Steve Hoffman will be at Bay Books signing his book, Fleurdy Birds: An Illustrated Field Guide Saturday, December 9th from 4:00-6:00

A bird shaped like a fleur de lis? It's true. Marty and Gracie are Fleurdy Birds and they're thoroughly fleur'd from head to toe. Watch the march of the magnificent Fleurdy Birds of Paradise parading down the streets of New Orleans and discover their nests deep in the bayou - home of the Pontchartrain Penguin. With purple, green, black and gold feathers, these birds don't fly - they fleur!

Steve Hoffmann is an artist and author of numerous poems and short stories. He is a graphic designer with an M.A. in Publications Writing and Design and a two-time winner of Hancock County's Arts Alive Flash Fiction competition. But, Steve has a bit of a confession to make. Steve doesn't know the first thing about birds. He just likes them, especially on his Christmas tree. He lives in Waveland, Mississippi and is the father of two small children.