Join authors Sherri L. Smith and Liz Davidson as they read from their children’s books, Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? and Cleared for Bedtime. Short meet and greet to follow reading.
See Smith later in the day during her discussion about her newest book, American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky.
Event Details
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
FREE with Membership and included with general admission.
About the Authors
Sherri L. Smith is the author of award-winning fiction and nonfiction books for young people including the 2021 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Award winner and the California Book Awards Gold Medalist. Her novels appear on multiple state reading lists and have been named Amelia Bloomer, Junior Library Guild, Children's Book Council, and American Library Association Best Books for Young People selections.
Liz Davidson is the author of Cleared for Bedtime and Kaydee's Quest, the founder of Glacier Crossing Books, a wife, mother and aviation professional. Davidson holds several FAA ratings allowing her to inspect, fix, and fly a variety of small aircraft suitable for the wild Alaskan terrain, where she lives. She believes early literacy is essential- from her memories of her own mother reading to her, to the time she spends investing in reading to her own children, she understands the foundation that reading provides.
