Famous LI Native To Read Her New Children's Book At GNPL Branch

NEW HYDE PARK, NY — Story time just got a lot more glamorous.

On Thursday, Long Island native and actress Renée Felice Smith will be in New Hyde Park for an in-person reading of her new children's book, "Hugo and the Impossible Thing."

The event — hosted by Great Neck Public Library and North Shore Animal League America — will take place at the library system's Parkville branch at 2:30 p.m.

Published by Penguin Random House, "Hugo and the Impossible Thing" was co-authored with Smith's partner, Chris Gabriel, and inspired by their dog Hugo's health battles. He will also be at Thursday's event, along with one of the couple's rescue dogs.

Here's a little about the book:

"Hugo has one goal – to conquer the Impossible Thing.

At the edge of the forest stood the Impossible Thing. All the animals in the forest often wondered what was beyond the Impossible Thing, but since everyone said getting through it would be impossible, no animal ever tried. Until a brave little dog named Hugo decides he just might be up to the challenge. With determination and some unexpected help from his friends, Hugo learns that what may seem impossible might just be possible after all."

About Renée Felice Smith

Raised in Patchogue, Smith is best known for playing Nell Jones on "NCIS: Los Angeles." She has also starred in other productions, including Tony Kaye's 2011 film "Detachment" and the independent romantic comedy "The Relationtrip" (2017).

The Patchogue-Medford High School alum graduated with honors from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, where she double majored in drama and journalism, according to CBS. While there, she studied commedia dell'arte in Florence, Italy.