Iowa City author Michelle Edwards will read from her new book, Room for the Baby, at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in Prairie Lights Book and through a live stream on the University of Iowa’s Virtual Writing University website.

What's a family to do when there's a baby on the way but no place to put a crib? The big brother-to-be is worried. His mom does have a sewing room, but its every nook and cranny is stuffed with cast-off items and outgrown clothes that people have given her to recycle and reuse—some day.

Now that day has come—because the new arrival will need someplace to sleep and something to wear. So the resourceful mom gets to work, making new clothes from old to outfit the baby-to-be. Inspired by her creativity, the neighbors get involved, and soon everyone is stitching and knitting something. But things move slowly and he continues to worry: will there ever be room for the baby?

Edwards is the author/editor of more than a dozen books for children, including Chicken Man, which won the National Jewish Book Award. Her first book for adults, A Knitter's Home Companion, is an illustrated collection of stories, patterns, and anecdotes.

For accommodations at the live event, contact jan@prairielights.com. For a UI arts calendar and details about upcoming events, visit the new Arts Iowa website.