LITERATURE + LECTURES

Blue Willow Bookshop presents Peter Sis, Thursday, October 7 at 7:00pm. We are delighted to welcome renowned author and illustrator Peter Sis to Houston. Whether Peter is writing about life behind the Iron Curtain (The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain) or the adventures of a little girl in New York (the Madlenka series), his work appeals to adults and children alike. Peter will be in Houston to discuss and sign his newest picture book, Madlenka, Soccer Star.

Madlenka—that cosmopolitan little girl whose city block is a world of its own—is back and ready to play! When she dribbles her brand new soccer ball out the door and around the corner, it seems that everyone wants to get in the game—the mailbox, a dog, even a parking meter, but especially all the neighborhood cats, and there are enough of them to make a team. But they’re no match for Madlenka, who scores the winning goal.

Three-time Caldecott Honoree Peter Sis rides the rising tide of soccer enthusiasm to score another winner.

Peter Sis is an internationally acclaimed author, artist, and filmmaker. Among his works are three Caldecott Honor books: The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain; Tibet: Through the Red Box; and Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei. He has illustrated five other novels written by Sid Fleischman, including the Newbery Medal book The Whipping Boy. He lives with his family in New York State.