A look into our stellar Kids events programming this month, including a high fiving contest with Adam Rubin, celebrating Mercy Watson’s origin story, playing tunes with Rhett Miller & Dan Santat, Independent Bookstore Day, and more!
No More Poems! with Rhett Miller & Dan Santat – Tues, Apr 15 @ 6:30 PM
WEIRDOS OF THE WORLD, UNITE! Prepare yourself to laugh out loud with No More Poems!, a wonderfully clever poetry collection from the singer-songwriter of the Old 97s, Rhett Miller. Illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, No More Poems! is a great gift for readers of all ages! Come meet the author and illustrator 4/15 at 6:30!
Butterin’ our toast with Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen! – Wed, April 16 @ 6:30 PM
Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen, the creators of beloved Mercy Watson series, will be here to celebrate the release of A Piglet Named Mercy. In this gorgeous picture book, we get to learn the Mercy origin story: how she came to live with the Watsons– and fall in love with delicious buttered toast! Get your copy from BookPeople for a signing line ticket, and join us what is sure to be an unforgettable event!
Kids Book Club with Austin Allies – Sat, April 20 @ 12:30 PM
Independent Bookstore Day! – Sat, April 27 starting at 10:30 AM
All across the country, independent bookstores are celebrating their independence with YOU, our loyal customers! We are so honored to be part of Austin’s community, and to kick off the day we are hosting local author and illustrator Lori Otto Samocha and Lauri Johnston for a special reading of their book, W is for Weird: An Austin Alphabet. Join us starting at 10:30 AM and visit us throughout the day as part of the Austin Bookstore Crawl and for our cool Indie Bookstore Day goodies!
Enter our high-five contest with Adam Rubin! – Mon, April 29 @ 4 PM
Do you love tacos?! Do you love high fives?! So do we– and so does author Adam Rubin, of Dragons Love Tacos fame! In order to celebrate the release of his new book, High Five! we’ll be hosting a signing April 29th– come get your book signed and snag a delicious taco before they’re gone!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
The second annual 5 Book Dive Summer Reading Splash!
May 18, 2019 from 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM @ AISD Performing Arts Center
Festival focused on grades 3-6, but all ages are welcome!
We have a day full of fun author panels, mythology games, interactive sessions, and signings with a bunch of your favorite kid lit authors! Our keynote speakers are David Bowles and Adam Gidwitz, who will be telling us all about The Chupacabras of the Río Grande! Check out the full author lineup here!
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