Fall Book Signings at Texas Star
Abilene author’s children’s book stresses the importance of education
By Glenn Dromgoole
Abilene author Elayne Palmer draws on her experience as a teacher living in the Middle East to write a children’s book, Jameel’s Plan, about a boy in a refugee camp who is distraught when the soldiers close his school.
His parents have always stressed to him the importance of getting a good education, so when the school is closed, Jameel comes up with an idea of how he and his friends can continue to learn.
“Sometimes,” the book says, “all it takes is one inquisitive mind to inspire change.”
Copies of Jameel’s Plan are available at Texas Star for $12.99.
Upcoming book signings
Mark your calendar for these upcoming book signings, with probably a few more to come. All of these books, autographed by the authors, make great Christas gifts.
Penny Klostermann: The book launch of Penny Klostermann’s highly anticipated new children’s book, Merry Christmas, Dear Mars will be at Texas Star on Tuesday, September 3, from 4-6 p.m. Penny is a popular Abilene author with a national following. If you want to pre-order the book, call us at (325) 672-9696.
Lisa Wingate: We’re thrilled to welcome national bestselling novelist – and good friend – Lisa Wingate back to Abilene for a book signing at Texas Star on Thursday, October 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lisa’s latest acclaimed novel is Shelterwood, and we’ll also have copies of some of her other best-selling titles as well.
Tom Motley: Tom Motley of Fort Worth is well known in the Abilene arts community as an artist, teacher, and friend, and now he is an author as well. He’ll sign copies of his new novel, The Art of Farming: Sketches of Life in the Country – which he also illustrated — on Saturday, November 23, from 1-3 p.m. at Texas Star. Judy Deaton, curator at The Grace Museum, says, “Motley’s tale of a rural Renaissance on a Texas farm enchants and transforms you to a realm that combines art history with a treatise on organic gardening.”
Amanda Moore Vingren: Cindy Ella is a delightful new children’s book, a West Texas version of the familiar Cinderella story, set at the Cowboy Christmas Ball. Author Amanda Moore Vingren, who grew up in Roby, will be at Texas Star to sign copies on November 29, the Friday after Thanksgiving, from 1-3 p.m. The book doubles as a coloring book, inviting children to participate in telling the story.
