Celebrate dads of all kinds with author Diana Murray and illustrator Amber Alvarez as they read from Diana’s new book Wild About Dads on Saturday June 27 at 10am for Suceed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival’s Storytime Saturday via Zoom. Suitable for children ages 3 to 7. Registration required. Zoom link here.

Everyone loves dads—humans, lions, frogs, prairie dogs, and even pelicans! See all these animals snuggle their little ones in this heartwarming picture book that showcases fatherhood in its many forms, and learn some fun facts about animals at the same time.

After the reading, Amber will lead a drawing activity. Children will need three pieces of 8.5 x 11 paper and something to draw with, eg pencil, crayons, etc.

Diana Murray grew up in New York City and still lives nearby with her husband, two daughters, and a spiky bearded dragon who loves listening to stories—especially about dinosaurs. Some of Diana’s picture books include Five Fuzzy Chicks, Doris the Bookasaurus, Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch, and City Shapes. Her poems have appeared in magazines including Highlights, High Five, and Spider.

Amber Alvarez was raised in Hawaii and graduated from the Pratt Institute in with a BFA in film. After graduation, Amber went on to work as an artist, designer, and producer for animation, video games, children’s fashion, and theme parks. Wild About Dads is her first illustrated children’s book.

You can order copies of Wild about Dads and other books by Diana and Amber from Festival partner Watchung Booksellers:

www.watchungbooksellers.com/book/9781250315748

Succeed2gether’s Montclair Literary Festival is an annual event in celebration of reading and literacy which takes place in late March every year. The festival is a fundraiser for Montclair-based non-profit Succeed2gether, which offers after-school one-on-one tutoring and enrichment classes with the aim of closing the education opportunity gap in Essex County. You can read more about Succeed2gether and the festival at www.succeed2gether.org.