Author Visit with Mk Smith Despres: A Mass Kids Lit Fest Event

Join the Lenox Library on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. for a special story time with author Mk Smith Despres! Mk will read from their lyrical picture book Night Song and lead an activity.

Every morning as the sun rises, Bernardo the frog loves greeting the day by listening to the beautiful birdsong that fills the woods with joy. Inspired, Bernardo attempts to sing, too...but his croaking voice doesn't quite have the same effect. Listen along as Bernardo discovers the vital role he’s meant to play in the woods’ great symphony.

Mk Smith Despres (they/them) is the author of There’s That Sun Again, illustrated by Julie Benbassat, Night Song, a 2024 New England Book Award Finalist, illustrated by Hyewon Yum, and the First Friends board book series, illustrated by Aya Watanabe and Libby Burns. They write, teach, and read lots of books with their family in western Massachusetts. You can find them at their website: https://www.mksmithdespres.com/

This Mass Kids Lit Fest event is presented in partnership with the Massachusetts Center for the Book. For a full schedule, please visit https://www.makidslitfest.org/.

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