An Afternoon with Jason Chin: Story Time & Drawing Demonstration

Call all kids!

Join us for a story time and drawing demonstration with Caldecott and Sibert Medalist Jason Chin as we celebrate the release of his latest book, Hurricane, which charts the thrilling saga of an island community’s brush with a category three hurricane, and the cutting-edge science that helps them prepare.

It’s a beautiful day on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. But while all seems calm now, a hurricane is barreling across the Atlantic, and everyone is wondering when it will hit the U.S. coast. And where.

Night and day, meteorologists use satellites to monitor the storm. Brave pilots fly directly into the tempest, dodging lightning bolts to gather crucial data. Back on the island, families board up windows, drag furniture upstairs, and stock survival kits to prepare for what may come.

From its dramatic opening, Hurricane alternates between striking maps charting the hurricane’s progress and daily life on the island.

Hurricane is at once a fascinating view into a natural disaster and a reassuring survey of the tools we use to mitigate the damage. As climate change makes hurricanes ever more destructive, this engaging and rigorous book is perfect for classrooms, and for families making their own safety plans.

Jason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children’s books. He is a winner of the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in Andrea Wang's Watercress, a Newbery Honor book and APALA award winner; and with author Lynn Brunelle, the Sibert Medal, for Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor, a Sibert Honor, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. His other acclaimed nonfiction titles, including Coral Reefs, Redwoods, Gravity, Island: A Story of the Galapagos, Your Place in the Universe, and The Universe in You, have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children.

DATE: Saturday, May 10th, 2PM

LOCATION: Phoenix Books 89 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401

ADMISSION: This event is free and open to all. Advance registration is not required, but does help with our planning purposes. Please register below.

BOOKS: Signed copies of Hurricane, as well as Jason's' other titles, will be available at the event. A book signing will follow the reading and drawing demonstration.