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Children's Book Week
Celebrated at Bookstore
The Colgate Bookstore is hosting a week-long series of children’
s and young adult events as part of Children’s Book Week,
beginning on Monday, May 12. All events are free, although
some require advance sign-up. During that week, the bookstore
will be also offer a 20 percent discount on all children’s titles
throughout the store.
Monday, May 12 @ 3:30 p.m. – Milk & Cookies – (ages 3-8) If
your kids love music, dancing and musical stories, come to a
performance of the children’s musical duo Milk & Cookies (aka
Sharon Allen and Donna Butterfield). They’ll sing songs from
their kids CD “Boo Boo Blues” and Sharon will read from her
new picture book Outside Today.
Tuesday, May 13 @ 3:30 p.m. – Twilight – (young adult) Join us
for a pizza party and discussion of the Twilight books by
Stephanie Meyer – a young adult series featuring human high
school student Bella Swan and her vampire sweetheart Edward
Cullen. We’ll discuss the first three books of the series and the
casting of the upcoming film adaptation, and share speculations
about the fourth and final installment of the series to be
published in August. Participants may enter to win a free copy
of The Host (a new science fiction novel by the same author).
Please sign up in advance by calling 228-6944.
Wednesday, May 14 @ 1 p.m. – Duck Race/Mouse Paint – (ages
3 and under). Featuring an indoor duck race (to win a free
book) and finger-painting fun, this story and activity time for
youngsters is based on themes from two popular baby books -
Mouse Paint and Ten Rubber Duckies. Please sign up in advance by
calling 228-6944.
Thursday, May 15 @ 3:30 p.m. – Prince Caspian – Join us for a
discussion of Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis, the second book in
the Chronicles of Narnia series, and enter to win two free
tickets (donated by the Hamilton Theater) to see the new film
version “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” which opens
on Friday, May 16.
Children’s Book Week has been celebrated nationally in schools,
libraries, and bookstores since 1919 and is sponsored by the
Children’s Book Council.
For more information about Colgate Bookstore children’s
events, please contact Heather Elia at 228-6944 or visit www.
colgatebookstore.com and click on the Children’s Program link
on the Events page.
Posted 2008.5.3
Source: Colgate Bookstore
Celebrated at Bookstore
The Colgate Bookstore is hosting a week-long series of children’
s and young adult events as part of Children’s Book Week,
beginning on Monday, May 12. All events are free, although
some require advance sign-up. During that week, the bookstore
will be also offer a 20 percent discount on all children’s titles
throughout the store.
Monday, May 12 @ 3:30 p.m. – Milk & Cookies – (ages 3-8) If
your kids love music, dancing and musical stories, come to a
performance of the children’s musical duo Milk & Cookies (aka
Sharon Allen and Donna Butterfield). They’ll sing songs from
their kids CD “Boo Boo Blues” and Sharon will read from her
new picture book Outside Today.
Tuesday, May 13 @ 3:30 p.m. – Twilight – (young adult) Join us
for a pizza party and discussion of the Twilight books by
Stephanie Meyer – a young adult series featuring human high
school student Bella Swan and her vampire sweetheart Edward
Cullen. We’ll discuss the first three books of the series and the
casting of the upcoming film adaptation, and share speculations
about the fourth and final installment of the series to be
published in August. Participants may enter to win a free copy
of The Host (a new science fiction novel by the same author).
Please sign up in advance by calling 228-6944.
Wednesday, May 14 @ 1 p.m. – Duck Race/Mouse Paint – (ages
3 and under). Featuring an indoor duck race (to win a free
book) and finger-painting fun, this story and activity time for
youngsters is based on themes from two popular baby books -
Mouse Paint and Ten Rubber Duckies. Please sign up in advance by
calling 228-6944.
Thursday, May 15 @ 3:30 p.m. – Prince Caspian – Join us for a
discussion of Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis, the second book in
the Chronicles of Narnia series, and enter to win two free
tickets (donated by the Hamilton Theater) to see the new film
version “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” which opens
on Friday, May 16.
Children’s Book Week has been celebrated nationally in schools,
libraries, and bookstores since 1919 and is sponsored by the
Children’s Book Council.
For more information about Colgate Bookstore children’s
events, please contact Heather Elia at 228-6944 or visit www.
colgatebookstore.com and click on the Children’s Program link
on the Events page.
Posted 2008.5.3
Source: Colgate Bookstore