NASHVILLE, Tenn. ñ Preschoolers, beginning readers and all book
lovers are invited to join children’s author Alyssa Satin Capucilli,
author of the popular Biscuit series, for "Cookies and Milk with
Biscuit" at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the Vanderbilt Kennedy
Center, Room 241. The free event will feature a visit with a life-size
Biscuit mascot, songs, stories, snacks and prizes.
Capucilli is author of more than 30 children’s books, including
Biscuit, the popular best seller used to launch the My First I Can Read
series from HarperCollins. Biscuit has been deemed a modern classic and
has been translated into numerous languages worldwide. Proceeds from
the sale of Biscuit books during Capucilli’s Nashville visit will
benefit Kennedy Center programs.
"Biscuit and Ms. Capucilli are a perfect match for the Vanderbilt
Kennedy Center’s interest in promoting children’s reading," said Elise
McMillan, the center’s director of community outreach. "The Vanderbilt
Kennedy Reading Clinic helps struggling readers, and books like the
Biscuit series designed for beginning readers are so important. Ms.
Capucilli is deeply committed to helping children of all abilities
enjoy the gift of reading."
The Biscuit series, which features the golden puppy "Biscuit,"
appeared on the New York Times children’s best-sellers list and on the
American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists. Biscuit titles have
sold more than 6 million copies worldwide. Two of Capucilli’s books won
the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award in 2004.
The Biscuit character made his television debut on "Captain
Kangaroo," and the book series has been featured in the Captain’s
Storybook Corner. Biscuit appears on hundreds of recommended reading
lists for kindergarten and first grade, has been included in the Scott
Foresman Reading program and is a featured Scholastic Book Club
selection.
The event is sponsored by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research
on Human Development, a national center for the study of development
and disabilities, as well as by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Family Outreach
Center and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Reading Clinic. For more information
on the Kennedy Center, visit http://kc.vanderbilt.edu.
For information on this event or Capucilli’s other Nashville appearances, call
322-8240.
Media contact: Jan Rosemergy, (615) 322-8238
jan.rosemergy@vanderbilt.edu
Heather Bohn, (615) 298-4056
heather_bohn@bellsouth.net
Other Nashville appearances of Alyssa Satin Capucilli and "Biscuit"
Tuesday, Nov. 16
10:30 a.m., Book reading and signing at Borders in Brentwood
4 p.m. Book reading and signing at Barnes and Noble at Opry Mills
Wednesday, Nov. 17
10 a.m. Book signing at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills
Thursday, Nov. 18
10:30 a.m. Biscuit Party and Book Signing at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital performance area
1:30 p.m. Presentation and autograph session at Buena Vista Elementary School
5:30 p.m. Presentation and autograph session at Gordon Jewish Community Center Child Care Center
Friday, Nov. 19
9 a.m. Presentation and autograph session at Eakin Elementary School
1:30 p.m. Presentation and autograph session at Currey Ingram Academy