Gillian Miniter hosted a juice and cookies party at
Manhattan’s Corner Bookstore, 93rd and Madison, to celebrate
the publication day of her friend Karen LeFrak’s
third children’s book Best in Show with endearing
illustrations by Andrew Day.
It was far from the nicest winter day, snow and freezing
rain, but that didn’t stop the children who brought their
parents to meet Mrs. LeFrak, Gem the poodle-star of
the book and her sire, the retired champion, white Standard
Poodle Ch. Ale Kai Mikimoto on Fifth, or Miki to his
fans. Everyone lined up to have Mrs. LeFrak autograph their
books and to enjoy the delicious poodle-shaped cookies from
the popular Eleni’s New York. During the hour and a half she
signed books, the Bookstore sold over a 100 copies.
Guests included Susan Fales Hill; Peter Lyden;
Sylvester Minter; Serena Miniter; Alexia
Hamm Ryan; Sydney, Ansley and Virginia
Apple; Gayle Perkins Atkins; Muffie Potter
Aston;
Amy Fine Collins; Eugenie Niven Goodman with her
son Nicholas Goodman; Kai and Vanessa Trump;
Susan Rudin; Nancy Paduano; Nancy Missett;
Karen Klopp; Jamee and Peter Gregory;
Tracey Huff; Sharon Handler; Jacqueline
Sanford; Alesia and Marta Radzyminski;
Hudson and Aviva Drescher; Alex Jasienowski;
Annabelle and Pam Pantzer; Allison Koffman;
Cynthia Beck Nancy Englander; Alexis Fedor
and, representing the Corner Bookstore, Lenny Golay
and Nick Chase.
Mrs. LeFrak, wife of Richard LeFrak president of the
LeFrak Organization, is donating all her proceeds from the
sales of Best in Show to the AKC Canine Health
Foundation and Take The Lead.
AKC Canine Health Foundation develops resources for basic
and applied health programs to improve the quality of life
for dogs and their owners. Take the Lead
provides direct services, support and care for people in the
sport of purebred dogs who suffer life-threatening or
terminal illness.
Best In Show is already a favorite of Glenn Close,
Martha Stewart, Joan Rivers, Liz Smith and
Sesame Street’s Carol-Lynn Parente, who says that
the author “shares her love of canine competition and good
sportsmanship, which kids are sure to love.” The book’s
website <www.karenlefrak.com> itself is a treat complete
with adorable child-friendly web games.
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