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Author visits

Cincinnati Public Library – Deer Park Branch

Thanks to Cincinnati Public Library – Deer Park Branch for inviting me to share The King Cake Baby and the sights, sounds, and tastes of New Orleans on February 19, 2015.

Reading The King Cake Baby!

Making candy bracelets and necklaces

Masks!

Parade!

Beads!

He put the baby back in the box. The baby belongs in a king cake!

February 20, 2015August 18, 2022 by Keila Dawson1 Min Reading

Author visits, Holidays, Mardi Gras

Blue Manatee Children’s Bookstore & Decafé

Thanks for having me at Carnival Story Time Blue Manatee! What a wonderful way to celebrate Mardi Gras day! I read The King Cake Baby, we listened to Mardi Gras music, had a parade, and ate king cake. Yes! Someone got the baby!!

I had a blast sharing the sights, sounds, and tastes of New Orleans!

Reading The King Cake Baby

Where is that Baby going? He’s running away!

Who will he meet? Who will get the baby? Who will catch him?

Parade! Music! Masks! And beads!

Raise your arms high, wave, and yell, “Throw me somethin’ mista!”

Great catch! Look at all those beads!

Made some new friends!

Grown up friends came to visit! And we had king cake!

And someone got the baby!

And autograhed books

Happy Mardi Gras!

February 17, 2015August 18, 2022 by Keila Dawson1 Min Reading

Author visits, Holidays, Mardi Gras

Little Toy Shop, New Orleans

Little Toy Shop, 900 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116, French Quarter

Thanks for having me over for a Meet The Author event on a beautiful day in New Orleans!

February 15, 2015August 22, 2022 by Keila Dawson1 Min Reading

Author visits, Mardi Gras

Maple Street Book Shop meet the author event. Thanks for having me, serving king cake and allowing me to read my debut book The King Cake Baby during story time! Visit them at 7529 Maple St, New Orleans, LA 70118.

February 15, 2015August 22, 2022 by Keila Dawson1 Min Reading

Author visits, Media

2015-16 Interviews -Radio & Print

Blogging about THE KING CAKE BABY!

Christie is a writer and blogger who runs! Check out her site for loads of writerly advice and author interviews. To see the interview about my runner, The King Cake Baby, on Christie’s HIGH FIVE page, click here.
WVXU 91.7 (NPR) interview, aired on February 1, 2015, Lee Hay, host of the program Around Cincinnati, interviewed me about my debut book, THE KING CAKE BABY. Click here to listen to the interview.
Marcie Atkins is a librarian and blogger who graciously shares her knowledge about using mentor texts as resources for teaching and writing. Visit Marcie’s blog to see my post from March 17, 2015, “Finding Authentic Voice in Cultural Mentor Texts” and much, much more.
Jennifer Cunningham Sommer’s blog interview from January 19, 2015, about my debut release.
Sub It Club featured the query letter that lead to the acquisition of my manuscript for The King Cake Baby. To see that post from February 7, 2015, click here. I blogged about Sub It Club here.
Author interview by Debbie LaCroix co-creator of the Debut PB Study Group on Facebook. To see the February 11, 2015 interview, click here.
Carissa Mina’s blog, Writer and stuff to read her March 6, 2015, First-Time Picture Book Author Cover Letters, Exposed!

February 14, 2015August 23, 2022 by Keila Dawson2 Min Reading

Author visits, Holidays, Louisiana, Mardi Gras

NOLA kids

NOLA kids Meet the Author & Illustrator event. Thanks for having us! Visit them at 333 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130.

Vernon making his mark

Krewe of Barkus rolling through the French Quarter

February 10, 2015August 22, 2022 by Keila Dawson1 Min Reading

Author visits, Louisiana, Mardi Gras, Picture books

Barnes and Noble

Barnes and Noble Meet the Author event. Thanks for having me B&N! Visit them in Metairie at 3721 Veterans Blvd., (504) 455-4929 or in Harvey at 1601B Westbank Expy, (504) 263-1146