Children's Book Author Matthew Porter presents his book "Monkey World: The Thunderbolt Express" at Secret Garden Books in Seattle - Saturday, January 11th 2014 at 2pm

Take the kids and check out the work by this local author!

" "All aboard!" calls the station master. So starts a magical train ride with Jango Jenkins and his Dixieland Band, Oscar the magician, Miss Trixie and her pug dog Napoleon. This is about what happens when a pleasant journey goes all wrong. The pug goes missing. The bridge ahead is missing. And, the handle on the train brake is broken. Only in the series of books created by this Seattle author/illustrator under the general series title of Monkey World can the solution to this pickle involve shedding all weight to attempt to fly the train! Matthew Porter is a children's book illustrator and writer. His stories and imagery present the perfect balance of nostalgia with modern elegance. His work has become ubiquitous throughout the Pacific Northwest and he has been called the undisputed king of the hipster board book genre. His books are populated by wide eyed animals and his cheeky monkeys. Matthew's pieces are acrylic paint on wood. The artwork is sanded to highlight the woods natural grain and is rounded out by his use of strong bold lines.""

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