Marcel the Shell has his own picture book these days. Wait, you don't know who Marcel the Shell is? Come join us as Jenny Slate and Dean Fleishcher Camp sign copies of the new Marcel picture book on November 9 at 7pm. For more information, click here.
Author: Madeline
I'm a general bookseller dedicated to the children's section of BookPeople. In my "spare" time, I'm the publisher/editor for my very own small press, Children's Brains are Yummy Books.
Basically, I eat, sleep, and read kids' books.
What’s Happening in BookKids!
Keith Graves Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance & The Orphan of Awkward Falls When: October 29 @ 11:30 am Where: BookPeople Join us for a fun Halloween themed storytime at 11:30, and stay for the release party of Keith Graves new chapter book, The Orphan of Awkward Falls. For more information, click … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids!
Son of Neptune Party Pics
The weather on Monday was perfect, the crowd of Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter campers was perfect, and the signing just flew by. I guess you could sum up the event in one word: Perfect! Here are some of the adorable photos of kids having a great time at our Son of Neptune Party for … Continue reading Son of Neptune Party Pics
Teen National Book Award Finalists
The 2011 National Book Award Finalists have been announced for this year, and we are fans of all of them. In case you hadn't heard them yet, they were: Chime Briony often flees to the swamp to hide from her family and her guilt. After all, she is a witch, and everyone knows that witches … Continue reading Teen National Book Award Finalists
Signed Books from Your Favorite Teen Authors
Last weekend the annual Austin Teen Book Festival was amazing. Over 2500 people poured into the Palmer Events Center to listen to some wonderful authors talk and get their books signed. I know that we had crazy lines all day at the onsite bookstore. (It was so crazy, we're going to revamp how we do … Continue reading Signed Books from Your Favorite Teen Authors
What’s Happening in BookKids?
Where to begin? First off we have the wonderful Rick Riordan joining us next Monday to sign copies of his new book, Son of Neptune. This event is going to be big and fun and a little crazy so for information, click here. However if the fact that Rick Riordan's going to be here isn't … Continue reading What’s Happening in BookKids?
Teen Book Festival In Only 2 Days!!
I cannot wait. The others booksellers cannot wait. Our teen interns cannot wait. This is going to be an amazing book festival. One of the amazing authors coming is Gabrielle Zevin. Here's what one of our teens thought about her latest book: "It's 2083. A time where our current society had drastically, yet realistically, changed … Continue reading Teen Book Festival In Only 2 Days!!
It’s Not To Late . . .
But this is your final warning. We have a few spots left in that camp that is happening this weekend. I can't tell you the name because I'm pretty sure this blog is being read by a certain evil alchemical society. You know who I mean. So, if you are between the ages of 9 … Continue reading It’s Not To Late . . .
Review: Goliath
Next weekend, teens and teen authors will be descending on Austin for the annual Austin Teen Book Festival. One of those authors will be Scott Westerfield, author of the amazing Uglies Books and the Leviathan series. So, it only seemed fitting to feature one of our teen reviews for his new book, Goliath. Goliath By … Continue reading Review: Goliath
Teen Events, Teen Stuff, Oh My!
If you haven't been on Twitter or in the blog-o-sphere lately, you may have been missing all of the buzz that's been building for the Austin Teen Book Festival. Here at BookPeople, we're thrilled about all of the different authors coming (did you see David Levithan will be coming a couple of days early for … Continue reading Teen Events, Teen Stuff, Oh My!
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