Monday, March 5, 2012

Children's Book World's April Events

By Sharon Hearn|Children's Book World|March 5, 2012|11:36am



Children's Book World will be hosting the following events for the month of April.

APRIL 7:  STORY THEATER WITH VICTORIA GORING
10:30 a.m., Ages 3 - 8
Interactive fun as Victoria Goring creates new stories live from children's suggestions. Princesses spurn ball gowns, wizards fly vacuum cleaners, pirates love to bake! Everyone gets caught up in Victoria Goring's delightful, hilarious, improvised stories.

APRIL 14: MINI-CONCERT WITH TED JACOBS  &  THE GARDEN
10:30 A.M., All Ages
Celebrate Poetry Month with the wonderful Ted Jacobs and his band, The Garden, featuring three singers, two guitarists, piano and precussion!  Hear music from their latest delightful CD, Back to the Garden.  They will be performing songs featuring the poetry of:  Robert Louis Stevenson, Poe, Dickinson, Longfellow, and more...

APRIL 14: AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING WITH JAMES MIHALEY
2:00 p.m., Ages 8 and up
Celebrate the publication of James Mihaley’s first book, You Can’t Have My Planet, But Take My Brother, Please.  Thirteen-year-old Giles is the last person anyone would expect to save the planet.  But when Giles witnesses an alien realtor showing Earth to possible new tenants, he knows he'd better do something. With the help of an alien "attorney" and the maddest scientist in middle-grade fiction, Giles just might save humans from eviction from Earth.  

APRIL 21 – STORYTIME WITH ELLEN SWITKES
10:30 a.m., Ages 4 - 8
Professional storyteller Ellen Switkes entertains with interactive storytelling fun from classic children’s books and tales. 

APRIL 28 - ANDREW & POLLY MINI-CONCERT
10:30 a.m., All ages
By day, Andrew is a film composer and Polly creates music and sound design for commercials. In their spare time, they write and perform friendly, engaging music for children of all ages. Their folksy vocal harmony and cornucopia of acoustic instruments (mandolins, accordions, ukeleles, shakers, bananas) delight kids and parents alike.

Children’s Book World
10580 ½ Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 90064, 310 559-2665
Contact: Sharon Hearn, 310 559-2665; Jpeg photos available on request
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND HELD AT CHILDREN’S BOOK WORLD




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