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Jashar Awan

Authors at the Library

Author and illustrator Jashar Awan joins us with his new picture book, Every Monday Mabel, for a family-friendly author talk.

Authors at the Library with Jashar Awan 

Saturday, October 4 | 11 a.m. 
Karl Road Branch | 5590 Karl Rd.

9 a.m. | Library opens
11 a.m. | Book Giveaway and Author Talk 
12 p.m.|  Book signing and Meet & Greet 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jashar Awan is an author-illustrator who grew up outside Washington, D.C. He has published picture books with W.W. Norton, Simon & Schuster, and Tundra Books.

His works have been recognized with a Geisel Honor, ALA Notables, and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections and have been included in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Amazon Editors' Pick, Choose to Read Ohio's Booklist, Texas Library Association 2x2 Reading List, and Bank Street College's Best Books of the Year.

His books have also received numerous starred reviews from Kirkus, Publisher's Weekly, and School Library Journal.

A longtime New Yorker, Jashar moved to Ohio in 2017 with his wife and son, who love drawing and reading, too. Read more about him here.

ABOUT THE BOOK

From the creator of I’m Going to Build a Snowman comes a “enthusiastic, delightful” (BookPage, starred review) celebration of community helpers that captures the joy and wonder of being a kid, centering around a precocious girl whose favorite day of the week is Monday.

Every Monday, Mabel wakes up early and peeks out her window to make sure she didn’t miss the one thing she’s been looking forward to the whole week. She drags her chair down the hallway, past her big sister and Mom and Dad, out the door, and waits.

What is Mabel waiting for every Monday? According to Mabel, it’s the best thing in the world. But no one else in her family seems to understand…until they see what’s honking down the street!

EVENT DETAILS

The event is free to the public but due to limited seating, registration is requested. 

FREE COPIES of Every Monday Mabel will be available courtesy of Battelle, while supplies last. One book per family. 

Additional books will be sold on site by Cover to Cover Children's Books.

Columbus Metropolitan Library offers events and programs for customers of all ages. Battelle’s generous gift to the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation helps make it possible for the library to host additional author talks and programs for kids and teens that encourage a lifelong love of reading. Our goal is to host diverse, nationally recognized authors at programs that are free and open to all. 

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