Connecticut's own Wendell Minor is the award-winning illustrator of more than 2,000 books, among them Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry. The New Britain Museum of American Art's exhibit, Wendell Minor: Reaching for the Moon, showcases some of the artist's most prized illustrations, and costumes and props that have inspired his creations. Shown is If You Were a Penguin.through Dec. 13Wendell Minor: Reaching for the Moon, through Dec. 13, New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St., New Britain, (860) 229-0257, nbmaa.org. Tues., Wed., Fri., 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thur., 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun, noon – 5 p.m. $9 adults, $8 seniors, $7 students. Nov. 22, 1-3 p.m., meet the artist, free with admission.