Brian Lies will be visiting The Gateway School on October 14, 2026 with Diffy
This offer is only available to The Gateway School students and community.
Please order by October 13, 2026 to ensure personalization and event-day availability. Books ordered on or after the visit date may be signed but not personalized.
Books will be delivered to your school for distribution, so please be sure to fill out the student name, grade, and teacher fields.
About Brian Lies
Brian Lies is the illustrator of many books for children, including Cat Nap and The Rough Patch, which received a Caldecott Honor, as well as the New York Times-bestselling Bat Book series. He studied psychology and British and American literature at Brown University and drawing and painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He lives in a seaside town in Massachusetts with his wife and two cats.
About Diffy
Diffy doesn’t know what to make of the mysterious object that’s landed on his favorite rock. When he starts to make up stories based on the curious images he uncovers, the other fish gather around to listen and then begin to share their own. But one day Diffy’s amazing discovery disappears from the rock, and he worries that his stories might have left with it. But stories grow out of connections, and before long, Diffy’s world blooms with a whole ocean of creatures.
This picture book celebrates curiosity, imagination, and the transformative power that comes with the sharing of information, ideas, and storytelling.