Exclusive Portrait: Former First Lady Laura Bush Visits Chicagoland for New Book ‘Our Great Big Backyard’

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CHICAGO – To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, former First Lady Laura Bush has written a children’s book – co-authored by her daughter Jenna Bush Hager – called “Our Great Big Backyard.” Anderson’s Bookshop of Naperville, Ill., sponsored an appearance by Ms. Bush, at the North Central College there, which benefitted the Naperville Education Foundation.

Laura Bush
Former First Lady Laura Bush Waves to Admirers at North Central College in Naperville
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

Joe Arce, photographer for HollywoodChicago.com, was at the event on May 16th, 2016, and took this Exclusive Portrait of Laura Bush.

“Our Great Big Backyard” by Laura Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, is available at Anderson’s Bookshop or wherever books are sold.

HollywoodChicago.com senior staff writer Patrick McDonald

By PATRICK McDONALD
Writer, Editorial Coordinator
HollywoodChicago.com
pat@hollywoodchicago.com

© 2016 Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com

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