Children's Storytime and Author Meet and Greet: JaNay Brown-Wood

Join celebrated children’s author JaNay Brown-Wood for an event celebrating the release of her book Logan’s Greenhouse the third installment in her Where in the Garden? picture book series. This storytime event is perfect for children ages 3-7 and their families.

JaNay Brown-Wood is an award-winning author and educator. Her book Imani’s Moon was featured on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show as well as Storytime with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She enjoys writing discussing the importance of authentic diversity in children’s literature and spending time with her husband and daughter.

Logan searches for carrots in his wheelchair-accessible greenhouse in this vibrant exploration of gardening and healthy eating from the Where in the Garden? picture book series.

Logan is organizing a pet playdate at his greenhouse for all of his friends and his treats won’t be the same without his carrots. He’s searched and searched but his greenhouse is filled with plenty of plants and Logan needs our help to identify them. What do we know about carrots? They’re long orange and have bushy leaves at the top—and wait a moment is that a carrot? No that’s a turnip. Where oh where could those carrots be? Can you help Logan find them in time for his playdate?

The third title in JaNay Brown-Wood and Samara Hardy’s Where in the Garden? picture book series stars Logan a young boy who uses a wheelchair and accessible tools while gardening in his greenhouse. Playful text guides young readers to hunt for visual clues and compare and contrast the unique characteristics of carrots against sweet potatoes leeks turnips and other produce that grows in Logan’s greenhouse.

Artist Samara Hardy brings this multi-layered story to life with vivid cheerful illustrations created from layers of hand painted ink and watercolor texture. Back matter includes a delicious winter carrot soup recipe for little chefs and their adult helpers to try together.

Featuring a diverse cast of characters the Where in the Garden? series of four picture books explores gardening and farming during every season of the year. Perfect for early childhood and elementary education units on agriculture farming gardening and healthy eating.