Shawn Harris - Duel!

Join us for a cozy fall evening with Shawn Harris! Shawn is stopping by Little Shop for an evening story time featuring his new picture book, Duel, which is absolutely stunning and we cannot wait to put it in your hands! Read below for more info on this whimsical evening:

Tickets:

Admission: $0 this free ticket admits one to our event

Admission + Book: $19.99 this ticket admits one to our event and includes a copy of Duel to be picked up and signed at the event

Please note that you must purchase a copy of Duel in order to enter the signing line. Eventbrite, website, and in person purchases all count!

About the Book:

Two castles sit on a hill, home to two queens. But the queens would rather not share, and each sends a knight to joust for the land.
Two queens is one too many for this hill, the queens concurred.
Let’s hold a duel. The one who wins will rule the hill in whole.
There’s just one problem—when the winner stands up in the middle of the field, no one is sure which side he came from. Maybe neighborly sharing is back in vogue! After all, they have so much in common.
The illustrations in Duel follow one simple rule. Each pair of facing pages is perfectly symmetrical, mirrored over the gutter of the book. Even the colors are the result of squish painting, wet paint pressed between center-folded paper.
Shawn Harris’s self-imposed artistic dare has resulted in a visually arresting and effortlessly funny picture book that kids are sure to ask for on repeat. And to the bold, Duel whispers: what might you create, if you set yourself a challenge?

About the Author/Illustrator:

Shawn Harris is an award-winning creator of books for kids. His authorial debut, Have You Ever Seen A Flower, was called a “stunning tour de force…” by The New York Times, and was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor. The National Museum of Wildlife Art awarded Shawn’s cut-paper art in A Polar Bear in the Snow (by Mac Barnett) the Bull-Bransom Award for excellence in the field of children’s book illustration with a focus on nature and wildlife. Harris has illustrated a number of other books, including Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, and Everyone’s Awake by Colin Meloy. Shawn lives in Northern California, where he also likes to write songs, surf, and play racquetball.