All are invited to join us for the East Greenwich Free Library's Annual Meeting. This year, we welcome children's book creators and conservationists, Hayley and John Rocco as our special guest speakers. The meeting begins at 7 pm and light refreshments will be served. Please call 401-884-9510 ext 107 or email rquinlan@eastgreenwichlibrary.org to RSVP.
More about Hayley and John:
Hayley Rocco is the author of How to Send a Hug, her first collaboration with her husband, John Rocco. Before dedicating herself to writing for children full-time, she worked as a publicist for several major publishers. Most recently, she’s published her second fiction picture book, All the Books and several nonfiction picture books including Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough; and four of the first four books in Meet the Wild Things, a new series introducing young readers to endangered animals including: Hello, I'm a Pangolin, Hello, I'm a Sloth, and Hello, I'm a Quokka, Hello, I'm an Axolotl. Hello, I'm a Toucan and Hello, I'm a Loris are forthcoming in 2025.
In addition to becoming an ambassador for Wild Tomorrow, she is also co-founder of the Children's Book Creators for Conservation group, which embarked on its first trip to South Africa together in October 2023. The second group of children’s book creators are heading back this September for more volunteer work and inspiration. She lives in Rhode Island with fellow co-chair of the CBCC and husband, John Rocco.
John Rocco is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of many acclaimed books for children including Blackout, the recipient of a Caldecott Honor, and How We Got to the Moon, which received a Robert F. Sibert Honor and was longlisted for the National Book Award. Rocco is also known for illustrating the cover art for Rick Riordan's internationally bestselling series Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, and The Trials of Apollo. He also created the illustrations for the #1 New York Times bestsellers, Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes.
In addition to becoming an ambassador for Wild Tomorrow, he is also co-founder of the Children's Book Creators for Conservation group, which embarked on its first trip to South Africa together in October 2023. The second group of children’s book creators are heading back this September for more volunteer work and inspiration. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife—and fellow co-chair of the CBCC—author Hayley Rocco.
