GULF SHORES, Ala. — Author Louis H. Skidmore III will be available to sign his latest book June 19, from 10 a.m. until noon, at Dizzy Bean Coffee Shop, 2200 E. Second St. in Gulf Shores.

Skidmore will be available to sign copies of his children’s book, “The Purple Fuzzballs.”

When one young child discovers tiny purple creatures that need help finding their way home, children everywhere will start looking to the simplest things to spark their imaginations.