SPECIAL ACTIVITIES CELEBRATING YOUR LOCAL INDIE BOOKSTORE…Please come out and show your support!
Author Appearances
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Storytime & Booksigning with author RENÉ COLATO LAINEZ
Let's Play in the Park /Juguemos en el parque (My Friend, Mi Amigo series) - Joe and José go to the park for a day filled with new friends. Everything one friend says in English, the other says in Spanish. Colato Laínez has crafted an ingenious story that authentically uses conversation to introduce children to English and Spanish. (ages 3-7)
El señor Pancho tenía un rancho - "Old MacDonald Had a Farm” goes multicultural when animals come together for a celebration of languages. Barnyard animals on Old MacDonald's and Señor Pancho's farms have a hard time communicating. MacDonald's rooster says cock-a doodle-doo !while Señor Pancho's gallo says quiquiriquí. The English-speaking chick says peep, peep, but el pollito says pío, pío. (ages 3-6)
Jugamos al futbol/We Play Soccer - Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, are on the same soccer team. They have their uniforms and their cleats. They can both juggle the ball. At first, the boys must wait on the bench. But when the coach lets them in the game, both Joe and José score goals. “We win,” says Joe. “Ganamos,” says José.
Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first and second graders who are learning to speak or read English and Spanish. A delightful reading experience for bilingual families.
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Meet & Greet & Booksigning with author EILISH QUIN: Medea: A Novel - Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek antiquity. Known for the brutal act of killing her own children to exact vengeance on her deceitful husband, the Argonauts leader Jason, Medea has carved out a singularly infamous niche in our histories. But what if that isn’t the full story? This propulsive and evocative debut is in the tradition of Circe, Elektra, and Stone Blind.
Meet & Greet & Booksigning with author ROSANNA XIA: California Against the Sea: Visions for our Vanishing Coastline - Pulitzer finalist Rosanna Xia dives deep into the stakes, stopgaps, internecine struggles, and potential paths forward for the 27 million people who call this coastline home. Winner of California Independent Booksellers Alliance Golden Poppy Award and a finalist for the California Book Award (nonfiction).
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cultured Lil Pearl - Handmade pearl jewelry by ALEEN LANGTON
Celebrate the release of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder with a scavenger hunt. Get bonus points if you find Harry Potter’s Niffler hiding somewhere in the store!
Learn about selfpublishing services on our Espresso Book Machine (EBM)!
Join our Event Rewards program!
Win a selection of books! Giveaways!
1:30 PM
Bookmark Design Contest Winners announced and prizes awarded
Contact the bookstore for Bookmark Contest guidelines.