Children’s author Sheri Lynn Austin was at Save-On-Foods in 100 Mile House on Sept. 28, promoting her two new books, From the Couch to the Door – The World Across the Floor, and Sherry in the Cherry Orchard.
The books, with illustrations by Kamloops artist Cynthia Snider, were both selected for the 2012 Okanagan region Raise-A-Reader (RAR) program.
Austin has been making RAR presentations with the books at Okanagan schools and libraries since June.
The author lives in Vernon but has a strong connection to Watch Lake, as all her life she’s been coming to spend time at her parent’s property, which was the first homestead on the lake.
Inspiration for her books comes from her two children and from her own childhood experiences at her grandfather’s orchard in the Okanagan.
Austin sold several books at the signing, and although they are priced at $8.95, they were erroneously rung in at $19.95 at the till.
People can bring their receipts to Save-On-Foods for a refund.
