Maine Reads

So what programs did you enjoy most at the Maine Festival of the Book 2012???

http://www.pinkydoodlebug.com/
Due to illness, Nathan Walker will not be at the Maine Festival of the Book. BUT illustrator Sandra Waugh, of Pinky Doodle Bug will be taking Nathan’s spot at 2:30 pm on Sat. March 31 at USM Portland.

Doodle-Bug Time
Illustrator, Sandra Waugh and author Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino show you how they took the book from words to sketches, invented the characters, redrew some of the characters. Artist Sandra Waugh, painted for nearly a year to complete the book!! Shea Vaughn, who is Actor Vince Vaughn’s mom, even helped them change the character. Elizabeth and Sandra will show you how they created the characters and worked hand in hand TOGETHER to create this book.

BIOS

Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino

Elizabeth is the CEO and Founder of The Best Ever You Network and the host of top-rated “Best Ever You Show” on Blog Talk Radio. Elizabeth is a certified professional life coach, journalist, actress/on-air personality and author. Elizabeth and her husband Peter live in Maine with their four boys, 3 cats and enormous Labradoodle. Elizabeth was appointed as the Ambassador to Maine Reads in 2006 and has toured the country with her story times and has visited many Maine schools and libraries. For more information visit www.besteveryou.com, www.elizabethhamilton.info or www.pinkydoodlebug.com

Sandra Waugh

Sandra Waugh is a freelance artist and children's book illustrator. She is best known for her realistic, luminous watercolors. Her latest children's book reflects her more whimsical side featuring colorful, quirky, fun-loving watercolors accented with pen and ink details. Sandra has spent much of her adult life working with children. She has been a preschool teacher for the last seven years, taught art classes and Sunday school and was an elementary school substitute teacher. She now resides in southern Maine enjoying the great outdoors, painting the beautiful scenery around her and working on her next children's book. For more information visit www.waughtercolors.com and www.pinkydoodlebug.com

Pinky Doodle Bug - A Children's Book by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino and Sandra Waugh Let your child's imagination soar! Join Pinky and her friends on a doodling and writing adventure in the perfect book for children learning to read and parents wanting to share the joy of reading, writing, drawing and dreaming. Along with the charming verse, every page has a delightful illustratio...

Nathan Walker regrets that he has a medical emergency and will not be able to present his festival kids program that had been scheduled for Saturday 2:30 pm.

http://www.pw.org/content/portland_maine
Thank you Ron Currie for including the Maine Festival of the Book in the new P&W Guide to Portland! (Like all nonprofits, we are reliant on the generosity of friends and fans to keep us going!)
If you are visiting Maine for the festival, Ron has included all kinds of wonderful information in here. A true insiders guide, written by a terrific writer to boot!

Portland, Maine | Poets and Writers Ron Currie Jr. was born and raised in Waterville, Maine. His first book, God Is Dead (Viking, 2007), won the Young Lions Fiction Award from the New York Public Library and the Addison M. Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His novel Everything Matters! (Viking, 2009) was tra...