Storytime & Draw-Along with Matthew Cordell

Name: Storytime & Draw-Along with Matthew Cordell
Start: 2025-12-04T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-04T18:00:00-06:00
Location: Bess Bower Dunn Museum

Schedule

Thu Dec 04 2025 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Bess Bower Dunn Museum | Libertyville, IL

📆 December 4, 5–6 pm
🎟️ Ticket required: LCFPD.org/calendar/story-time-and-draw-along-with-matthew-cordell/20251204/
💲 Pricing on website
👥 Ages 7+
Join local author and illustrator Matthew Cordell for an interactive talk on his work, a story time, and a draw-along drawing demonstration.
Matthew Cordell has illustrated many books for children including works of poetry, novels, and picture books including The Only Fish in the Sea and Follow That Frog by Philip Stead. He has written and illustrated numerous picture books himself including Hello, Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mr. Rogers, Bear Island, and Wish. His work has been published around the globe in many different languages, including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, French, and Italian. Matthew's books have been recognized as Best of the Year selections by the New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Boston Globe, and his first wordless picture book, Wolf in the Snow, was awarded a 2017 Boston Globe-Horn Book honor award and the 2018 Caldecott Medal. Matthew lives in suburban Chicago with his wife, author Julie Halpern, and their two children.
Program cost includes materials for art project participants will get to take home. Adults who do not wish to participate in the program and are accompanying registered children do not need to register themselves.
𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙐𝙎𝙂.
Email 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗔𝗻𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿@𝗟𝗖𝗙𝗣𝗗.𝗼𝗿𝗴 with questions or to inquire about accommodations.