Kings Beach Art Resurgence

“Who Needs a Forest Fire?” written by Paula Henson and illustrated by Sue Todd and Emily Underwood, has received multiple awards, including a silver seal award from the Nautilus Book Awards in the Children’s Illustrated Nonfiction category and an Indie Excellence Award.

The book, created as part of the FOREST FIRE exhibit at Truckee Community Recreation Center, will be displayed at the American Library Association book fair in Washington, D.C., along with other Nautilus winners.

“Who Needs a Forest Fire?” is for readers from age 5 to 10; it explains how stopping all fires and allowing the forest floor to become overcrowded and overgrown leads to conditions that are perfect for major wildfires. The book is available at Word After Word Books in Truckee and on Amazon. The FORESTFIRE exhibit is on display until September. | nevadacountyarts.org

The Truckee Library StoryWalk along the Legacy Trail will feature “Senorita Mariposa” by Ben Gundersheimer until Aug. 13. Starting at Truckee River Regional Park, follow the Legacy Trail east and look for the laminated signs, which are single pages of the book. It is a beautifully illustrated bilingual book about one heroic butterfly and her migration to Mexico. The pages are about 50 feet apart and the walk, which parallels the Truckee River is about 1 mile. | (530) 582-7846; madelynhelling. evanced.info

Pre-orders are being taken for “Going It Alone,” the new book from Tim Hauserman. The book is a story of the conflict between wanting to be alone in the wilderness and finding himself with deep feelings of fear and loneliness once he gets there.

The book takes the reader along as Hauserman hikes on the John Muir Trail through rainstorms and challenging climbs while facing stoves that don’t work and lonely nights in the tent. Next, he heads out from his driveway onto a 14 day thru-hike of the Tahoe Rim Trail. Despite writing the guidebook to the TRT, he only truly discovers the trail when he thru-hikes it by himself. | unpress.nevada.edu

Gatekeeper’s Museaum | Tahoe City | July 6-Aug. 31 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | northtahoemuseums.org

Piper J Gallery | Truckee | July 7-31 | piperjgallery.com

Tahoe Art League Gallery | South Lake Tahoe | July 7-Aug. 28 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | talart.org

Piper J Gallery | Truckee | July 8 5:30-7 p.m. | piperjgallery.com

Tahoe Backyard | Kings Beach | July 9-Sept. 24 3-8 p.m. | facebook.com

Truckee-Donner Recreation & Park District | Truckee | July 9 10 a.m.

Truckee Roundhouse | Truckee | Saturdays 1-1:45 p.m. | truckeeroundhouse.org

Sierra Nevada University | Incline Village | July 11-29 | (775) 831-1314, sierranevada.edu