Geneva native Kurt Wehrmeister, author of his first book for children, will return to his hometown Friday to share the story of “Cumie, the Brave Little Cloud” at an event in downtown Geneva.
The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon at The Little Traveler, 404 S. Third St., and feature special readings and art workshops. Two other events for the book will be held Oct. 14 and 15 at the store. For ticket availability, go toWehrmeister, 66, who now lives in Santa Rosa, California, collaborated on the book with Geneva native and illustrator Kathryn Nagel, 29, a graduate of the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design. This is her first children’s book as well.
“She is a tremendous talent who I’m convinced will have a great career in illustration and indeed in animation as well,” Wehrmeister said. ”As to Brian Smith, I’m just glad I knew him and that he was nice enough to help,” he said. “I knew he’d spent his career with the National Weather Service. I had written this story with only a basic layman’s knowledge of Earth’s water cycle and so I needed to know that we were close to accurate on our facts,” Wehrmeister said.
He’s also known for his voice. He had roughly a 30-year run beginning in 1979 as the public address announcer of Geneva High School football and basketball games.
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