DAVIDSON – Young adult author and Davidson resident Garret Freymann-Weyr will debut her first children’s picture book, “French Ducks in Venice,” on Dec. 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Main Street Books, 126 S. Main St.

The author will sign her books during the annual “Christmas in Davidson” festival.

Freymann-Weyr decided to try her hand at writing a children’s picture book and partnered with newcomer Erin McGuire, a children’s book illustrator from Dallas, Texas, who specializes in digital art.