We have plenty of fun summer activities for young readers this month. If you’d like to keep up with all of our BookKids news, subscribe to our monthly BookKids e-newsletter. We have all of our usual storytimes for your very young readers all summer long.
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FIND WALDO LOCAL SCAVENGER HUNT!
Waldo, our favorite red-white-and-blue wanderer, is hiding all over Austin in July! Spot him at participating local independent businesses, collect cards to win prizes, and then join us on August 4th for a big Waldo party where we’ll have pizza from Austin’s Pizza, sweet treats from Polkadots, fun, games and Waldo himself in person! For more information and to download the form you’ll need for the hunt, visit our website.
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GIVE ME SUMMER! GIVE ME BOOKS!
There’s still plenty of time to participate in our Summer Reading Program. Just come down to the store, pick up the bookmark of recommended books appropriate for the age of your young reader, and get reading! (For the list of books and more information about the program, please visit our website.)
We’re having big Summer Reading Celebrations on August 11 and August 18. At the celebrations participating readers will get to collect their reward and proudly post their name on our wall of Summer Reading Stars. We’ll also share news of great books coming out this Fall and eat pizza!!! (If you can’t make it to a celebration, just turn in your bookmark to us by August 30th and you’ll receive your prize.)
The schools with the most Summer Reading Stars will be eligible for an additional reward!
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NEW BOOKS WE LOVE
Dragons Love Tacos
By Adam Rubin, Illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
Recommended for ages 3 & up
Dragons love tacos. Seriously, they LOVE them. They also love parties. Any kind of parties really. But especially TACO PARTIES! Oh, you’re throwing a taco party? How fun! Just one little bitty guideline to remember: Dragons can’t tolerate spicy salsa. Seriously, NO spicy salsa. Wait, what’s in that red jar? Uh oh…. DO NOT LET THOSE DRAGONS EAT THOSE TACOS!
Summer at Forsaken Lake
By Michael Beil
Recommended for ages 8 & up
Spending the summer at Forsaken Lake with his twin sisters and his elderly Uncle Nick seems to Nicholas like a surefire recipe for boredom. But between sailing lessons with his uncle, a ghost ship that appears at exactly 2:53 AM each morning, an unfinished horror flick to tinker with, and a 30 year old mystery that links back to the time his father spent his summers there as a kid, this vacation is definitely shaping up to be a whole lot better than boring!
Seraphina
By Rachel Hartman
Recommended for ages 13 & up
Rachel Hartman’s intricately crafted dragon fantasy makes the perfect summer book for anyone looking to delve into a fascinating new world. Set in a society where dragons and humans have forged a state of uneasy peace, this novel genuinely manages to rise above the cliches of the genre and forge its own unique path with rich prose, a thoughtfully developed culture, and a distinctly odd, yet fiercely memorable heroine whose secret identity as a dragon-human hybrid fills her reclusive life with misshapen visions and glorious music, while inexorably drawing her out of her shell and into a complex web of royal murder, intrigue, and the ever-shifting perils of court politics.
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EVENTS
EOIN COLFER performs 8 Artemis Fowl books in 8 minutes!
Is this the criminal mastermind’s last act? Join bestselling author Eoin Colfer as he performs all 8 Artemis Fowl books, including the finale, The Last Guardian, in 8 minutes! Come to a LIVE event for a chance to play Holly Short or Artemis Fowl!
For more information, visit our website.
Watch Eoin talk about The Last Guardian:
ANNETTE SIMON reading & signing Robot Zombie Frankenstein!
Perfect for high-energy story times, Robot Zombie Frankenstein is a madcap mash-up featuring robots, shapes in motley amalgamation, and . . . pie!. Join us at a very special storytime when Annette will read her wonderful book.
For more information, visit our website.
Watch the delightful Robot Zombie Frankenstein book trailer:
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