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Behold, Mac Barnett!: Popular children's author speaks with Ogden youth about his career and love of picture books
OGDEN — Ogden, Utah, is going to be celebrating picture books for years to come. That's thanks to a visit from children's author Mac Barnett. On Thursday, Barnett — who is coming to the end of a two-year term as the Library of Congress' National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature — visited New Bridge Elementary School and the Treehouse Children's Museum as part of his initiative "Behold, The Picture Book! Let’s Celebrate Stories We Can Feel, Hear, and See." Barnett is the author behind books such as Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and the First Cat in Space series. Barnett ...
