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Jill Hendrix
Fiction Addiction
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Free Community Performance by New York Times Bestselling Author Eric Litwin

Greenville, SC, July 27, 2015 - Get ready to sing, dance, and fall in love with reading! Fiction Addiction and The University of South Carolina Upstate are bringing Eric Litwin to Greenville for a FREE 45-minute performance featuring his new book, The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants (Little, Brown, hardcover, $18.00, on sale 9/22/15) on Friday, September 25th, at the University Center Greenville entrance to McAlister Square (225 S. Pleasantburg Dr., Greenville), just outside the USC Upstate office.

This event is free and open to the public, but a purchase of The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants at the event is required in order to join the signing line. Mr. Eric will also sign copies of The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House and one additional Pete the Cat book (that he wrote -- first four only) per person. Mr. Eric will personalize only copies of The Nuts books.

Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants is the second book of the Nuts series from the creative genius behind the #1 New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat books!

Little Hazel Nut wants her family to sing and dance with her, but they're just not listening! Mama Nut is buzzing around the house, Papa Nut has his nose stuck in a book, and Wally Nut is up to who knows what. Who will get everyone singing and dancing? Why...their super-cool, super-hip, disco-dancing Grandma Nut, of course!

Eric Litwin's expert use of repetition, call-and-response, and rhyme, combined with Scott Magoon's clever and hilarious illustrations, offers an unforgettable interactive reading experience inviting readers young and old to join in on the fun.

The read-aloud functionality and light animation are sure to have readers singing and dancing along with this nutty family!

About the author:

Eric Litwin (Mr. Eric) is a guitar-strumming, book-writing, harmonica-blowing, song-singing, folksy, fun type of guy. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the first four Pete the Cat picture books and the author of the new musical series, The Nuts. Mr. Eric's books have sold over 6.5 million copies, been translated into eight languages, and won 18 state and national awards, including a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award. He has also recorded award-winning music CDs. Mr. Eric is a popular performing artist who plays guitar, sings, tells musical stories, and brings books to life. He is also a nationally respected keynote speaker on interactive literacy and music. Mr. Eric is the co-creator of The Learning Groove, which offers parent and child music classes and preschool music curriculum. Mr. Eric likes music, books, and coffee.

If you cannot make the event, you can reserve a signed copy of the author's book by contacting Fiction Addiction in advance at 864-675-0540 or at info@fiction-addiction.com.

ABOUT FICTION ADDICTION

Fiction Addiction is a local, woman-owned, independent bookstore established in 2001. The store carries a mixture of new and used fiction and nonfiction, including children's books, as well as gift items. We are located at 1175 Woods Crossing Road (in the shopping center with Fried Green Tomatoes, Boardwalk, and Jimmy John's). For more information, visit our website at http://www.fiction-addiction.com or call us at 864-675-0540.

ABOUT USC UPSTATE

Now in its 48th year, USC Upstate continues to strive toward its vision of becoming one of the Southeast's leading "metropolitan" universities...a university which acknowledges as its fundamental reason for being its relationship to its surrounding cities, their connecting corridors, and expanding populations. The University aims to be recognized nationally among its peer metropolitan institutions for its excellence in education and commitment to its students, for its involvement in the Upstate, for its operational and managerial effectiveness, for its civility and common purpose, and for the clarity and integrity of its mission. As a senior comprehensive public institution of the University of South Carolina, the University's primary responsibilities are to offer baccalaureate education to the citizens of the Upstate of South Carolina and to offer selected master's degrees in response to regional demand. You can find more information online at www.uscupstate.edu.

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