The Moore Free Library in Newfane will be hosting a Cartooning & Illustration Workshop for kids with local author/illustrator John Gurney on Tuesday, August 20 at 10:30am.

The workshop will start with a presentation on the thought process involved in the creation of an illustration. Kids will learn about John's creative process as an author and illustrator and what makes any illustration an effective device for telling a story. The presentation will be followed by a workshop in which participants will be guided in the process of drawing their own alien. Drawing supplies will be provided.

John Steven Gurney is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Fuzzy Baseball and the picture book Dinosaur Train. He has illustrated over 140 chapter books, including the A to Z Mysteries, the Bailey School Kids, and The Calendar Mysteries series. He has illustrated board games, advertising, posters, puzzles, and a shopping bag for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. John has worked as a caricature artist from Atlantic City to Las Vegas, and on the streets of New York City, but primarily in New England. He studied illustration at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and received his MFA in Illustration from the Hartford Art School.

This program is funded by a grant from the Vermont Department of Libraries.