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Pajama Time Story hour PAJAMA TIME! STORY HOUR

BIRDS

Friday, March 6, 2015 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Books & Company

Join Miss Lisa N as she reads stories about BIRDS! We will be making a bird in a bird cage for our craft. We'll get to nibble on an edible bird's nest with chocolate eggs for our snack! We'll be reading On the Wing by David Elliot, A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes, Telephone by Mac Barnett plus one more BIRD book!

Location: Street: 1039 Summit Ave City: Oconomowoc, Province: Wisconsin Postal Code: 53066-4457 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

*Postponed from last month*

Join us in welcoming children's author and poet David Elliott to our store. He will be reading from and signing his newest poetry collection for children, On the Wing. He wil lalso be conducting a min-poetry workshop for your budding poets!

David Elliott’s witty verse takes flight with gorgeous illustrations in an enchanting look at fifteen avian species for birders of all ages.

Take to the sky to explore a glorious array of all things avian, from the tiny, restless hummingbird to the inscrutable horned owl to the majestic bald eagle. David Elliott and Becca Stadtlander bestow a sense of wonder onto such common birdfeeder visitors as the sparrow, the crow, and the cardinal and capture the exotic beauty of far-flung fowl like the Andean condor, the Australian pelican, and the Caribbean flamingo. Concise, clever verse from an award-winning author pairs with striking artwork from a debut illustrator to make this a true pleasure for anyone who loves birds.

David Elliott is the award-winning author of many books for children, including several books of poetry for the very young, On the Farm, In the Wild, and In the Sea, all illustrated by Holly Meade. He lives in Warner, New Hampshire.

Location: Street: 222 West St. City: Keene, Province: New Hampshire Postal Code: 03431 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

The 67th Annual WARNER FALL FOLIAGE FESTIVAL and our 16th birthday! Celebrate with us as we welcome in our 17th year with the music, events, and excitement of the best little festival in New England! We will have artists and authors throughout the weekend. On Sunday, we welcome children's author David Elliott with his newest On the Wing and This Orq. (He Cave Boy.)

NH author Ernest Hebert with the Darby Chronicles finale

VT novelist Katharine Britton of Little Island and Her Sister's Shadow

and Fernanda Harrington with Lost Davisville

Location: Street: 16 E Main St Additional: Jim Mitchell Community Park ~ MainStreet Warner Stage City: Warner, Province: New Hampshire Postal Code: 03278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Spring Into Warner Annual Arts Festival Celebrating the Arts and Indies First Storytime Day MainStreet BookEnds celebrates First Annual Storytime Day with Five Authors ~ May 17

On Saturday, May 17 MainStreet BookEnds of Warner will host five leading authors reading stories to the children. American Booksellers Association announced this initiative back in February, and local authors have responded with enthusiasm. http://www.bookweb.org/news/kate-dicamillo-and-aba-launch-indies-first-s...

In conjunction with Spring Into Warner, coordinated by the Kearsarge Area Chamber of Commerce W.A.R.N.E.R. Group, May 17 will be a full day of family-oriented arts and music and crafts, with authors reading in the park. At 10 am, Rebecca Rule, author of The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever! and Headin’ for the Rhubarb will read to children in the adjacent Jim Mitchell Community Park. From 11 am to 1 pm children’s book authors and illustrators True Kelley and Lucinda McQueen will be on hand to read, and at 1pm David Elliott, author of bestsellers including On the Farm and And Here’s to You! will be reading from his favorite children’s book, The Secret Garden.

Scheduled to read at 2 pm will be Mary Lyn Ray, author of classics such as Stars, Pumpkins, and Mud, who will be introducing her latest children’s book, Deer Dancer. The day will be filled with activities for all, in downtown Warner from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday May 17; local artists will demonstrate and musicians will be performing, dance demonstrations, a crafts and activity tent, a “Touch A Truck” demonstration, horse-drawn carriage rides, yoga and zumba; many local “Along the River” museum exhibits such as an “Antique Tool” demonstration at the Warner Historical Society, the NH Telephone Museum, and the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum with hands-on kids activities and music; used book sales at the Warner Historical Society and the Jim Mitchell Community Park, a Farmer’s Market, and the Rollins State Park will be open that day for a hike up beautiful Mt. Kearsarge. In the evening there will be an auction to raise funds for lighting and sound for the MainStreet Warner Stage in the Jim Mitchell Park. Tickets for the Preview Party at 5:30 pm are $5, and available at MainStreet BookEnds. Preview Party Tickets also will be the Raffle Tickets to win this handcrafted table from Martin Bourque.

