Photo by Deborah J. Karson

Photo by Susan Moorhead

Celebrating 25 years of Debra Frasier’s picture book MISS ALAINEUS: A VOCABULARY DISASTER

Book an appearance

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 - 4 to 5 P.M.
Dobbs Ferry Public Library, Dobbs Ferry NY
Up, Up, and Away with Wordplay!
It’s Spring, and that means it’s WINDY—windy enough to fly a kite! Decorate a kite with your own drawings and/or write a poem or words that express the joys of flying a kite. Then watch your craftiness soar when you fly your own original kite! (Materials provided)
Ages 4 to 10
(Register by emailing childrens@dobbsferrylibrary.org)

Past Events

April 2026
Bartow Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx, NY
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Art Exhibit

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 - 3 to 4 P.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Celebrate Mother Earth on Earth Day!

Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Paint a Picture with Poetry

Saturday, March 14, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Every Picture Tells a Story

Saturday, February 14, 2026 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Heart Art

Saturday, October 18, 2025 - 2 to 4 P.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Celebate CommUnity!

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 3:30 to 4:30 P.M.
Town of Pelham Public Library, Pelham, NY
Help Create a Word Tree at the Library!

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 3 to 4 P.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Wonderful Words! at Crafternoon

Monday, April 28, 2025 - 4 to 5 P.M.
Dobbs Ferry Public Library, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 3 to 4 P.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Poetry Month: Wonderful Words!

Thursday, April 17, 2025 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Town of Pelham Public Library, Pelham, NY
Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

Saturday, March 29, 2025 - 3 to 5 P.M.
Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Kid Lit Reading with Society for Children’s Writers & Illustrators

Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 10:30 to 11:30 A.M.
Huguenot Children’s Library, New Rochelle, NY
Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

Friday, December 13, 2024 - 3:30 to 4:30 P.M.
Town of Pelham Public Library, Pelham, NY
Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

October 2024
Lunenburg Storytime: The Books We Love,
(Public Access ; Season 5, Episode 1; begins at 26:06)
Reading Gnomes & Ungnomes: Poems of Hidden Creatures

Summer 2022
Black Cow Coffee Shop, Pleasantville, NY
Reflections: The Ugly Duckling
Folktales Illustrators’ Showcase, Westchester SCBWI

March 2022
Bartow Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx, NY
Show Us Your Activism Exhibit