{"id":338,"date":"2009-07-14T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbicmsblog.reedbusiness.com\/elogic_660000266\/2009\/07\/14\/a-years-worth-of-childrens-book-events\/"},"modified":"2009-07-14T08:10:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-14T08:10:00","slug":"a-years-worth-of-childrens-book-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=338","title":{"rendered":"A Year’s Worth of Children’s Book Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we gear up for our only big children’s author event of the summer with the great Kevin Henkes<\/a> on Saturday, July 25th, I’ve been thinking about all the amazing events we’ve hosted in the past 12 months and how few of them got mentions here. How could I have left you out of the loop on so many? Because when they come this fast and furious there’s rarely enough time left to tend to much else, let alone write lovely photo-laden recaps of each of them.<\/p>\n

What follows is the list (and my sincerest apologies if I’ve left anyone out!) of children’s and YA authors and illustrators Wellesley Booksmith hosted, either at our store or elsewhere, between August of 2008 and June of 2009.<\/p>\n

Breaking Dawn<\/em> MIDNIGHT LAUNCH PARTY<\/p>\n

Friday, August 1, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Michael Scott – The Magician<\/em> (Random House)<\/p>\n

Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 – school visit at Weston Middle School<\/p>\n

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Dugald Steer – Monsterology<\/em> and Spyology<\/em> (Candlewick)<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Gareth Hinds – Beowulf<\/em> (Candlewick)<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Brisingr<\/em> (Knopf) MIDNIGHT LAUNCH PARTY<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Jane Yolen – Sea Queens<\/em> (Charlesbridge)<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008 at the Wellesley Free Library<\/p>\n

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Jane Sutton – The Trouble with Cauliflower<\/em> (Dial)<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 26th, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Patrick McDonnell – South<\/em> (Little, Brown)<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 – school visit at Hardy Elementary School, Wellesley<\/p>\n

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Patrick McDonnell – South<\/em> (Little, Brown)<\/p>\n

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith|<\/p>\n

Below: Patrick ponders a fan’s question while Mooch, with sock in mouth, hollers out the answer: "Yesh!"<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jack Ferraiolo – The Big Splash<\/em> (Abrams)<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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A CUPCAKE PARTY for the publication of If You Give a Cat a Cupcake<\/em> by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond (HarperCollins)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 at Susu’s Bakery Boutique<\/p>\n

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Joseph Delaney – The Last Apprentice Book 5: The Wrath of the Bloodeye<\/em> (HarperCollins)<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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David Shannon – Too Many Toys<\/em> (Scholastic)<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Bill Konigsberg – Out of the Pocket<\/em> (Dutton)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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A tea party (for humans AND dolls!) for the publication of The Runaway Dolls<\/em> by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin (Hyperion)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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David Macaulay – The Way We Work<\/em> (Houghton Mifflin)<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 – school visit at Wellesley Middle School<\/p>\n

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Graeme Base – Enigma: A Magical Mystery<\/em> (Abrams)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Laurie Keller – The Scrambled States of America Talent Show<\/em> (Holt)<\/p>\n

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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John Green – Paper Towns<\/em> (Dutton)<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 – school visit at Dana Hall<\/p>\n

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Laurie Keller – The Scrambled States of America Talent Show<\/em> (Holt)<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 – school visit at Tenacre Country Day School<\/p>\n

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Laurie Keller – The Scrambled States of America Talent Show<\/em> (Holt)<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 – school visit at Bennet-Hemenway Elementary School, Natick<\/p>\n

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Kate Klise – the Regarding the… series (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)<\/p>\n

Monday, Oct. 20, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Susan Goodman – See How They Run<\/em> (Bloomsbury)<\/p>\n

Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Tomie dePaola – Brava Strega Nona: A Heartwarming Pop Up<\/em> (Putnam)<\/p>\n

Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 at the Wellesley Free Library<\/p>\n

Nancy Castaldo – Keeping Our Earth Green<\/em> (Williamson Books)
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Jacqueline Dembar Greene – Nathan’s Hanukkah Bargain<\/em> (Pelican)<\/p>\n

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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A Costumed Santa! – Priscilla and the Great Santa Search<\/em> by Nathaniel and Jocelyn Hobbie (Little, Brown)<\/p>\n

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Zoe and R.W. Alley – There’s a Wolf at the Door<\/em> (Roaring Brook)<\/p>\n

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Mo Willems – Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed<\/em> (Hyperion)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Stroud – Heroes of the Valley<\/em> (Hyperion)<\/p>\n

Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 – school visit at Dana Hall<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Stroud – Heroes of the Valley<\/em> (Hyperion)<\/p>\n

Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Bruce Hale – Chet Gecko 14: From Russia with Lunch<\/em> (Harcourt)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 at the Wellesley Free Library<\/p>\n

