Bookbag: Iowa City s KidLit Pizzazz Festival welcomes Iowa children s authors, illustrators
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Hancher s Wellspring fish sculptures inspire children s book by Iowa City author and illustrator
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Published May 27, 2021 at 4:16 PM CDT
From Begin with a Bee by Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, and Phyllis Root; illustrated by Claudia McGehee. Published by the University of Minnesota Press. Text copyright 2021 by Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, and Phyllis Root. Illustrations copyright 2021 by Claudia McGehee. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
“Fishtastic! A Tale of Magic and Friendship” is a book inspired by new sculptures erected at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City last fall. The art installation is called “Wellspring” and features 30 granite fish created by sculptor Colettel Hosmer. Host Charity Nebbe talks with Chuck Swanson of Hancher Auditorium and Tess Weaver about how this book came to be.