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07/02/2015 12:01 AMGloria Nilsson of Killingworth was one of 12 authors and illustrators recently chosen to write and illustrate The Great Connecticut Caper, an online mystery for young readers sponsored by Connecticut Humanities, Connecticut Center for the Book. Authors and illustrators were given one week to write and illustrate their chapter. Nilsson created her illustration on silk.
In the mystery story, Gillette Castle has vanished from East Haddam. Thomas and Li-Ming put their detective skills to work trying to solve this magical mystery. A new chapter of the book was published every other week, culminating in a celebration at Gillette Castle with more than 100 Caper followers from all over the state. Nilsson entertained close to 50 children of many ages who came to try their hand at illustrating. Some created their own original illustrations on artist trading cards while others used their talents to color in a piece of the puzzle ATC for chapter 11’s Spell Check. Throughout the Caper chapter releases online, Connecticut Humanities ran some contests for children to participate in. The Guilford Library won a Caper contest; the prize was an illustration workshop run by Nilsson on June 22 at the library.
For more information, visit www.gznilsson.com.