Fayrene Parrish, Avila Beach artist, known for her fine art and sculptures has created and illustrated ‘Pancho Saves The Day©’. The first book in a new series “The Shipmates Adventures©”, teaching the wonders of ecological habitats through adventure and art. The ‘Shipmates’ are the salty crew living and exploring the world aboard the good ship ‘Scooter’. Each book contains an adventure story, an art lesson and a narrated CD reading the story. They are aimed at children through grades 1 and 2. A great resource for all teachers, preschoolers and home schoolers.
Coalesce Book Store, 845 Main Street is sponsoring a book signing for Fayrene and her new book Saturday, July 10 at 2 pm, and ‘B Wise’ School Supply, 1324 E. Grand Avenue will present a book reading by Fayrene of ‘Pancho Saves The Day’ on Thursday, July 26, at 2 pm.
Fayrene will be participating in the Central Coast Author and Book Festival, Sunday, September 19, and her illustrations will be traveling trhough the County Public Library System during August.
” In these books I’ve been able to combine my favorite things – the ocean, nature and
art, as well as these salty sea types, ‘The Shipmates’ I’ve created over my career as an artist.”
‘Pancho Saves The Day’ can be purchased from Coalesce Book Store in Morro Bay and at B Wise School Supply in Arroyo Grande. Signed, first editions, are available from Fayrene at
www.shipmateslearningadventures.com
Fayrene is the founder of the Annual Sculptures Symposium in Cambria. Her paintings and sculptures are in the collections of the United States Government, Boeing, General Motors, Ford, and others. Her fine art can be seen at www.fayreneparrish.com, The Seaside Gallery in Pismo Beach and Amsterdam Fine Art, Carmel, California.
As an illustrator/author of Children’s Books, she was commissioned to write and illustrate a book using the Shipmates characters several years ago by the Space Needle in Seattle, called ‘The Shipmates Visit The Space Needle’. She is a member of the SLO NightWriters and The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
