Children's Author Carol Gardner to Appear at Barnes & Noble Clackamas Town Center

May 23, 2011 - PRLog -- English bulldog Zelda—star of the Zelda Wisdom line of greeting cards, books, and other products—takes center stage in this snazzy reboot of the Princess and the Frog fairy tale. Please join us to welcome author and creator Carol Gardner to our store for a special storytime and signing event featuring her new book, Princess Zelda and the Frog. What a great way to start off summer reading! Children around the ages of 4 to 8 years, their grown up friends and fans of all ages will love this event. Come for this special storytime and meet the author!

This event takes place at Barnes & Noble, Clackamas Town Center in Portland, Oregon on Friday, June 17, 2011, 7:00 pm.  This event is free and open to the public.

WHO:   
Carol Gardner, author

WHAT:   
Storytime Reading and Signing of her new book, PRINCESS ZELDA AND THE FROG

WHERE:            
Barnes & Noble, Clackamas Town Center
12000 SE 82nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97086
Phone: 503-786-3464

WHEN:             
Friday, June 17, 2011               
7:00 pm

COST:                
Free

Synopsis from bn.com:
Once upon a time there was a princess named Zelda. One day, when she is out in her finest dress playing with her favorite golden ball, she tosses her ball up in the air, and it lands—SPLAT!—in the mud. Princesses don’t go in the mud. How will she ever get back her favorite ball? Along comes an ugly, disgusting frog who will help her, but in return, Zelda must promise to be his best friend forever!


About the author:
Carol Gardner is the founder of Zelda Wisdom, Inc. Zelda and Carol have appeared on CNN, as well as Today, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The Martha Stewart Show, CNBC's Power Lunch, and many other television shows. Photographer Shane Young's images regularly appear in the New York Times and Sunset magazine, Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated. Zelda and her crew call Portland, Ore., home.


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