Come see Seattle resident and author/illustrator Jessixa Bagley read from her new book Henry And Bea at Secret Garden, 2214 NW Market St., Ballard, on Saturday, 16 November 2019 at 2 PM. It is free and the public is invited. Henry And Bea is a realistic and ultimately uplifting portrayal of the challenges of childhood friendship.
Jessixa Bagley is an award-winning author/illustrator and comics artist. Her previous books include Boats for Papa, which received four starred reviews and a Golden Kite Award, Before I Leave, Laundry Day, which received an Ezra Jack Keats Award Honor, and Vincent Comes Home, which she wrote and illustrated with her husband Aaron. Her editorial work has appeared in The Stranger, The Chicago Reader, Nickelodeon Magazine, and The Seattle Weekly, among other publications.
In her new story, Henry and Bea are inseparable, but one day Henry suddenly stops talking to his best friend. He won’t chat with her in class, and he won’t sit with her at lunch. Bea knows there’s something Henry’s not telling her, but what could it be?
Then their teacher announces that the class is taking a field trip to a farm, and Bea hopes that this might be her chance to reconnect with Henry. When Henry finds an old cat collar at the farm and starts to cry, he finally reveals his secret to Bea: his cat Buddy died last week.
And even though it’s hard for them both, Bea knows that she’ll be there for Henry, as his best friend, no matter what.
Jessixa Bagley’s website is: http://www.jessixa.com/
The event site is: https://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/jessixa-bagley-henry-and-bea
Secret Garden Books is a full-service, general bookstore, featuring books for everyone since 2000, with a particular specialty in children’s books since 1977. Learn more at http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/