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Author Glynn Singleton will appear at Black Bear Books to promote and sign his newest children's book, Buddy Boy Brooks Takes the Wheel.

May 24, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.

For additional information, contact Erin Thompson at Black Bear Books.

828.264.4636 or erin@blackbearbooks.com

In the tradition of Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed, and Paul Bunyan, Buddy Boy Brooks sails in as new folk hero to children and parents alike. Born with a full-grown beard and an indomitable spirit, Buddy enters the world destined to be a riverboat captain. By the age of three, Buddy has charmed all the four-legged critters living in the swampy bayou. His dreams come true faster than anyone imagines when eight-year-old Buddy meets four old riverboat captains and accepts a challenge that will change his life. Join Buddy Boy Brooks as he navigates his way down the mighty Mississippi and into American history.

Glynn Singleton has had careers in the armed forces, the railroad industry, and the postal service. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee. Carissa Carisse is an artist whose illustrations, photographs, and sculptures have been shown in the Pensacola Museum of Art and the Selby Gallery in Sarasota. She lives in Pensacola, Florida.

The book is appropriate for children ages 4-8.