United Way of Lea County, the Hobbs Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, and Hobbs Municipal Schools have partnered to bring you a family fun night to celebrate reading! There will be free food, books, reading stations and other fun activities for the kids to enjoy. The event will feature the best-selling original author of the Pete the Cat Series, Eric Litwin. Eric is a song singing, guitar strumming, # 1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author who brings early literacy, music, and positivity together. In addition to the first four books of the Pete the Cat series, Eric is the author of The Nuts, Groovy Joe, and The Poop Song. Eric's books have sold over 13 million copies, been translated into 17 languages, and won 26 literacy awards including a Theodor Geisel Seuss Honor Award.