, illustrator, and painter in the Catskill Mountains of New York. His work has appeared everywhere from books to beer cans to the Smithsonian. His children’s books have been called “brilliant” by Dave Pilkey, “thrillingly shameless” by the New York Times, “guaranteed to fuel read-aloud energy” by Publisher’s Weekly, and have won awards and distinctions such as the Virginia Reader’s Choice Award (YOU MUST BE THIS TALL), YALSA Reader’s Choice (TO TIMBUKTU), the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection (ASTRONUTS: MISSION ONE and THE MIDDLE KID), The Today Show’s Holiday Pick (BIG JOB SERIES), and Parents Magazine Best Children’s Book 2021 (WASHER & DRYER’S BIG JOB). Along with his wife Casey Scieszka, he owns and operates the Spruceton Inn: a Catskills Bed and Bar. Their annual Artist Residency has hosted more than 100 artists and counting.

Time: 11:00-11:30 am EST

Free!

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