Events

We are proud to announce our brand-new partnership with Seattle Children’s Theatre for the 2010-2011 Season! During the run of each show of the season, we will be hosting weekend Drama Story events with artists from Seattle Children’s Theatre.  The first one is The Green, based on Mem Fox and Judy Horacek’s book Where is the Green Sheep?   This Drama Story event will feature these curriculum connections:  Listening; Storytelling; Creative Play; Music; Dance; Early Reading Skills; Art; Repetition.

We will experience a story from the inside.  We will use acting, imagination and interactive, multi-sensory props to explore The Green Sheep.   This show is aimed at audiences from 1 to 4 years of age.

The books on the list below are those chosen by SCT educational staff to best compliment this show.

Alaska author Jennifer Aist, a parenting and childbirth educator, shares her tried and tested advice for taking babies and toddlers into the woods and out onto boats at very early ages.

Learn how to gear up and roll this outdoor adventure out!

You’re invited to attend our our brand-new every third Thursday of the month
Book Club. 

Join us, it’s our first year of conversation, friendship, and fun!  Moderated by longtime bookseller Michelle, we’re having an amazing time so far! 

As always, our club books will be discounted 10% every month. Additionally, if your book club buys 3 or more copies of one title, we’ll happily discount any and all other book club’s titles too! 

The red ribbons of a little girl's sash become imaginary ties to her birth mother and her adoptive mother, in this charming book.  Abby wonders if she came from her mothers belly, like her older sister. When a casual comment at the breakfast table prompts questions, Abby learns how the birth mother who carried her in her belly and the forever mommy who carries her on her hip both love her and have helped to make her who she is.  Your birth mother gave you a lovely singing voice, her Mommy tells her. I give you songs to sing.

Although the little girl in the book is from China, her story is relevant to all adopted children, whether adopted domestically or internationally. Illustrations by the sister of the protagonist offer a fresh childs perspective and provide a compelling back-story, underscoring the theme that love is what makes a family. 

The red ribbons of a little girls sash become imaginary ties to her birth mother and her adoptive mother, in this charming book.  Abby wonders if she came from her mothers belly, like her older sister. When a casual comment at the breakfast table prompts questions, Abby learns how the birth mother who carried her in her belly and the forever mommy who carries her on her hip both love her and have helped to make her who she is.  Your birth mother gave you a lovely singing voice, her Mommy tells her. I give you songs to sing.

Although the little girl in the book is from China, her story is relevant to all adopted children, whether adopted domestically or internationally. Illustrations by the sister of the protagonist offer a fresh childs perspective and provide a compelling back-story, underscoring the theme that love is what makes a family. 

In 1987, the newly divorced Rita Golden Gelman set out to live her dream. She sold all her possessions and became a nomad.  She wrote a book about her ongoing journey, Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World and, in 2001, insisted on putting her personal e-mail address in the last chapter--against all advice. It turned out to be a fortuitous decision. She has met thousands of readers, stayed in their homes, and sat around kitchen tables sharing stories and food and laughter.

In this essay collection, Gelman includes her own further adventures, as well as those of writers and readers telling tales of the shared humanity they experienced in their travels. The stories are funny and sad, poignant and tender, familiar and bizarre. They will make you laugh and cry and maybe even send you off on your own adventure. Also included are fabulous international recipes such as vegetarian dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), chiles en nogada (stuffed poblano chiles topped with a white cream sauce with walnuts and a sprinkle of pomegranate seeds), and ho mok (an extraordinary fish-coconut custard from Thailand). 

Come meet her yourself!

Some of the most dangerous work in the world takes place in the grounds of Alaska, where crews must deal with gale-force winds, towering seas, long hours, and..."Baked Salmon Wellington?"

Kiyo and Tomi Marsh conceived this book of delicious seafood recipes and salty fishing stories while rolling around the stormy Bering Sea on Tomi's 78-foot fishing boat, the "Savage. "What began as a joke about "cooking in the ditch" (the trough of the wave) morphed into "The Fishes & Dishes Cookbook."

Inside, you'll peek into the remarkable lives of the women who work in America's deadliest industry. They share stories of running their own boats crab fishing on the Bering Sea, long-lining for halibut and black cod, and tendering salmon in Southeast Alaska. As the authors write, "Some of us were born into fishing, the daughters of fishermen, and some of us were drawn to fishing as a way to find adventure up in the mysterious and beautiful Alaskan wild."

Besides the 80 surprisingly simple yet mouth-watering seafood recipes - your taste buds will never be the same! - this fascinating book also offers tips for cleaning, preserving, and preparing fish; hints for pairing wine with seafood; a glossary of commercial fishing terms; an explanation of fishing methods; on-board fashion tips; and information about sustainability.