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Sunday, October 7, 2018

Elizabeth Varadan reading/signing 'The Carnival of the Animals' - November 8th

Time Tested Books
is pleased to present
Elizabeth Varadan
reading / signing
The Carnival of the Animals
Thursday, November 8th, 7:00pm
Once upon a musical score, Camille Saint-Saƫns was stumped. He was composing a piece of music to entertain his friends. An idea twinkled in his mind. A musical fantasy. Animals in a parade. A tune beckoned. Camille inked in some quarter notes. The melody slipped away.
 I must let this idea bloom, Camille thought.

 He sat in the stuffed chair by the door and closed his eyes. Music and pictures swirled in his head: A tortoise waltzed. A peacock called. A lion stomped into a forest.
 Soon Camille was fast asleep. He dreamed of animals in the zoo. He dreamed of animals far away.
Once upon a time, he dreamed…
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“Thanks to Elizabeth Varadan, you will roar with the lion, bound over clouds with the unicorn, dance with the tortoise, weep with the elephant, feel the friendship of a magical bird, know the enduring love of a swan…and more.  Best of all, you will enjoy the genuine magic of this carnival of creativity!”T. A. Barron, author of the Merlin Saga
 
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Elizabeth Varadan was born in Reno, Nevada, traveled to many states while growing up, and has lived most of her life in California. A former elementary school teacher, her current passion is writing. She and her husband live in Sacramento, California.

Her children's fiction has appeared in Story Friends, Ladybug, and Skipping Stones. Her poetry and fiction for adults has appeared in numerous magazines. The Fourth Wish, a middle grade fantasy novel, was self-published in 2009. Imogene and the Case of the Missing Pearls, a mystery featuring a ten-year-old sleuth and Sherlock Holmes, was published by MX Publishing in 2015. Her picture book Dragonella was published by Belanger Books in 2017.

This event is FREE & all are welcome

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