Four children's authors will visit Warsaw Community Public Library for a meet and greet.
The event is free and open to the public Feb. 12 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the library.The event will give parents and their children an opportunity to meet authors, hear presentations about their books and get purchased books signed by the writers, according to Kathy Stutzman, WCPL public relations manager.
Sue Baker will speak about her book "Scooter"; Joetta Mitchell will speak about her book "Chameleon Sam Meets The Cricket Gang"; Doris Holik Kelly will speak about her "Big Mitten Mysteries" series; and Judy Roth will speak about her books "Cups Held Out" and "Julia's Words."
Baker said she is a first-time author and said she will bring her cat, Scooter, who the book is based on with her to the author day.
"We not only hope that children everywhere fall in love with this kitten as I did, but the book that touches on finding love in a new family, also leans toward adoption, and that even though life throws difficulties at us there can still be a good outcome," Baker said.
Kelly said she is from Niles, Mich., and her books are great family-friendly adventures for kids 8 to 12 years old.
Her first book, "The Mystery of the Copper Turtle", is set on Mackinaw Island, in the area where there is a fort with an American setting.
The second book, "The Mystery of the Voyageur's Rendezvous", is set in Mackinaw City.
The kids in the book have parts in the reenactment of the massacre at the fort and solve the mystery of the voyagers that are tipping their canoe over and diving into the bay.
The final book in the series, "The Mystery of the Bone Scavengers", is based on a story when, during a visit to St. Ignace, the kids discover why people who look like vampires are digging at the Father Marquette burial site.
Roth's book "Cups Held Out" is about a girl whose father takes her to Mexico for a day to show her a bit of poverty in the world. She wrote the book in reaction to seeing beggars in Mexico.
Mitchell, a deputy in the Kosciusko County records office, said after becoming empty nested she took an online course in writing for children.
The story that became her book was her last assignment in the class.
She said the focal character in her book is a young cricket named Ziggy, who is convinced that he is the best singer in his group.
He has friends and family who love him and accept him the way he is, even though he is boastful.
Mitchell said the book could lead to the discussion of teaching children to not be boastful and to heed to their parents' warnings about dangerous situations.