For more Spring into Warner information email siw@kearsargechamber.org and check www.KearsargeChamber.org/Warner for a complete listing of activities, times and places.

Location: Street: 16 E Main St Additional: Jim Mitchell Community Park City: Warner, Province: New Hampshire Postal Code: 03278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Meet an Author-Turned-Bookseller-for-a-Day at Gibson’s Bookstore!

After the turkey and the battle with the crowds on Black Friday, it’s time for something different. Take a book break, and get some holiday shopping done in a friendly atmosphere while supporting a local business in your own community.

On Small Business Saturday, four terrific local authors will become booksellers-for-a-day at Gibson’s Bookstore. Come into the store and ask Joe Monninger, Howard Mansfield, Sy Montgomery and children’s author David Elliott for recommendations for the people on your holiday gift list—and maybe pick up a couple of the authors’ signed books, too. Joe Monninger, who teaches at Plymouth State University, is the author of many novels for adults and for young adults, including Margaret from Maine and Wish. Joe will be in the store from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

David Elliott lives in Warner and is the author of many children’s books, including The Cool Crazy Crickets Club, In the Wild (with Holly Meade), and Jeremy Cabbage. David will be in the store from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Howard Mansfield and Sy Montgomery are married and live in Hancock. Howard is the author of The Same Ax Twice and most recently Dwelling in Possibility. Sy is the author of The good good pig and many other books for all ages on science and nature (Spell of the tiger, The Snake Scientist). Howard and Sy will be in the store from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The idea of authors becoming booksellers for a day on Small Business Saturday was first hatched by Sherman Alexie. Hundreds of bookstores and authors are joining in the fun, all over the country. Read more about this effort here.

Location: Street: 45 S Main St Additional: City: Concord , Province: New Hampshire Postal Code: 03301 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Join the BookEnds BookGroup May 20 @ 3 pm to discuss the newest work of adult fiction by David Elliott The Tiger's Back with the author! David Elliott is a New York Times bestselling author of books for young people including In the Wild, And Here's to You! , and Finn Throws a Fit! His most recent novel, Jeremy Cabbage, is currently in development at Fox 2000. David teaches writing at Colby-Sawyer College and Lesley University's MFA Program in Creative Writing. He is currently working on a collection of ghost stories. Join the fun, all are welcome!

Location: Street: 16 E Main St Additional: City: Warner, Province: New Hampshire Postal Code: 03278 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

In our continuing series, KeepMePosted will be reading from the acclaimed book In the Sea by David Elliot. We selected this poetic book and an accompanying activity to enhance your children's skills with poetry, word choice and rhyming patterns.

Location: Street: 265 Aragon Ave City: Coral Gables, Province: Florida Postal Code: 33134-5008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

A New York Times best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator explore life in the ocean with clever poems and bold, expressive woodcuts. The briny deep is home to an enormous variety of fascinating creatures, from the dainty sea horse to the fearsome shark, from the spiny sea urchin to the majestic blue whale. In striking woodcut illustrations, diverse creatures glide through blue and green waters, while succinct, witty poetry examines their behavior and interactions. In this companion volume to On the Farm and In the Wild, David Elliott and Holly Meade explore the depths of the ocean in a collection of poems sure to thrill budding oceanographers and landlubbers alike.

David Elliott was raised in a small farm town in Ohio. He has worked as a singer in Mexico, an English teacher in Libya, a cucumber-washer in Greece, and a popsicle-stick-maker in Israel. Now he writes for kids and lives in the New Hampshire countryside with his wife, son, a cantankerous Maine coon cat and a three-footed dog. Please join us for a very special story time with this children’s author extraordinaire!

Location: Street: Andover Bookstore Additional: 89 R Main Street City: Andover, (added from IndieBound)… (more)

David Elliott reads from In the Wild.

his collection of 14 original poems by Warner's David Elliott captures the creatures of the wild in stunning woodcut illustrations, gloriously presented in full spreads that move from the searing Savannah to the freezing Arctic. By the stellar team who brought us On the Farm. This event will benefit the NH Nature Conservancy. Support great authors and great causes! As the publisher says ... From the lion standing alone on the African savannah to the panda in a bamboo forest, from the rhinoceros with its boot-like face to the Arctic polar bear disappearing in the snow, the earth is full of curious and wonderful animals, each more extraordinary than the next. David Elliott's pithy, lyrical verse and Holly Meade's stunning woodcut and watercolor illustrations reveal a world of remarkable beauty and wonder -- and offer an enticing introduction to both favorite animals and poetic forms. (bookconscious)… (more)