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Author, illustrator join Family Fun Days

Looking for a place to spend some quality family time? Family Fun Days at the Sycamore History Museum includes a wide variety of activities for the whole family.

This month there will be two special guests, local author Robert Dancey and illustrator Mark Olson. The event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. July 14. Throughout the day, Junior Docents will lead tours of the gardens and museum.

Dancey will talk about the process of writing a book, and share information about fossils including Illinois’s state fossil that are focus of his book, “I Found a Monster Today.” Olson will share his thoughts on what makes a great illustration.

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