International author and award-winning photographer, poet, and essayist, Jo Fredell Higgins will release her first two children’s books this month. “Patsy the Panda” and “Therese the Tiger” are written for beginning readers. Each book sells for $10 and will be available for purchase at the event.
The signature signing, story time, and book event, will be held at the Eola Library Saturday, June 12, at 10 a.m. in the park area outside the Library.
She has written a weekly article for the past 12 years for The Voice. She is the author of another 12 books, including the histories of Aurora, Geneva, DeKalb, Montgomery, and Naperville each published by Arcadia Publishing. Her photographs have won national awards, including a first place in ChildCare magazine, the American Library Association’s “A Nation of Readers” contest, and “Capture My Chicago” book photos.
Jo recently was named “Illinois Volunteer of the Week” for April 12, for her more than three decades of community service to thousands of Aurora area residents.
—Jo Fredell Higgins