What a night we had almost two weeks ago when Brian Lies came to the Blue Bunny in Dedham! My husband and Ivy were outside the store ready with the a guitar and ukelele to greet the esteemed author who drove up in his BATSmobile (a car decorated with scenes from the new book complete with a playable "sewer pipe organ". Atticus was happily banging the plethora of instruments strewn on a table outside of the store. Once inside all the children were enthralled by Lies's new book, Bats in the Band. I think the best part for me was learning about all plays on words and hidden musical references scattered throughout the book. However, the best part by far was when Lies pulled out a drawing that he had made in the 2nd grade. It was a typical 2nd grade drawing, without a hint of the artist that he would become. This really resonated with Ivy who often considers her own artwork to be just scribbles.
