Illustrator Lee Harper Signing Event at Lahaska Bookshop
September 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join us in welcoming Children’s illustrator Lee Harper as he signs copies of his new book Turkey’s Birthday Bash at The Lahaska Bookshop on Saturday, September 14th at 12:00 PM.
About the Book:
Turkey’s big day is filled with surprises in this fun addition to the much-loved Turkey Trouble series.
It’s Turkey’s birthday, but no one seems to be celebrating. In fact, no one even seems to know about it. Even stranger, Farmer Jake and his family are up to something in the backyard. And Turkey isn’t allowed to see what it is. Good thing he knows how to be sneaky-and that his friends help him put together the best disguises. Turkey dresses up as everything from a candle to a cupcake, but try as he might, he can’t get past the family. It just may be that Turkey is in for a birthday surprise or two…
About the Author:
I am a picture book illustrator, author, and father of four living on a small farm in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with my wife Krista, four sheep, ten chickens, one German shepherd, two barn cats, two pigs, and a family of barn swallows.
New in 2022 is Turkey‘s Valentine Surprise, my sixth collaboration with author Wendi Silvano. Coming on May 9th, 2023, is Turkey’s Sandtastic Beach Day.
My books have achieved many honors, including the Michigan Reads Award, a Book Sense Hot Pick, Great Lake Book Award, The Gift of Literacy Oregon Book Choice, Amazon Charts Top 20 (multiple times), International Reading Association – Children’s Book Council Children’s Choice title, and YABC Top Ten Picture Book. My books have also been nominated for state book awards in Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Nevada, Florida (Honor Book), South Carolina, North Carolina, Nebraska, Arizona, and Washington.
I received my formal art training at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where I was the recipient of the Louis S. Ware European Traveling Scholarship.
Artwork from several of my books is included in the permanent collection of The Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books.
In addition to writing and illustrating picture books, I lead interactive presentations at schools, and was selected by the Pennsylvania Association of School Librarians as a top ten visiting author.