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CAROLINE LEE
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Maxzyne Meets the Mannequins
Children's Books
Author Insight
Glad and Sad
A dear writer friend emailed me today as she was having lunch across the street from where we both once lived in downtown Chicago. Her news was both good and bad. Good - she had won a non-fiction book award and was honored at the Chicago Writer's event. Sad - she reported that Toni's Patisserie nearby, our favorite cafe and meeting place, was now boarded up and closed. I was very excited for my friend's achievement, but sad that I wasn't celebrating with her at that casual French refuge. One whoosh of the circular glass door and the gritty noise and smell of passing traffic was forgotten. Instead, classical music and the warm aroma of omelettes, quiche and fresh-baked tarts drew you toward the brass and glass cases. So many conversations, pastry confections and moments of respite or reward despite a busy day. Perhaps they will use the gold-lettered windows that once displayed mouth-watering desserts and picnic baskets as a blank canvas for local artists. But I'd still rather have latte with a friend.
Book Excerpt
Maxzyne Meets the Mannequins
“As long as we are together, Madame Gigi.” Aloin smiles at his family.
Gigi nods, thinking out loud. “Ray, you know those empty storefronts waiting to be rented around town? Especially here in the city Loop?”
“Sure, like the shopping center across the street. They’ve got window space in their mall overlooking Randolph Street right now. What’re you thinking?”
“Well, you taught me a blank window’s like an empty canvas, right?” He nods. “What if the mannequins were a part of Chicago’s Pop Up Art Program? Instead of dark, empty windows, folks get a chance to see projects done by local artists. But in this case, why not with a historical twist? Use the vintage aspect. Imagine . . . Chicago, early twentieth century.” Warming to the idea, she talks faster. “You know, there might even be grant money in this!”
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