Meet the Author, Jr.: Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome

Saturday, February 28, 2015, 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Meet the award-winning husband-wife team of Lesa Cline-Ransome (Author of 6 books) and James E. Ransome (Illustrator on over 25) as they discuss their collaboration on such works as the picture book biography, Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass.

Their powerpoint will offer an overview of their other works, an insight into the process of working together and a discussion on the creative process in general.

 A Q & A session follows.

Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass is the inspirational, true story of how Frederick Douglass finds his way to freedom, one word at a time. Other titles include: Freedom's School, Light in the Darkness, My Name is Truth and Whale Trails, Before and Now.

Following a Q & A session, the author and illustrator will work with kids using cut paper and scissors to draw and cut out geometric shapes to create images and figures on paper

Books available for purchase and signing. Free and open to the public.

For more information, please visit their websites at: lisaclineransome.com and jamesransome.com

Registration required for art workshop. Call (203) 259-0346 ext. 18

Location: Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Avenue, Southport, CT