Matt Tavares, the celebrated illustrator and creator of Red and Lulu, reads us new book, Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever. Dasher is an adventurous young reindeer in a traveling circus who longs to feel the snow beneath her hooves. One day, she takes off after her dream—and meets a nice man in a red suit with a horse-drawn sleigh who turns out to be Santa!

• Introduced by: Forest Creek Elementary, Mrs. Shogan’s 2nd Grade Salamanders
• Book Signing: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Children’s Signing Tent, Congress Avenue.

Matt Tavares, Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever