Sophie Blackall
SBF Family Headline Event Presented with Northshire Bookstore:
Kate DiCamillo and Sophie Blackall–The Lost Evangeline
Saturday, October 4, 2025 – 10:30 am
Maple Avenue Middle School, 515 Maple Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
About Sophie Blackall – Award-winning artist, author, and illustrator of more than fifth books for children
Sophie Blackall, AM is an award-winning illustrator of over 50 books for children, including The New York Times best-selling Ivy and Bean series, the 2016 Caldecott Medal winner, Finding Winnie, and the 2019 Caldecott Medal winner, Hello Lighthouse, which she also wrote. She is the five-time recipient of The New York Times Best Illustrated Picture Book Award and has worked with UNICEF and Save the Children, UK on global health and literacy initiatives. Originally from Australia, she now splits her time between Brooklyn, New York, and the Catskill Mountains, where she and her husband run a retreat for the children’s book community called Milkwood Farm.
Her newest collaboration with Kate DiCamillo is an original fairy tale set in the world of The Puppets of Spelhorst and The Hotel Balzaar. Lost Evangeline, Blackall’s newest collaboration with Kate DiCamillol, is a magical middle-grade fairy tale about love, loss, and a tiny girl’s brave journey to find her family. Graced with exquisite black-and-white illustrations by Blackall, this timeless story of a girl and her father will make you believe in the impossible.
Lost Evangeline
Series: The Norendy Tales
By Kate DiCamillo and Sophie Blackall Publication
ISBN: 1536225525
Candlewick (release date: September 30, 2025)
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About Lost Evangeline
This captivating original fairy tale set in the world of The Puppets of Spelhorst and The Hotel Balzaar features an exclusive color illustration and gilded edges on the first printing.
When a shoemaker discovers a tiny girl (as small as a mouse!) in his shop, he takes her in, names her Evangeline, and raises her as his own. The shoemaker’s wife, however, fears that Evangeline has bewitched her husband, so when an opportunity arises to rid herself of the girl, she takes it. Evangeline finds herself far from her adopted father and her home, a tiny girl lost in the wide world. But she is brave, and she is resourceful, and with the help of those she meets on her journey—including a disdainful and self-satisfied cat—she may just find her way again. Return to the magical land of Norendy in this third original fairy tale by renowned storyteller Kate DiCamillo, perfect for savoring alone or for reading aloud with someone you love. Graced with exquisite black-and-white illustrations by Sophie Blackall, this timeless story of a girl and her father will make you believe in the impossible.