Create Your Own Children's Book

For Ages: 10+

Thur, Jun 18, 2026 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

About this Class:

This class introduces the process of turning a children’s picture book idea into a tangible project ready for publishing. In a fun, collaborative workshop setting, students create an illustrated ABC story while learning the key steps of book development—from initial concept to storyboard, dummy book, and a finished illustrated page. The course emphasizes both creativity and practical execution, guiding participants to approach their work as if preparing it for submission to a publisher or for self-publishing.

This class is located in the Main Gallery.

About the Teacher: 

Gus D’Angelo is the author/illustrator of the best-selling children's book National Parks A to Z (Mountaineers Books) and the brand new board book National Parks ABC! Gus is also an animator and comics artist who's created illustrations, graphic journalism, and animation for a wide variety of media and educational orgs, mobile game developers, and nonprofits – such as The Washington Post, Google, and the Sierra Club.

Learn more about Gus:

• www.mountaineers.org/books/books/national-parks-a-to-z-adventure-from-acadia-to-zion
• @nationalparksatoz

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