HenCam

Preschool Visit
2010-05-06 | The Bright Horizons, Newburyport, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be visiting three preschool classrooms with Tillie!

School Visit
2010-04-15 | The MLK School, and the Amigos School, Cambridge, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be visiting the kindergarten and pre-K classrooms with Tillie courtesy of their wonderful library!

Tillie Story Time at D2E
2010-04-10 14:00 (America/New_York) | The D2E Sustainable Living Expo, Boston, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be reading Tillie Lays an Egg and everyone can meet Tillie.

Tillie on MARTHA!
2010-04-02 | The Martha Stewart Show, Select a Country:
Tillie and I will be driving down to NYC on Monday, March 29. We’ll spend the night at a posh boutique hotel in SoHo. Then, on March 30. we’ll go to the Martha Stewart studios and tape a segment for The Martha Stewart Show! The show will air on April 2 (check your local listings.)

Backyard Chicken Keeping
2010-03-13 | The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, NY, Select a Country:
Join me for this winter talk at The Wild Center in the Adirondacks. I’ll share what I know about keeping a home flock of hens. I’ll also be doing a children’s program in which I’ll read Tillie Lays an Egg and talk about chickens.

Preschool Visit
2010-03-10 | The Frost School, Westford, MA, Select a Country:

Backyard Chickens at the Boston Museum of Science
2010-03-03 19:00
Writer Susan Orlean will be talking about her experiences with her flock of hens (and one surprise rooster). I’ll be there with the “talent” – several chickens for everyone to meet and greet. This is going to be a fun evening! Reservations required.

Westford Farmers Market Winter Series: Keeping Chickens
2010-02-21 16:00 | Westford Farmers Market, Westford, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be part of a panel of chicken-keeping experts. This program is for beginners and experienced flock owners.

Preschool Program
2010-01-27 | The Bright Horizons Childrens Center, Brickstone Place, Andover, MA, Select a Country:
The children at this preschool have been learning all about farm animals. Tillie and I will be there to talk about chickens!

Preschool Program
2009-11-30 | The Childrens Place at Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, Select a Country:

Springfield, Vermont Public Library
2009-10-14 15:30
Join me and Tillie for for this “Discovery Hour” where I’ll read Tillie Lays an Egg and talk about all things chicken.

Westford Mass. Farmers' Market
2009-10-13 14:00
I’ll be at the Westford Farmers Market to talk about keeping backyard hens. Stop by!

Storytime at the Framingham Barnes & Noble
2009-09-22 12:30
Join me for storytime. I’ll be bringing the real, live, Tillie!

Storytime at The Country Club
2009-09-20 16:00
This event is for members only. They’re having their first Farmers’ Market/Family Lawn event. Tillie and I are looking forward to it! We’ll have our own storytime tent.

Chelmsford Public Library
2009-08-13 10:00
Join me and Tillie for story time!

West Coast HenCam Party and Tillie Booksigning
2009-08-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Chevalier’s Books, Los Angeles, CA, Select a Country:
This wonderful indie bookstore has offered to host a West Coast HenCam Party! I can’t wait to meet you! Let’s make this a summer gathering of West Coast chicken fans! The local farmers market will be in full swing nearby. I’ll have cookies for guests. It’ll be a wonderful way to spend the morning in LA. Email me i if you’re coming so I can plan ahead and bring enough sweets.

Palms Rancho Branch Library
2009-08-06 16:00 | Palms Rancho Branch Library, Select a Country:
I’ll be in LA for the SCBWI Conference and have arranged to fly in early to do a special storytime at this LA Public Library. I won’t have Tillie with me, but I will have props from Tillie Lays an Egg.

Nantucket Atheneum
2009-07-24 11:30 | Nantucket Atheneum, Select a Country:
I’m taking the ferry to Nantucket just so that I can read Tillie Lays an Egg at this library. Join me for a special storytime in this special place.

Sherborn Public Library
2009-07-01 15:00
Join Tillie and me for a special story time at the library.

Chickenstock
2009-06-14 09:00 - 14:00 | Unnamed Venue, Keene, NH, Select a Country:
Don’t miss this chicken swap and farm crafters sale held in the Agway parking lot 80 Martell Court (google for directions.) It’s being organized by a member of the BYC forum. I’ll be signing copies of Tillie Lays an Egg and the Farmstead Egg Cookbook, and selling pins and magnets made from vintage books – many with farm animal images!

Barnes and Noble
2009-06-11 10:30 | Unnamed Venue, Saugus, MA, Select a Country:
I’ll be reading Tillie Lays an Egg at the regular storytime at the Saugus, MA store. I can’t bring a live chicken because of the cafe, but I will have real eggs to show off and some of the props from the book. I hope to see you there!

Hampstead, NH Central School
2009-06-05 09:30
Kindergarten class visit. Hopefully, their eggs will have all hatched by the time Tillie and I arrive.

Deviled Egg Cookoff
2009-06-01 19:30 | Unnamed Venue, Somerville, MA, Select a Country:
Tillie will be a celebrity hen at this deviled egg cookoff/party at PA’s Lounge in Somerville, MA. I think that this is the first time that a live chicken has been invited to a bar! We’re looking forward to meeting a whole different demographic than the three-year olds that we usually hang with. Besides, I LOVE deviled eggs. I’ll be bringing some of my own. Go here and here for more info.

Robbins Library
2009-05-20 10:30 | Unnamed Venue, Arlington, MA, Select a Country:
Tillie and I will be in Arlington for the regular story hour. Please join us! There will be books available to purchase. I’m happy to chat with adults after the event – I know that there’s a movement afoot in Arlington to allow chickens in backyards. This is a your chance to introduce your neighbors to a real chicken.

The Tobin School
2009-05-18
Tillie and I will be meeting several classrooms of children. Tillie Lays an Egg will be available for sale through Porter Square Books (one of my all-time favorite indie booksellers.)

Reading and Booksigning at the Toadstool Bookshop
2009-05-16 14:00 | Toadstool Bookshop, Select a Country:
Join me during the town-wide Children and the Arts Festival for a Tillie Lays an Egg reading at this delightful indie bookstore.

Monadnock Writers Group
2009-05-16 09:45
I’ll be talking to this active group of writers about food writing.

Upton Public Library
2009-05-14 14:30 | Upton Public Library, Select a Country:
Join Tillie and me for a special story time. We’ll be at the Town Hall (route 140 in the town center) so that there’s enough room for everybody. Upton’s indie bookstore, Kaleidoscope Books, will have Tillie Lays an Egg at the event and at their store for sale. After story time, I look forward to meeting with 4-H members from Upton.

Winchester Public Library
2009-04-24 14:00 | Winchester Public Library, Select a Country:
Tillie and I will do a reading and booksigning.

Groton Public Library
2009-04-23 10:30 | Groton Public Library, 99 Main Street, Groton, MA, 01450, United States
Tillie and I will do a reading and booksigning. For ages 3 and up.
