Book notes: Prelutsky teams with DuPage Symphony

Ÿ Meet Wendy McClure, author of “The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie,” as she signs copies of her book at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 29, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. Wine and cheese will be served. The event is free and open to the public. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com. McClure also signs copies of her new book at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

Ÿ Author Gerard Murrin discusses and signs copies of his latest suspense thriller, “Chez Paradise,” from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 29, at The Wine Cellar, 361 W. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. (847) 776-1000 or thewinecellaronline.com.

Ÿ Children's book illustrator Matt Cordell discusses and signs copies of his books “Leap Back Home to Me” and “Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie” at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.

Ÿ Authors Mary Doody and Ellen Brosnahanread from and sign copies of their book “101 Things to Do in Naperville” at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. (630) 355-2665 or andersonsbookshop.com.

Ÿ Meet author Tony Hays as he discusses and signs copies of his latest book, “The Beloved Dead: An Arthurian Mystery,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park. (708) 771-7243.

Ÿ America's first Children's Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky will be on hand for a DuPage Symphony Orchestra family event beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. The DuPage Symphony Orchestra will perform Camille Saint-Saens' “Carnival of the Animals,” along with Prelutsky's reading of his new accompanying narration of the piece. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $8 for children younger than 12. Call the North Central College box office or order online at tickets.noctrl.edu/. Following the symphony event, Prelutsky will be on hand for a reception at 5 p.m. at Anderson's Bookshop at 123 E. Jefferson Ave., Naperville. The reception features poetry readings, conversation, entertainment and snacks. Anderson's Bookshop welcomes only patrons who purchase a combined concert/bookshop event ticket for $15 per child or $30 per adult. Combined tickets are available through the North Central College box office at (630) 637-7469. Prelutsky's award-winning books include “The Dragons are Singing Tonight” and the anthology “The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury.”

Ÿ Author Kenneth Green discusses his book “I'm From Division Street” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 2, at the Vernon Area Public Library District, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. Call (847) 634-3650. Green will discuss and sign his book at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston. Call (847) 448-8646. Green will also be on hand for a discussion of “I'm From Division Street” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Congregation B'nai Shalom, 701 W. Aptakisic Road, Buffalo Grove. Call (847) 415-1370.

Ÿ The Book Stall at Chestnut Court hosts a release party for 22-year-old debut author Veronica Roth of Evanston, who will read from and sign copies of her thriller “Divergent” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 2. The Book Stall is at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.

Ÿ Meet “Delirium” author Lauren Oliver as she discusses and signs copies of her new young adult thriller at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.

Ÿ Meet author Rebecca Rasmussen, a former Winnetka resident, as she discusses and signs copies of her debut novel, “The Bird Sisters,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880 or thebookstall.com.