Portland people (plus anyone up for a trip to the Rose City): You can party with a gem of a bookstore celebrating a gem of a bookseller on Saturday July 30th starting at 11:30 am. Here’s the invitation from Green Bean Books: Earl’s 10th Year Anniversary Celebration! It’s hard to believe it’s already been ten years since …
While grown-ups might feel like they’re playing a never-ending game of “Instacart-shoppers in My Way” when they go for groceries, players of all ages can stretch their imagination and problem solving in this creative, cooperative game. You might be surprised–and inspired– by the solutions family members come up with. Who knows? Maybe some of those …
This week, booksellers from around the country with a specific interest in children’s books gathered in New Orleans for the American Booksellers Association’s annual Children’s Institute, an annual educational conference that was hosted last year in Portland. I attended in my role as children’s book buyer for Queen Anne Book Company in Seattle, but I …
