Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Book Nook: Andi Scurto Author Event (Niceville 9/24)

Destin, Florida author and illustrator Andi Scurto, author of “The Accidental Adventure of Mattie the Giraffe,” will celebrate National Library Month in September with a storytime and book-signing event in Niceville on Sept. 24.
The event will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, in the Front Gallery at Artful Things Niceville, 1087 John Simms Parkway E., in Niceville. The event is free to the public.

For more information, go to: www.artfulthingsniceville.com or www.facebook.com/Artfulthingsniceville.

“The Accidental Adventure of Mattie the Giraffe” is a colorfully illustrated tale of the day that Mattie learns to ride her bicycle. It’s the captivating story about Mattie’s unexpected adventure that makes the perfect winter read for children. A surprise ending, combined with over a dozen original watercolor paintings comprise this lighthearted journey of a reticulated giraffe.

If you order “The Accidental Adventure of Mattie the Giraffe” straight from Scurto’s website at https://andiart.com/mattiethegiraffebook , your copy will come signed by the author. There is limited stock, and once it runs out you can find copies on Amazon.

Hailing from Destin, Florida by way of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Scurto is of Colombian descent and finds the warm Florida weather much to her liking.

Scurto is a self-taught artist whose art is featured in four different galleries and multiple outdoor areas in the Destin area. For nearly 15 years Scurto has been a professional artist, and she’s spent over 20 years writing creative content for the vacation rental industry. Finally, she’s combined her passions for storytelling and love of illustrating.

Six years in the making, Mattie the Giraffe began as a shy illustration that went on to be the subject of the 20th anniversary poster for Destin Festival of the Arts and then continued to win multiple awards, culminating in the book. Scurto’s favorite pastimes include bird-watching, attempting to complete the NY Times daily crossword and of course, riding her bike. This is her first book.

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