Upcoming Events @ NYC (2/25/17)
It’s Me, Eloise: The Voice of Kay Thompson and the Art of Hilary Knight
Fort Greene Store:
Saturday, February 25, 11:30 AM
Story Time: Author/Illustrator Aaron Meshon presents Delivery
A grandmother goes to great lengths to send her grandson a care package in this heartwarming and playful picture book. By truck… by train… by boat… by rocket… love can travel any road, ride any track, cross any ocean, and soar through any sky. Award-winning author-illustrator Aaron Meshon’s tender, whimsical, and almost wordless story celebrates love that knows no bounds. Join Aaron for an interactive story time where kids can make their own care packages! Ages 3 to 8.
Tuesday, February 28, 5:30 PM
Greenlight Young Readers Book Group (FG) discusses The Thief Lord
Led by Greenlight receiving manager Grace and geared toward kids ages 9 to 12, our young readers book group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month in Fort Greene to discuss great contemporary and classic chapter books. Parents are welcome (but not required) to attend, and pizza is served. For February, the group discusses The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. Two orphaned brothers, Prosper and Bo, have run away to Venice, where crumbling canals and misty alleyways shelter a secret community of street urchins. Leader of this motley crew of lost children is a clever, charming boy with a dark history of his own: He calls himself the Thief Lord. Prosper and Bo relish their new "family" and life of petty crime. But their cruel aunt and a bumbling detective are on their trail. And posing an even greater threat to the boys' freedom is something from a forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.
Current book group picks are always 15% off at Greenlight, in the store or online.
Event date:
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 5:30pm
The Lost Art of b.b. cronin
Central Library, Youth Wing
I got the idea for The Lost House after frequently misplacing my wallet, my glasses and my keys. Naturally you can't leave the house if you can't find your keys, and you can't even look for them if you can't find your glasses!
The house in the book is modeled after the one I grew up in in Ireland. It was a bed and breakfast for years, but after my mam passed away, dad took over. What my father lacked in housekeeping skills, however, he made up for with an industrious spirit. He would fix things, crudely, and in The Lost House, there are lots of references to broken things, not to mention Irish household objects from the mid-20th century, and European antiques.
b.b. cronin is an award-winning illustrator originally from Dublin, Ireland and the author of The Lost House, his debut children's book, which received the Gold Award from the Society of Illustrators. Original artwork from The Lost House is on display as well as Cronin's editorial work from The New Yorker, The New York Times, GQ, Rolling Stone, and Esquire. Additional artwork from various Penguin Classics book covers is also featured. His second book, The Lost Picnic, is due out in September 2017.
A special release of Renee Watson's new book "Piecing Me Together" takes place at the Langston Hughes House at 20 East 127th Street in New York City on Wednesday, March 29. This event supports Renee's nonprofit organization called I, too, Collective, dedicated to underrepresented voices in the creative arts. Renee and special guest author Jason Reyolds ("Ghost") will talk about and read from their books for middle-grade and young adult readers. The ticket price for this outstanding evening of literacy includes a copy of "Piecing Me Together." For ticket information, visit www.paypal.com/webapps/shoppingcart?flowlogging_id=607a0c11abf60&mfid=1488662858605_39ad472d888d5#/checkout/openButton. Other books by Renee and Jason will be available for purchase the evening of the event.
Babies & Books with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
Ciclo de Autores e Ilustradores Hispanoparlantes/
Spanish Speaking Authors and Illustrators Series
5:30pm – 7:00pm