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Robert's Snow Auctions Starting

I’ve blogged on Robert’s Snow before. Robert’s Snow (the book) is now available in stores (and makes a great holiday gift!), and I also thought I’d pass on a followup e-mail on the snowflake auction from my sister, Alvina. Apologies for not getting this up sooner, as there were a few other events that have now passed, but I was a little bit preoccupied. Anyway, here’s Alvina:

Hello All!

Many of you already know about “Robert’s Snow for Cancer’s Cure,” but the time has finally come to ACT! For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s the quick summary:

Do you love The Polar Express or Olivia or Harry Potter? You could own an original art piece (not a print!) by the illustrators of those books and help the fight against cancer at the same time! How? By participating in Robert’s Snow: for Cancer’s Cure, a unique fundraiser for cancer research. Over 170 illustrators of children’s books have made original works of art — on wooden snowflakes — to be auctioned online from October 31 to December 12.

Children’s book author/illustrator Grace Lin created Robert’s Snow: for Cancer’s Cure after her husband was diagnosed with cancer; she rallied her colleagues to contribute to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in the way she knew best — with art. On wooden snowflakes, illustrators such as Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express), Marc Brown (Arthur), and Mary Grand Pre (Harry Potter) have created exclusive works that are now on auction at www.robertssnow.com. Don’t miss the snow!

Many of the auctions are going on right now, so please pass this along to everyone you know!

Also, for those of you in Massachusetts or California, we have some events coming up and opportunities to see the snowflakes in person — believe me, the websites do not do these pieces of art justice. They are absolutely breathtaking in real life, so if you’re able, go see them in person. I’m flying out to Los Angeles for the Storyopolis event, so please join me!

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst, MA.
Oct 31-Dec 12 Snowflake Exhibit 29: snowflakes selected from the collection will be on display here!

Storyopolis Art Gallery, 116 North Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.
Dec 2-12, Snowflake Exhibit Snow on the west coast! Over 70 snowflakes from the collection will be display here.
Dec 2, 7pm Exhibit Opening: meet participating local artists and see the snowflakes.

You’ve voted for president (I hope), so now “vote” for your favorite snowflake by bidding on them. I have the winning bid on one of the snowflakes right now, but believe me, I’ll be thrilled if I end up not being able to afford any of them.

Thanks, everyone. Let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Alvina

What are you waiting for? Go ahead and bid!