Dig into A Garden for Lili with award winning author and illustrator, Melissa Iwai! Join us for a storytime and interactive presentation, followed by a book signing. This event is part of our Summer Reading Extravaganza and will be held in the South Wing Reading Room.
Free copies of A Garden for Lili will be distributed to attendees (1 per household, while supplies last).
Get ready for a block party as the grandmas in Lili’s building show her the secrets of gardening while preparing dishes from around the world!
Melissa Iwai is the author of several multicultural and food-themed books, including Soup Day, Pizza Day, and Dumplings for Lili. Three titles from her early reader series, Gigi and Ojiji, are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections, and Gigi and Ojiji received a Theodor Geisel Honor in 2023. When not creating books, she enjoys cooking and doing crossword puzzles with her husband, author Denis Markell, in Brooklyn.
