Happy Friday Loves! The weekend is almost here 🙂
Last night, Barnes and Noble in TriBeCa hosted actress and writer, Emma Thompson for the release of her new children’s book ‘The Spectacular Tale Of Peter Rabbit’. She previously penned two other children’s books, ‘The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit’ and ‘The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit’ to commemorate the 110 anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s release of ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’. Emma’s newest adventure for Peter Rabbit is cleverly written, features beautiful illustrations by Eleanor Taylor and includes a story narration CD by Emma!
The London Lady, Emma Thompson has been very successful as an actress and has starred in numerous films including Sense and Sensibility, Love Actually, Nanny McPhee, and Saving Mr. Banks.
Emma Thompson arrived early (love that) wearing a unique black leaf dress and white sneakers. Her dress also had pockets and little Peter Rabbit was tucked snuggly inside her pocket. What I noticed almost immediately though was her genuinely warm smile!
She treated the audience to a reading of the entire book (cover to cover) in a theatrical performance only Emma Thompson could give! Emma shined and really captivated the entire audience with her quick wit and different character voices. Following the reading, she plopped herself down to sign each and every copy of her book! Most people bought multiple copies and she patiently signed books while striking up conversations with little ones! She seems to really love children and asked two kiddos ahead of me “what shall I write about next? Any ideas for me?” Emma signed my books and said “thank you sweet Katie for coming tonight and I do hope you enjoy the book” in her elegant British accent.
Emma Thompson’s new book ‘The Spectacular Tale of Peter Rabbit’ is on sale now at Barnes and Noble.
Little Peter Rabbit
