MATTHEW CORDELL, "Starman" FREE KIDS EVENT
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Click to RSVP White Whale hosts picture book author/illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell! The perfect FREE weekend activity for your elementary school kid? Seeing an award winning picture book artist! A book that celebrates the iconic David Bowie? Even better! White Whale is honored to host Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell in store for his newest book, Starman: The Cosmic Voyage of David Bowie. Ideal for ages 5-12. Please note: this event starts at 3pm. Introduce young minds to the many iconic faces of David Bowie with this ethereal homage from Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell. David Bowie's countless devotees know that he was more than a musician, more than a celebrity; the trail of expression and creativity that he blazed is burning to this day, lighting a path for ages to come. But how to introduce that blaze to kids who weren't even born yet when he passed on? In answer, Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell brings readers on the galactic journey of Bowie's life, with stops for each phase of his ever-transforming career. No cut-and-dry biography, Starman is the true story of a spirit driven to seek, to dare, and to continuously transform. MATTHEW CORDELL has written and illustrated many books for children, including Wolf in the Snow, which won the Caldecott Medal and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor; Hello, Neighbor! The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers; Evergreen; Cornbread and Poppy; Bear Island; and Wish. He is the illustrator of many more, oft
Who
Matthew CordellAuthorMatthew Cordell is an American author and illustrator of children's books. His book Wolf in the Snow won the 2018 Caldecott Medal.
The book
- Starman: The Cosmic Voyage of David BowieMatthew Cordell
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