![]() He says:I was really fortunate to grow up. Additional Signed Books are available for purchase at our Author Event. Tad Carpenter is a designer, illustrator, author and partner carpentercollective, a design and branding studio. Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books accompanied by a Stamped Autographing Admission Ticket. Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination. They can only survive on Earth for 2 minutes and you only have 2. Order online through the links below, anytime In-Store at our Sales & Service Counter, or Call 91 to place a Phone Order.ĭISCLAIMER: All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable. Youre standing outside a 7-11 when the aliens land. LOCATION: Rainy Day Books in The Fairway Shops, 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas 66205ĮVENT FORMAT: Tad Carpenter and Tim McCanna will make a brief Presentation, Meet & Greet fans & friends, pose for Photos, and Author Autograph Books.įAMILY ADMISSION PACKAGE (Admits up to 4 People): $16.99 plus Kansas Sales Tax includes One Hardcover of Bitty Bot, and Admission for up to 4 People. All except for Bitty Bot! Feeling sleepy? Maybe not! Charming text in rhyming verse tells the story of energetic Bitty Bot, who, instead of going to bed decides to build a rocket and go on a space adventure! Sweet and fun to read aloud, this bedtime book is perfect for tots and bots of all varieties.ĭATE & TIME: Tuesday, Decemfrom 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM In a busy robot town, bots begin to power down. Visit him online at ĪBOUT THE NEW BOOK: A little robot would rather go on an intergalactic adventure than go to sleep in this rhyming romp that breaks all the bedtime rules. The New York Times Book Review raved of his Zoom! Zoom!, “Any child obsessed with trucks or backhoes or trains or steam shovels should get a jolt of pleasure from the vehicular energy on display here.” He lives in Kansas City, Missouri. I’ll be back in a couple months for more. In like 40 hours we ate: Steaks at Bateau, Seafood at Matt’s in the Market, le panier, Beechers mac n cheese, pork buns at Mee Sum and lots of Piroshky Piroshky. Tad Carpenter is a Designer, Author, Teacher & Illustrator of many Books for young readers. Thank you everyone for all the Seattle food recs. Tim lives in Mountain View, California, with his wife and two kids. His first picture book, Teeny Tiny Trucks, was called a “clever rhyming adventure” by Kirkus Reviews. Tad runs his design and branding studio, Carpenter Collective, with his wife, Jessica, in Kansas City, Missouri. He really set a tone for me as an illustrator and artist.EVENT OVERVIEW: Tim McCanna, Author, and Tad Carpenter, Illustrator will Celebrate the Publication of their New Children's Picture Hardcover Bitty Bot.ĪBOUT THE AUTHORS: Tim McCanna worked in advertising, wrote musicals, and played accordion in several bands around the country before becoming a children’s book author. Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over. Even to this day, I run sketches by him all the time because he’s the most amazing draftsman and idea man I’ve ever met. Explore books by Tad Carpenter with our selection at. Some sons and fathers work on cars and some do illustrations together, which is what me and my dad did. As a teenager, I rebelled and thought I wanted to be a painter for a while, but then I realized how important illustration and design were to me, especially growing up with my dad. From an early age, I had a good idea and understanding of what illustration and design were and how they were important to us. He started as an illustrator and writer and is now Creative Director for Hallmark International. Carpenter’s predicable, interactive titles in the I Say, You Say series offer appealing introductions to basic concepts just right for toddlers and preschoolers. ![]() My father is an illustrator and has worked for Hallmark Cards for almost 40 years. She dyes her own wool and hooks these beautiful rugs. When I went to a friend’s house who had a parent who was an accountant, I thought, “What the heck? You guys don’t sit around at night making things?” It was so surreal. I grew up making and I never knew any different. I was an only child, or a lonely child as I thought it was. He says:I was really fortunate to grow up in a household with parents who were both artists. Tad Carpenter is a designer, illustrator, author and partner a design and branding studio.
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