Families: Meet the author & artist! All profits support Haitian relief!

225 North Washington Street,Rockville MD 20850

12 September, 2021

Description

Meet a children's author and illustrator! Learn about Haitian culture! Help to support Haitian earthquake relief! Children's Author Program to Benefit Haiti Earthquake ReliefMeet Danielle Joseph, author of I want to ride the Tap Tap in person! Illlustrator Olivier Ganthier will be joining us via Zoom from Haiti! Book Reading, Signing and Craft ProjectAll profits benefit Haitian relief$20 ticket includes admission for the whole family plus a signed copy of the book. All profit will benefit Haitian Hurricane Relief. $10 ticket includes admission and a donation made in your honor, but no book. About the book: Rockville Writer Danielle Joseph and illustrator Olivier Ganthier's I Want to Ride the Tap Tap is a day-of-the-week picture book about a Black family who ride the taxi-bus service―called a tap tap―in Haiti, and the fascinating people they meet along the way, illustrated by a Haitian artist known for his vibrant street art. Monday through Saturday, Claude and Manman walk Papa to the tap tap stop, where Claude meets all sorts of interesting people waiting for the tap tap. Claude wants to join Papa, but Claude has classes at school and chores at home... On Sunday, Manman and Papa have a surprise for Claude―a ride on the tap tap! They go to the beach, where they meet a lady selling mangoes, a fisherman, a straw-hat maker, a steel drummer, and an artist. They show Claude how to fish, make hats, play the drums, and paint. With Haitian Creole words sprinkled throughout and a glossary at the end, I Want to Ride the Tap Tap is a warm and lively portrayal of everyday life in Haiti. $20 per family, includes a signed copy of the book $10 per family, includes a donation in your honor but no book. Profits will benefit the Haiti Development Institute's Earthquake relief fund - https://www.hdihaiti.org Planned in partnership with Dawson's Market. All participants will be required to wear a face mask.