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In-Store: Storytime with Ruth Chan: Caboose

Published: January 30, 2025; 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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Caboose is a hilarious picture book all about the antics of a classroom line-up from children’s book creator and elementary school librarian Travis Jonker, with art from critically acclaimed illustrator Ruth Chan.

Every kid knows the joy of being a line leader. You can make the line go fast. You can make the line go slow. You can stop suddenly and make the line crash — oh, the power!

Cedric has all sorts of tricks to make sure he’s first in line. There’s the fast walk, the slow run, the shoulder tap, the slingshot, and so much more. But when Cedric’s line leader antics go too far, he’s banished to the back of the line. The very back of the line.

Now that Cedric’s the caboose, he must hatch a whole new world of hijinks. The turtle walk, the step back, the cloak of invisibility, the “no, no, after you!” The possibilities are endless!

Ruth Chan is an illustrator and author who spent her childhood tobogganing in Canada, her teens in China, several years studying art and education, and a decade working with youth and families in underserved communities. She now writes and illustrates full-time in New York City.

Time: 11:00-11:30 am EST

Free!

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