Drawing Lesson with Brittni Nelson! - The House on Hemlock Hill
Sun, Aug 09
|The Book Loft Oak Park
Learn how to draw illustrations from The House on Hemlock Hill, taught by author and illustrator, Brittni Nelson!
Time & Location
Aug 09, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Book Loft Oak Park, 1047 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60301, USA
About the event
Perfect for ages 8-12, though all are welcome! Drawing materials will be supplied, and multiple options for different drawing capabilities will be provided!
Copies of The House on Hemlock Hill will be available for purchase.
"A forgotten diary, a creepy neighbor, and rumors of a missing girl. What secrets are hiding in the house on Hemlock Hill?
Twelve-year-old Alyssa isn’t happy when she and her family move from Chicago to a neglected farmhouse on Lake Winnebago. While exploring their new home, Alyssa finds a hidden diary written by a girl who lived in the house in the 1950s. She’s eager to figure out who wrote the diary and why it was hidden—maybe Wisconsin won’t be so boring.
While reading about farm life in the diary, Alyssa navigates her own new rural life. She struggles to fit in at school, her mysterious elderly neighbor seems to watch her every move, and…