Join us as we launch Award Winning Children’s Author Kathryn Otoshi’s new book Zero. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a public reception with the author, cash bar and some nibbles. At 7:00 p.m. join us in the Salinas Room for a discussion of the book and its meaning, the author’s process and a digital presentation. Book-singing and Q&A to follow the talk. The author will also be signing her other books One, Simon & the Sock Monster, What Emily Saw and Marcello the Movie Mouse. All books must be purchased at the National Steinbeck Center to be signed.

Zero, the follow up to One is about a big round number, Zero. When she looks at herself, she just sees a hole right through her center. She admires the other numbers who can count. She wants to count too, but wonders how can a number worth nothing become something? Thus begins the story of Zero's search to find value in herself and in others.

Kathryn Otoshi is the founder of KO Kids Books and an author/illustrator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her award-winning books include What Emily Saw, Simon & the Sock Monster, and Marcello the Movie Mouse. Her anti-bullying book One, winner of 10 awards, including the E.B. White Read Aloud Honor and the Teacher’s Choice Award, explores acceptance, tolerance and the power of one voice. Her new book Zero, the follow up to One, is a number/counting book that addresses body types, self esteem, and finding inner value in ourselves and in others.

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