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Doug Hansen Illustrates A "Magic" California In New Children's Book

KVPR | By Joe Moore
Published November 29, 2016 at 10:51 AM PST
Heyday Books / Fresno State
Doug Hansen, author of "California The Magic Island"

Illustrator and author Doug Hansen's work is immediately familiar to many Fresno area residents. For years Hansen worked as a staff illustrator for the Fresno Bee, producing a popular series on local landmarks and places throughout Central California. Now an art professor at Fresno State, Hansen has taken his love of illustrating California scenes into a new field - children's books. His newest, "California, The Magic Island" is a colorful trip through California mythology geography and history, for children ages six and up. Hansen is among the local authors participating in the "Bookhop" event Thursday December 1 at Arte Americas from 5:00-8:00 PM. 
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Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).
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