Storytime with Micha Archer, Charles Cohen, and Richard Michelson

R. MICHELSON GALLERIES PRESENTS

Storytime at R. Michelson Galleries

with Micha Archer, Charles Cohen, and Richard Michelson

with special exhibition

2026 Chinese Original Picture Book Showcase

May 9th, 2026 | 2:00 pm

in conjunction with Mass Kids Lit Fest

Please join R. Michelson Galleries on May 9th at 2pm for a reading with authors Micha Archer (Wind Watchers), Charles Cohen (Dr. Seuss Lost Stories), and Richard Michelson (Fanny’s Big Idea). Books will be available for purchase and signing following the storytime.

READING AUTHORS:

Micha Archer has received many awards for her work, including Ezra Jack Keats Book Award, a Caldecott Honor and a 2025 New York Times – New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award.

Charles Cohen is the acknowledged expert on all things Seuss and he wrote the book The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing but the Seuss and also discovered missing Seuss stories, which were later published by Random House.

Richard Michelson’s many books for children have been listed among the ten best books of the year by the New York Times, Publisher’s Weekly, and the New Yorker. He has received a National Jewish Book Award, as well as two Sydney Taylor Gold Medals and two Silver Medals from the Association of Jewish Libraries.

The 2026 Chinese Original Picture Book Showcase: on view Friday, May 8th and Saturday May 9th, 2026

During this time we will also have a special exhibition on view, The 2026 Chinese Original Picture Book Showcase. Since the call for submissions for the touring exhibition project was launched in November 2025, a total of 343 picture book titles (496 volumes) have been received from picture book publishers and creators across China.

The submitted works cover a wide range of themes, including mythological stories, folk tales, traditional Chinese festivals, intangible cultural heritage, children’s cognition, science education, coming-of-age stories, and character education, fully demonstrating the creative vitality and cultural depth of contemporary original Chinese picture books. For this exhibition, we have selected representative picture books from diverse artistic approaches for display.

For more information and scheduling for the 2026 Mass Kids Lit Book Fest, please visit makidslitfest.org