The author's daughter, Linda Gramatky Smith, has spoken to schools and libraries across the country in the past few years. To book her for an Author's Visit, please email her at LittleTootBooks@aol.com. Watch this space for upcoming events!
2008
Upcoming
July 26 - New London, CT
Appearing at the Fishtales, Tugs and Sails festival at New London Waterfront Park. 10:30 a.m. Open to the public. Contact: Cris Staubach at (860) 447-1411, ext. 17.
More info: Watch a WTNH-TV segment on Little Toot and the Fishtales festival, or read more about the festival.
Recent
July 10 - Kenilworth, NJ
At the Kenilworth Library, speaking and signing books, for Family Night (open to the public) at 7 pm.
June 29 - Staten Island, NY
Talk at Noble Maritime Collection in conjunction with a tugboat exhibit. 2-4pm. Open to the public. Call the museum (718) 447-6490 for details. Autographing of books will follow.
June 3 - Goshen, CT
Speaking at the Goshen Public Library to speak to all the first and second graders from Goshen Central School. Contacts: Lynn Steinmeyer, Library Director, and Pam Buckley, Children's Librarian.
May 30 - West Hartford, CT
TV interview on "Children's Books: Their Creators and Collectors" TV program, channel WHC-TV, producer Billie M. Levy. Broadcast at various times in June. For information on this public access cable program, contact West Hartford Community Television 860 561-1260.
May 6 - Ridgefield, CT
Book Fair at Farmingville School. Speaking to six first and second grade classes and autographing books.
May 2 - Norwalk, CT
Speaking to Mrs. Dianne Guhl's 5th grade class about journaling and how Hardie Gramatky wrote his children's books.
April 26 - Amherst, MA
Read the restored Little Toot and told stories to 50 people at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in conjunction with the exhibit "Toot and Re-Toot: the Return of Hardie Gramatky's Little Toot"
April 5 - Westport, CT
Did a presentation for an artist tour of Hardie Gramatky's studio by the ABC (American Book Collectors of Children's Literature, CT chapter).
April 5 - Westport, CT
Autographed books at the Book Fair at Green's Farms School.
April 1 - Westport, CT
Spoke to all the 1st and 2nd grade classes at Green's Farms School.
February 26 - Clinton, CT
Spoke to eight second-grade classes, and read Little Toot, showed Gramatky's journal, a DVD of him drawing Little Toot, original illustrations and a brass-and-copper tugboat. (contact: Mrs. Kathy Abbatello)
2007
September 6 - Danville, CA
Speaking to 80 first graders at John F. Baldwin Elementary School (arranged by Mike Barnard, Rakestraw Books)
September 7 - Clayton, CA
Signing books at Clayton Books (Joel Harris, owner) and speaking to 30 children and parents.
September 26 - New York, NY
Hosting with G. P. Putnam's a three-hour tugboat party on the Miriam Moran in New York Harbor, thanks to Peter Keyes, Vice President of Operations, and Ted Tregurtha, President of Moran Towing.
September 28 - East Lyme, CT
Reading the Restored Classic Edition of Little Toot to preschoolers at the East Lyme Library (Randolph Haines, librarian)
October 3 - Falmouth, MA
Signing books and speaking to 30 kindergartners to 2nd graders at Booksmith from 4-5:30 (Leslie Baker, owner)
October 5 - Old Lyme, CT
10:30-11:15 -- Speaking at a Lunch Bunch story-time for preschoolers at the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, co-sponsored by the Lymes' Youth Service Bureau (Ronna Keith, librarian)
October 16 - Winchester, MA
Speaking to the first graders from St. Mary's School (courtesy of Bookends, arranged by Pat Byrnes)
November 15 - Westport, CT
Spoke to three first grades at Saugatuck Elementary and autographed books at their Book Fair.
Autographed books at the Kings Highway Elementary School book fair.
November 16 - Westport, CT
Spoke to Ms. Diane Bader's first grade class about Little Toot and Hardie Gramatky.
December 21 - Amherst, MA
Opening of "Toot and Re-Toot: the Return of Hardie Gramatky's Little Toot" five-month exhibit at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.