Local and vacationing families and children flocked to Essex Coffee and Tea Saturday afternoon to meet children’s book author and Mystic resident, Tish Rabe, who took the time to sign books and inspire kids to read and write.

Rabe has written over 100 children’s books since first writing “Bert and The Broken Teapot,” for Sesame Street twenty years ago and now currently writes for The Cat and the Hat’s Learning Library for Random House. She has written stories and songs for a variety of licensed characters including Clifford the Big Red Dog, Blues Clues, and Richard Scarry over the years as well.

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