Thin and thick black lines swirl around the page, surrounded by cool colors of blue and purple, giving the effect of stained glass. Across the page are the words "Its dawn begins in darkness."
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Aaron Becker, illustration for One Sky, by Aaron Becker (Candlewick). ©2022 Aaron Becker.

Special Storytime: Aaron Becker

Artists & Authors
For Families
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Art Studio
Free with Museum admission

Join us as we explore the sky! Aaron Becker will share a reading from One Sky, a follow-up to You Are Light and My Favorite Color. Storytime will be followed by an art studio project where participants will experiment with light and color to create their own translucent artwork.

Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online.

Who You'll Meet
A man wearing glasses in a blue shirt in front of a blue background.

Aaron Becker

Aaron Becker is the creator of the Caldecott Honor Book Journey and two follow-up books in the trilogy: Quest and Return. He is also the creator of A Stone for Sascha and the board books You Are Light and My Favorite Color. Aaron lives with his family in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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A cloudy sky can be seen behind a blue and purple stained glass window.

One Sky

A variety of solid brightly colored squares form a grid on a white background.

My Favorite Color

A series of die-cut circles each in varying shades of colors form a rainbow in a larger circle on white background.

You Are Light

A child in a red boat sails down a river toward a big castle.

Journey

Two children and a purple bird stand on a cliff overlooking the ocean and a glowing tower in the distance.

Quest

A child runs through an open red door into a lantern lit forest.

Return