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Christopher Bing – Lincoln Shot<\/em> (Feiwel and Friends)<\/p>\n

Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Mary Pope Osborne and Will Osborne – Magic Tree House 40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin<\/em> (Random House)<\/p>\n

Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 – public event at Wellesley Middle School<\/p>\n

Below: Mary and Will answer a question from one of their many, many, many fans.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Julie Berry – The Amaranth Enchantment<\/em> (Bloomsbury)<\/p>\n

Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Mary Amato – Please Write in This Book<\/em> (Holiday House)<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 14, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Terry Golson – Tillie Lays an Egg<\/em> (Scholastic)<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Erica Perl – Chicken Butt<\/em> (Abrams)<\/p>\n

Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

Below: Erica Perl signs a<\/em> Chicken Butt (ha!) for one of her fans, while sporting her signature chicken cap.
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Alisa Libby – The King’s Rose<\/em> (Dutton)<\/p>\n

Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Terry Golson – Tillie Lays an Egg<\/em> (Scholastic)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2009 – school visit at Tenacre Country Day School<\/p>\n

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Dora the Explorer (actress portraying character)<\/p>\n

Saturday, Apr. 11, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Chris Bradford – The Way of the Warrior<\/em> (Hyperion)<\/p>\n

Friday, Apr. 17, 2009 – school visit at Millis Middle School<\/p>\n

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Chris Bradford – The Way of the Warrior<\/em> (Hyperion)<\/p>\n

Friday, Apr. 17, 2009 – school visit at Kennedy Middle
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Below: Chris Bradford poses with die-hard fan Olivia Van Amsterdam, who had already read his book FIVE times before he paid a visit to her school.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Chris Bradford – The Way of the Warrior<\/em> (Hyperion)<\/p>\n

Friday, Apr. 17, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Mary Ann Hoberman – You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You<\/em> (Little, Brown)<\/p>\n

Saturday, Apr. 18, 2009 at the Hills Branch of the Wellesley Free Library<\/p>\n

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Anna Alter – What Can You Do with an Old Red Shoe?<\/em> (Holt)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

Below: In a fun recycling project led by Anna, kids made marigold planters out of old shoes.
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T. A. Barron – Merlin’s Dragon<\/em> (Philomel)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Kevin Markey – Super Sluggers, Book 1: Slumpbuster<\/em> (HarperCollins)<\/p>\n

Saturday, Apr. 25, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Ammi Joan Paquette – The Tiptoe Guide to Tracking Fairies<\/em> (Tanglewood Press\/NBN)<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Harry Bliss – Luke on the Loose<\/em> (Toon Books)<\/p>\n

Monday, May 4, 2009 – school visit at Tenacre Country Day School<\/p>\n

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Harry Bliss – Luke on the Loose<\/em> (Toon Books)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith, co-sponsored by the Foundation for Children’s Books<\/p>\n

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Catie Copley – Catie Copley’s Great Escape<\/em> (David Godine)<\/p>\n

Friday, May 8, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

Rick Riordan – Percy Jackson 5: The Last Olympian<\/em> (Hyperion)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 – public event at Wellesley Middle School<\/p>\n

Below: Rick stands with several members of our event staff: Jane Kohuth, Mayre Plunkett, me, Kym Havens, Jack Havens, and Gareth Hinds. (Photo by Mayre Plunkett)
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Danielle Joseph – Shrinking Violet<\/em> (MTV Books)<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Megan McDonald – all Judy Moody and Stink Books (Candlewick)<\/p>\n

Friday, May 15 2009 – school visits at three local public schools<\/p>\n

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Megan McDonald – GET MOODY DAY featuring all Judy Moody and Stink Books (Candlewick)<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 16, 2009 – public presentation at Hunnewell Elementary School and many Moody activities at the Wellesley Free Library

Below: Megan signs a book for an enthusiastic fans. The people on the patio behind her our enjoying samples of Screamin’ Mimi’s ice cream, flown in from California for the event!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Steve Kluger – My Most Excellent Year<\/em> (Penguin)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Amy Krause Rosenthal – Little Oink<\/em> and Duck! Rabbit!<\/em> (Chronicle Books)<\/p>\n

Friday, May 22, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Peter Abrahams – Reality Check<\/em> (HarperCollins)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

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Kim Ablon Whitney – The Other Half of Life<\/em> (Random House)<\/p>\n

Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

Michael Sullivan – The Sapphire Knight<\/em> (Publishing Works)<\/p>\n

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Wellesley Booksmith<\/p>\n

Whew! Makes me tired (but happy!) just thinking about it.<\/p>\n

So far the next 12 months are showing lots of promise too, with E. Lockhart, Judy Schachner, Shannon Hale, Trenton Lee Stewart, E.S. Redmond, Kristin Dempsey and Christopher Denise, and Marla Frazee already on the docket. Let the good times roll!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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