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.
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The books on the list below are those chosen by SCT educational staff to best compliment this show.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T013447Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100916T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100916T030000Z UID:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/jennier-aist-babes-woods-hiking-camping-and-boating-babies-young-children URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/jennier-aist-babes-woods-hiking-camping-and-boating-babies-young-children SUMMARY:Jennier Aist\, Babes in the Woods\: Hiking\, Camping and Boating with Babies & Young Children DESCRIPTION: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!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T013447Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T030000Z UID:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/book-club-every-third-thursday-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/book-club-every-third-thursday-0 SUMMARY:BOOK CLUB! The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao DESCRIPTION:
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!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T013447Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T030000Z UID:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/lauren-marshall-my-beautiful-bow-adoption-story-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/lauren-marshall-my-beautiful-bow-adoption-story-0 SUMMARY:Lauren Marshall\, My Beautiful Bow\: An Adoption Story DESCRIPTION: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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T013447Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T030000Z UID:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/lauren-marshall-my-beautiful-bow-adoption-story URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/lauren-marshall-my-beautiful-bow-adoption-story SUMMARY:Lauren Marshall\, My Beautiful Bow\: An Adoption Story DESCRIPTION: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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T013447Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100924T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100924T030000Z UID:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/rita-golden-gelman-female-nomad-and-friends-tales-breaking-free-and-breaking-bread-around-worl URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/rita-golden-gelman-female-nomad-and-friends-tales-breaking-free-and-breaking-bread-around-worl SUMMARY:Rita Golden Gelman\, Female Nomad and Friends\: Tales of Breaking Free and Breaking Bread Around the World DESCRIPTION: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!
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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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T013447Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T030000Z UID:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/ultimate-tuesday-lindsay-craig-dancing-feet URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/ultimate-tuesday-lindsay-craig-dancing-feet SUMMARY:ULTIMATE TUESDAY!\: Lindsay Craig\, Dancing Feet DESCRIPTION:Join us for ULTIMATE TUESDAY\, a very special story time where the reader is the author or illustrator reading their own work!
Every last Tuesday of the month we’re learning how to be good listeners\, and meeting our first book makers one story at a time!
Every listener gets a prize as they walk out the door!
September's ULTIMATE TUESDAY guest of honor is author Lindsay Craig. Come\, bring your little listeners\, and see what all the excitement's about.
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We have found the most wonderful and amazing teen-lit-world insider ever to lead our brand-new every-last-Wednesday-of-the-month group now forming. She is Liz Gallager and you can read all about her amazingly hooked-up and authorial self here. There will be yummy PIZZA provided by Ballard's own Snoose Junction Pizzeria. There will be sneak-peek book GIVEAWAYS for everyone!
If you are or have or know a teen as excited as we are about this\, pass this info on!\:
Our book for this meeting is\: The Hunger Games series\, discounted @ Book Club rate
GET IN ON THE VERY BEGINNING
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** Special for this meeting**** We'll be giving away publisher-supplied Mockingjay swag!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T013447Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T030000Z UID:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/laura-numeroff-otis-sydney-and-best-birthday-ever URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/laura-numeroff-otis-sydney-and-best-birthday-ever SUMMARY:Laura Numeroff\, Otis & Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome one of the kids-book legends of our time\, Laura Numeroff. Creator of some of your favorite all-time books\, like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and When Sheep Sleep. . . and see the awesome list below for more. . . . come celebrate with us this superstar author's work.
Her new one is an adorable story about how when two people are friends\, it dosen't matter how fancy a birthday party is. We're going to have a Birthday Party to celebrate the book! With a cake that looks just like the one in the party Otis and Sydney have!
A portion of her royalties from this book will be donated to First Book\, a national nonprofit organization that promotes children's literacy.
Catch up on Ms. Numeroff's entire ouvre at her website\, here.
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Come meet one of our very favorites\, the author/illustrator of New York Times Bestsellers the Duck and Goose books\, this will be a wonderful event for those early readers and their families.
If you haven't seen it yet\, here's the trailer for How Rocket Learned to Read. It's a sweet one!
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A Rottweiler mix\, Lou began life as the feral offspring of guard dogs on a secret marijuana farm in northern California. One day\, when a young teacher named Steve Duno happened by\, all the puppies scattered but one. So begins the story of Last Dog on the Hill\, in which this indignant young dog goes on to become a real-life hero.
Duno is a veteran pet behaviorist and author. He has trained thousands of dogs\, and a good number of cats. Come meet him and hear Lou's amazing story first-hand!
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Go here for the full scoop on buying tickets\, who's performing\, and everything!
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We couldn’t help but notice his first book Jake Stays Awake because it was so hilarious.
His Jake Starts School is one of our favorite books about school EVER. When we hosted him at the library last time\, he read us something hilarously funny that isn't even a book yet.
Meet Jake’s new adventure! And\, in the meantime\, catch up with Mr. Wright here.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T013447Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101010T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101010T220000Z UID:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/seattle-childrens-theatre-drama-story-borrowers URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.secretgardenbooks.com/event/seattle-childrens-theatre-drama-story-borrowers SUMMARY:Seattle Children's Theatre Drama Story! The Borrowers DESCRIPTION: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. This one is The Borrowers\, based on the books by Mary Norton\, The Borrowers This Drama Story event will feature these curriculum connections\: Victorian Era\; British History\; Adaptation\; Perspective\; Compassion\; Freedom\; Literature\; Family\; Recycling\; Self-esteem.
This Drama Story is aimed at audiences 8 years and up\, just like the show!
The books on the list below are those chosen by SCT educational staff to best compliment this show.
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