Tuttle’s Red Barn held the first book signing to celebrate the publication of Tuttle’s Red Barn The Story of America’s Oldest Family Farm on Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM at the original site of the farm – 151 Dover Point Road, Dover, NH 03820. Present was Author Richard Michelson and Illustrator Mary Azarian.

Richard Michelson is a prize-winning poet and children’s book author. His numerous children’s books have received a New Yorker Best Book, a Children’s Book Committee Book of the Year and a Jewish Book Council Book of the Month Award. He was also honored as one of two finalists for the 2006 National Jewish Book Award for Children's Illustrated Books. For more information about Author Richard Michelson, please visit www.rmichelson.com/RMichelson_Galleries.html

Mary Azarian has illustrated over 40 books. Her work about Vermont's famous photographer of snow crystals in a picture book, Snowflake Bentley, won the Caldecott Award in 1999. Since 1963, she has worked from a small hill farm in northern Vermont where she started Farmhouse Press in 1969. Originally, she printed by hand and transitioned to a 19th century Vandercook proof press. For more information about Mary Azarian, please visit www.maryazarian.com

Other tours are being held throughout New England through November 9th. Additional information about the tours can be retrieved from www.tuttletour.info or by calling 413-586-3964. For additional information about Tuttle’s Red Barn, please visit www.tuttlesredbarn.net or call 603-742-4313.