Dave at Little Shop sends along this announcement…

In celebration of Screen Free Week, Random House is sending two incredible authors/illustrators to help encourage kids to turn off the TV and read a book or play outside. Two-time Caldecott winner Chris Raschka and graphic artist extraordinaire Bob Staake will be painting a mural at the Decatur Recreation Center starting around 3pm tomorrow. So stop by in the afternoon to say hello and watch them work their magic!

Dave says he’s heard they will be painting part of the wall in the playground area out back of the Rec.

Random House began a new ad campaign for books-on-tape at this year’s Decatur Book Festival, which purposely focuses on grid-locked Atlanta because of our long commute times.

Diane Capriola of “Little Shop of Stories” adds a little color to the AJC article by recounting the trials of Decaturites that live 15 minutes from any highway “You try to get to Buckhead from Decatur and it could take you a good 45 minutes,” said Capriola. “It’s (audiobooks) just a good option to have.”

I’ve listened to countless books-on-tape over the years during my commute downtown…currently I’ve got Faulkner’s Sound and the Fury in the CD player.  Though I don’t buy them, I just take them out of the library.