Rebecca Harrison Reed
A u t h o r / I l l u s t r a t o r
Rebecca Harrison Reed
A u t h o r / I l l u s t r a t o r
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Special Note: Please help save the Kids' Farm at the National Zoo at www.savethekidsfarm.org |
| Update: The Kids' Farm has been funded for another five years! |
Rebecca and her books have been featured in the following recent publications and websites: (Click on links below to view articles.) The Boston Globe, The Portland Press Herald, The Washington Post, The Washington Examiner, FairfaxCounty.gov, superNOVAmommy.com, The Connection Newspapers, The Portsmouth Herald, Bangor Daily News, Private Varnish Magazine, The Camden Herald, Lincoln County News, The Maine Eastern Railroad Trip Guide, the Down East Bookshelf (www.downeast.com), The Courier-Gazette, www.mainevacations.us, www.scbwi.org, and the Amtrak Downeaster schedule. 2012 Appearances and Events January 19 - Only Cows Allowed is featured this week on superNOVAmommy.com! Read Micaela Williamson's interview with Rebecca... 2011 Appearances and Events August 6 - 63rd Annual Fairfax County 4-H Fair, Herndon, VA - Only Cows Allowed book signing - Come see the cows that inspired the art in the book! 11:00am - 4:00pm. Read more... August 16 - Only Cows Allowed, written by Lynn Plourde and illustrated by Rebecca Harrison Reed, released by Down East Books - See Press Release... October 15 - Farm Harvest Day, Frying Pan Farm Park, Herndon, VA- Rebecca will sign copies of Only Cows Allowed and help kids draw their favorite farm animals, 12:00pm - 3:00pm. Read more in The Washington Post... October 16 - 22 - As part of the American Library Association's Teen Read Week™: Picture It @ Your Library®, Rebecca will present by podcast on the art of visualizing a story to St. Paul's Episcopal School, Mobile, AL. Read More... November 17 - Rebecca will be a guest author/illustrator at the Virginia Educational Media Association (VEMA) annual conference at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, VA. December 3 - As part of the 50th Anniversary and Holiday Celebration at Frying Pan Farm Park, Rebecca will sign copies of Only Cows Allowed from 1:00pm - 3:00pm, Herndon, VA. Read more in The Washington Post... December - Rebecca's Only Cows Allowed holiday book signing at Frying Pan Farm Park was selected as the #1 choice in "Best Family Entertainment"for the holidays by The Washington Examiner. Read More... 2010 Past Appearances and Events Coming Soon! Rebecca will complete the illustrations for her new picture book, Only Cows Allowed, written by Lynn Plourde, this fall. Only Cows Allowed will be released in August 2011. May 8 - National Train Day - Union Station Barnes & Noble, Washington, D.C. - Rebecca will sign copies of The Train to Maine as part of the National Train Day celebration at Union Station, 3:00- 4:00pm. Read more... Read “Drawing Dandy” by Nicole Falceto on Rebecca's photo shoot with her Only Cows Allowed Jersey cow model, Dandy, at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon, VA. 2009 Past Appearances and Events Working on a new book! Rebecca is currently illustrating Only Cows Allowed, written by award winning author, Lynn Plourde. Check back soon to see Rebecca's sketches for Only Cows Allowed! July 11 - Rebecca will be a featured author/illustrator at the Fifth Annual Books & Blooms Maine Book Fair at Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay, ME, noon - 3:00 pm 2008 Past Appearances and Events May - The Train to Maine, written by Jamie Spencer and illustrated by Rebecca Harrison Reed, released by Down East Books - See press release July 8 - Aladdin's Lamp Children's Bookstore, Arlington, VA, Train to Maine book event, 4:00pm July 14 - Olsson's Books, Alexandria, VA, Train to Maine book event, 11:00am July 19 - Tysons Corner Barnes & Noble, McLean, VA - Train to Maine book event, 10:30am- 1:00pm August 2 - Amtrak Downeaster Train to Maine event will feature readings, art demonstrations, and giveaways during the Downeaster train ride from Boston, MA to Old Orchard Beach, ME, 11:10am-1:18pm - Read more... August 2 - Old Orchard Beach, ME, book signing event - 1:18 pm, Old Orchard Beach Train Station August 3 - Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway Museum Train to Maine book event, Alna, ME, 10:45am-1:15pm August 4 - Boothbay Railway Village Train to Maine book event, Boothbay, ME 12pm-2:30pm -Read more... August 6 - Books Etc., Falmouth, ME, Train to Maine book event, 2:00pm August 9 - Maine Eastern Railroad Train to Maine fundraising event benefiting Toy Library of Rockland. Train ride from Rockland, ME to Thomaston and back, 1:30pm-3:30pm - Read more... August 13 - MacDougal School visit, Summer Spirals Literacy Program, Rockland, ME, 10:00--11:00am - Read more... August 16 - Children's Book-Fair-by-the-Sea, Rebecca will be a guest speaker along with Melissa Sweet, Chris Van Dusen, and John and Ann Hassett. Camden Public Library, sponsored by The Owl & Turtle Bookshop in Camden, ME, 1:00-4:00pm - Read more... August 31 & September 1 - Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, Fairfax Station, VA, Train to Maine book signing, 12:00-5:00pm both days (Labor Day weekend). September 27 - Book signing at Books-A-Million, 3960 Airport Blvd., Mobile, AL, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
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Train to Maine Book Tour Photos |
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Rebecca enjoyed reading to audiences on board the Amtrak, Maine Eastern, |
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Boothbay Railway, and Wiscasset trains. |
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Kids especially enjoyed the surprise visit from the story's conductor, |
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played by Rebecca's husband. |
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See Rebecca's Featured Artist page at
All text and images are copyrighted by Rebecca Harrison Reed and may not be used without express written permission. |
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