With a three year old in tow, my wife and I were strolling out of Black Eyed Susan's on
Nantucket's crooked little India Street after a fantastic stack of pancakes (batter made with a special ingredient - Orange Juice), when we spotted a small commotion next door in the children's clothing/toy store.
Turned out to be a book signing, and the kiddie-lit author was (then-)CNBC financial news correspondent
Peter Barnes.
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| Nantucket Islander Peter Barnes |
Got to shake hands and speak with him a bit, and we yakked about Washington DC where we then lived, and where he served then as host for the CNBC financial/political analysis show "
Capitol Gains." Today, Pete's the senior Washington correspondent for Fox Business News. A class act,
and a Nantucket fanatic.
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| Like An Ac-Ro-Bat |
There is now an entire genre of formula-driven book titles for kids, with endearing characters (bears, dogs, etc.) set in resort locations. For instance one can find
Barnaby Bear in Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Central Park, and probably by now in Aspen and Carmel. Well, in June, 1997 the formula wasn't yet old and it was a refreshing novelty to find a book set on Nantucket.
Nat quickly became a family favorite.
We enjoyed this book dozens, perhaps a hundred or more times. And we still recite the sing-song rhymes about Nat and his pal, Captain Pat, whenever prompted.
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