Raina Telgemeier and Gale Galligan: The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special Launch
Linden Tree Books is excited to host bestselling authors Raina Telgemeier and Gale Galligan for the launch of The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special graphic novel, Baby-Sitters on Board!
Join us for an hour-long conversation with Raina and Gale as they discuss their team-up and return to The Baby-Sitters Club. At the end of their conversation, there will be time for audience Q&A, followed by an opportunity to take photos with Raina & Gale. They will not be signing books at the event.
Each ticket includes a copy of Baby-Sitters on Board, with a bookplate signed by both Raina and Gale. Additional copies of The Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels, as well as Raina and Gale’s other books, will be available for sale at the event.
This event will be held in the Performing Arts Center at Woodside High School at 199 Churchill Ave in Woodside, CA.
About the Book
New York Times bestselling authors Raina Telgemeier and Gale Galligan team up and return to The Baby-sitters Club–both Raina and Gale adapt and illustrate this super special graphic novel, Baby-Sitters on Board!
Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, Dawn, Mallory, and Jessi are the luckiest baby-sitters in the world. This summer, they're going on what is sure to be the best vacation ever: a plane ride to Florida, a cruise to the Bahamas on an extravagant ship, and then back to Florida for three days of fun at a huge amusement park!
The BSC has a million adventures, of course. And they still have time for what they like best of all: baby-sitting!
About the Authors
Raina Telgemeier is the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award–winning creator of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, which are all graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, the adapter and illustrator of the first four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, and, with Scott McCloud, the cocreator of The Cartoonists Club. Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeier is based on an exhibition that was held at The Ohio State University’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.Raina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more, visit her online at goraina.com.
Gale Galligan is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning creator of Freestyle, Fresh Start, and four Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adaptations. When they aren't making comics, Gale enjoys knitting, drumming, and spending time with their family and pets in Pearl River, New York. Gale is a founding member of the Comics Advocacy Group, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that is dedicated to making careers in comics more accessible and sustainable. Visit them online at galesaur.com.