An Evening with Jerry Craft
July 24th from 6-7:30pm
The Palace Theater
Join award-winning syndicated cartoonist Jerry Craft at The Palace Danbury as he shares his experiences as a professional cartoonist and illustrator.
Meet the creator behind your favorite characters, hear the stories behind the stories, and ask all the questions you’ve been curious about!
Books available for purchase from Byrd’s Books.
Registration details available soon.
Story Lab Workshop
July 24th from 4-5pm
Danbury Library – Farioly Program Room
Jerry Craft will show you the secrets behind creating his New Kid graphic novels and teach you how he creates his children’s books from start to finish. Then it’s your turn to draw!
Mr. Craft will give you step-by-step instruction to show you how you can use simple shapes to create your own cool comic book characters.
Free signed copy of J vs. K available while supplies last – courtesy of the FRIENDS of the Danbury Library.
Registration details available soon.
Jerry Craft is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the graphic novels New Kid, Class Act, and School Trip. New Kid is the only book in history to win the John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature (2020); the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature (2019), and the Coretta Scott King Author Award for the most outstanding work by an African American writer (2020). Jerry was born in Harlem and grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City and now travels the world telling kids and their families about the importance of reading.
