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Gaithersburg
Book Festival

May 16, 2026

10am – 6pm

Bohrer Park


David LaRochelle

Featured Title: This Superhero Needs Your Help!
This Superhero Needs Your Help!

Do you have what it takes to be a superhero? Just grab the included marker and start drawing—there are crooks to be caught!

Gadzooks! Dr. Dreadful is causing chaos all over town. Quick—pick up the dry-erase marker that comes with this book and put your drawing skills to work. This superhero needs help blocking an army of robot mice, getting some babies back their stolen candy, and cleaning up a playground. It’s up to YOU to complete the book. Once you’re done, just wipe off the pages and test your drawing prowess again. From David LaRochelle, Geisel Award–winning author of See the Cat and its sequels, comes a clever, interactive adventure tailor-made for creative kids, enthusiastic doodlers, and anyone who’s ever dreamed of being a superhero.

About David LaRochelle

David LaRochelle is the author of “Isle of You,” illustrated by Jaime Kim, as well as “How to Apologize,” “Go and Get with Rex,” “Mr. Fox’s Game of “No!”,” and the “See the Cat” series, all illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka. He is also the author-illustrator of the “Draw & Erase Adventure” books “This Pirate Needs Your Help!” and “This Sheep Needs Your Help!” David searches for gold doubloons in White Bear Lake, Minn.

David will be presenting “This Superhero Needs Your Help!.”

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