Messiah College News Archive

Besides having his first children’s book on Publisher’s Weekly list of the “Best of 2007,” alumnus Jonathan Bean `01 is also enjoying being named one of the magazine’s “Four Fresh Children’s Book Talents.”

Bean’s book, “At Night,” is about a restless girl who finally finds slumber on the rooftop of her city home. Bean also illustrated three other recently released children’s books: “The Apple Pie that Papa Baked,” by Lauren Thompson; “Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat,” by Lynne Jonell; and “Mokie and Bik,” by Wendy Orr.