Virtual launch June 16 for new children’s book by Andrew Katz
Next Tuesday, June 16 at 6 p.m., Andrew Katz (English Department) will be聽, I JUST WANT TO BE SUPER! / JE SUIS SUPER NINO!聽聽illustrated by Dawson Illustration graduate Tony Luzano (2014).The story is about a young kid with TONS of energy. Here is what聽聽had to say about the book:
Nino and his superpowers capture a child鈥檚 energy and wild imagination even as his family demonstrates patience and reasonable boundary-setting. Nino鈥檚 adventure, which kids can read as literal or imaginary as they will, shows that there are many different ways to be super, like showing empathy, helping others, making new friends, and being gentle. Nino鈥檚 character will resonate with kids, capturing a child鈥檚 perspective and emotions well. The appealing illustrations are fun and bold, exuding the super energy of the text, and present the whole family with brown skin and straight, black hair.聽
A super story for anyone who wants to be a superhero.聽
And here are the book鈥檚 trailers, in聽聽and in聽, also created by Dawson Illustration students.
The launch will include an interview hosted by Asian / Pacific American Award winning author聽, special musical guest Treehouse TV鈥檚聽, and a bilingual teaser reading of the book by Andrew and the book鈥檚 French translator Juliana L茅veill茅-Trudel.
The Eventbrite link to the event can be found聽. All are welcome! And if you鈥檇 like to support Andrew as well as a local indie bookstore, you can order the book in English and French from聽聽or any other local indie bookstore.
