Blue Birds and Tree Frogs: The Art of Writing and Illustrating a Children's Book

Course | Registration opens 8/12/2024 8:00 AM EDT

Penn State York, 1031 Edgecomb Avenue York, PA 17403-3398 United States

Main Classroom Bldg, Conference Center, 31 B and C

Members and nonmembers

9/23/2024 (one day)

11:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Mon

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$20.00

$8.00

Come join local author and illustrator, Holly Gumke, as she shares her inspiration for writing and illustrating her children's book, Tree Frog, Tree Frog, Is That You? A Blue Bird Story. Learn about her creative process, and how she utilized watercolors to illustrate this charming rhyming bedtime story. Gumke will discuss how she crafted her artwork and share how she is developing the next books in the series. If you've ever been curious about how an idea turns into pages in a book, or where you can find inspiration to write your own story, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss.

Consider what your favorite children's books are and why. What made them so memorable? It's not mandatory, but the author's book can be purchased on Amazon.com.

Holly Gumke is the director of business services at Penn State York and an avid community volunteer who enjoys songwriting, painting, and writing. In addition to her work at Penn State York, she is an active member of the YCSPCA Board of Directors, where she is just finishing her term as board president. Holly is a veteran, a wife, a mom, and a grandmother who understands the importance of reading to young children. She recently wrote, illustrated, and published her first children's book, Tree Frog, Tree Frog, Is That You?