Best-Selling Author Sheri Fink To Appear At World's Largest Children's Book Festival

Online, September 1, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Local author Sheri Fink will be attending a series of LA and OC literary events this September, including the world's largest children's book fair, the Orange County Children's Book Festival. She will be selling and signing copies of her two best-selling children's books, The Little Rose and The Little Gnome, as well as appearing for an onstage reading at the OC Children's Book Festival. Mark your calendars!

On September 1, Sheri Fink will be in attendance at Santa Monica's Books and Cookies, a bakery book store dedicated to providing fresh baked goods and enticing new stories for the whole family. Sheri will perform a public book reading followed by a book signing. Books and Cookies is located at 2230 Main Street, Santa Monica.

On September 15, Sheri Fink will be a guest at the Wilmington Book Festival alongside other children's book authors including David Shannon, Steve Gray, Gladys Elizabeth Barbieri, and Luis J. Rodriguez. Sheri and her colleagues will be performing readings followed by book signings afterwards. The Wilmington Book Festival is located at 401 E. Street, Wilmington.

On September 19, Sheri Fink will be at the Aliso Viejo Library for Toddler Storytime, an hour dedicated to stories, songs, and fun for parents and children. Sheri will perform a reading of her books between 11 a.m. and noon. The Aliso Viejo Library is located at 1 Journey, Aliso Viejo.

And finally, on September 30, Sheri Fink will be at the Orange County Children's Book Festival, the world's largest children's book festival, where she will be one of the guest authors honored to perform a public reading. The annual OC Children's Book Festival serves over 30,000 attendees every year with over 140 popular authors and illustrators, live family entertainment, professional storytellers, food, fun, activities, and more for free! The Festival will be held at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sheri will appear on the Storytelling Stage at 10:00 a.m. She'll also be debuting limited-edition Whimsical World of Sheri Fink merchandise at the Festival.

Sheri Fink, an international speaker and children's book author, first emerged onto the writing scene in March of 2011 with her inspiring smash hit, The Little Rose. Audiences praised the book unanimously, which soon found its way to the top of Amazon's best-seller list. Exhilarated by both the joy of writing and her own success with it, Sheri went on to write and release her second children's book, The Little Gnome, on the one year anniversary of The Little Rose. Sheri's third children's book, Exploring the Garden with the Little Rose, will be published on October 2, 2012. Discover more about Sheri Fink at http://www.SheriFink.com.

The Little Rose is a timeless, heartwarming story about accepting and embracing yourself for who you are. Finely detailed and irresistible illustrations bring to life this endearing story of the Little Rose growing up amongst a bed of weeds. Teased incessantly by the weeds around her, the Little Rose nearly gives up on finding happiness, until she learns to accept her differences and love herself for the rose that she is. The story teaches children to overcome bullying with themes of empowerment, self-esteem, and authenticity.

The Little Gnome is a cherished tale about an adorable garden gnome experiencing the wonder of the four seasons for the first time. When Summer changes to Fall and then to Winter, the Little Gnome learns to look for the good in change. His tale reaches out to children facing unfamiliar changes themselves, whether it's moving, starting a new school, or dealing with family changes. Change, the Little Gnome learns, may come for its own unknown reasons, but is always adaptable and ultimately acceptable.