Local author and illustrator Anden Wilder is doing a storytime to celebrate their new book Tulip's Mess. Join us for a reading of the book followed by signing and personalization. This event is free to attend, but please RSVP so we know how many to expect. You can also purchase the book early for 10% off!

About the book: A playful picture book about a little girl who must confront her growing mess after it swallows her most beloved stuffed toy, and the importance of keeping a little tidy.

Mess follows Tulip everywhere. He’s there to swallow her socks before bed and nibble on crumbs left behind after snack time. But as Tulip ignores Mess, he grows hungrier and bigger. Then one morning Tulip hears a gigantic SLURP from under her bed. Mess has swallowed her beloved stuffed toy, Ta! How will Tulip get her back?

About the author: Anden Wilder was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She attended the Maryland Institute College of Art and graduated with a degree in painting. With a great love for reading and children’s literature, she went on to receive a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology and Early Childhood Literacy. She is a professor of illustration at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Anden's picture book work explores feelings of inadequacy, longing, and the desire to belong that children always feel. She wants to remind readers that, even though our human experiences may look very different, our feelings are often the same.