East Providence Girl Scouts Meet Author

Members of East Providence Girl Scout Troop 417 and Seekonk Girl Scout Troop 707 attended a book signing at An Unlikely Story bookstore in Plainville, Mass. There they met Sarah Dillard, a children's book author and illustrator who was a former Brownie and Junior Girl Scout. To date, Sarah has written 28 books. Four of the books are about Mouse Scouts, a scouting troop of mice. The books' themes include environmental awareness, helping others and team work. Each chapter ends with an excerpt from the Mouse Scout Handbook.

The girls listened to the author read a chapter of her latest Mouse Scout book "Making Friends", learned how to weave a bowl, made their own book and received a Mouse Scout fun patch. They also received a personalized autograph and photo with the author.