Former First Lady Laura Bush, Daughter To Appear At Bergen Y Tuesday

WYCKOFF, N.J. — Former First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush Hager will be at the Wyckoff Family YMCA to talk about “Our Great Big Backyard,” the second book they’ve co-authored.

The mother-daughter team wrote the book to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. They will be at the Y Tuesday at 8 p.m.

Bush is a hiking and outdoor enthusiast and former second grade teacher and librarian who has supported education reform and encourages people to take care of America’s national parks.

Hager is a contributing correspondent on the “Today show and is the author of “Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope,” which she wrote traveling to Latin America in 2006.

Advanced registration is required to attend the event. Admission tickets, which include a signed copy of the book, cost $20 a person. There is limited seating available.

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Pictured: Jenna Bush Hager, left, former First Lady Laura Bush, right, and President George W. Bush during the 2008 National Book Festival Gala Performance, an annual event celebrating books and literature.

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