Upcoming Events

Play Muskegon

Thursday September 24, 2026 - 9:00am |

280 W Muskegon Ave, Muskegon, MI 49440

Author Carla M. Flanders will be reading On the Day You Graduate to the children & autographed books will be available for sale.

Michigan Makers Market

Saturday November 14, 2026 10am - 4pm | VanDyk Mortgage Convention Center | 460 W Western Ave, Muskegon, MI 49440

Books will be available for sale!

Media Coverage

  • IBPA Silver Award Winner

    On The Day You Graduate has received the Silver award in the gift book category at the annual IBPA book awards!

    Press Release 

  • Grand Rapids Magazine

    West Michigan author Carla M. Flanders is celebrating national recognition for her debut book, On The Day You Graduate, which received the Silver Medal in the Gift Book category at the 2026 Independent Book Publishers Association Book Awards.

    Grand Rapids Magazine 

  • Listen in to learn more about author and owner Carla M. Flanders, her business CMF Marketing & Events, and how the book On The Day You Graduate came to be!

    Main Street Podcast 

  • West Michigan author releases graduation keepsake book

    WZZM 13 

  • West Michigan author publishes debut interactive children’s book

    Mlive 

  • West Michigan author Carla M. Flanders releases new book, "On The Day You Graduate"

    Fox 17 

  • Muskegon entrepreneur writes book to chronicle child's milestones

    West MI Lakeshore 

  • On the Day You Graduate

    WGVU 

  • New book highlights the growth we experience from birth to graduation

    Eightwest