Barnes & Noble Corte Madera Announces Free Storytime Lineup for June
Barnes & Noble Corte Madera is excited to announce its June lineup of free Storytime events for children and families, all designed to celebrate the joy of reading, creativity and fun. The events center around the popular children’s books The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle; Mighty Dads by author Joan Holub and illustrator James Dean; If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… by Laura Numeroff; and Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by author/illustrator Eileen Christelow.
Details are as follows:
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar – On Wednesday, June 4, at 11 a.m., stores nationwide will celebrate reading via a free event for children ages 3 to 5 featuring a picture book considered a must for every toddler's library, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator Eric Carle. A caterpillar hatches out of his egg and is hungry. On Monday, he eats through one apple, on Tuesday, two pears, and so on. Vivid and colorful illustrations and ingenious layered pages help preschoolers learn the days of the week, the names of foods, numbers, and watch a caterpillar transform into a butterfly.
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Participants will also enjoy a reading of the NOOK Books® Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (narrated by Gwyneth Paltrow) and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, and the author’s fun app, Eric Carle’s My Very First App. Coloring, crafts and activities round out the fun.
Mighty Dads (Father’s Day Storytime) – On Saturday, June 14, at 11 a.m., stores across the country will host a free Storytime for children ages 3 to 5 featuring Mighty Dads, the new “constructacular” picture book from New York Times bestselling author Joan Holub and Pete the Cat creator and illustrator James Dean.
Inventively told through James Dean’s colorful construction vehicle characters,Mighty Dads is an adoring dedication to hardworking fathers and the subtle ways they teach their boys and girls to follow in their tracks. The Dump Trucks learn to get dirty. Crane keeps his little one safe from harm. The busy Cement Mixer gives his daughter a big hug. The Forklift cheers his son on. A surprising and touching view of a father’s love for his children, Mighty Dads is the perfect way to say, “I’m proud of you!”
The book will be read and experienced on NOOK® HD+, on which children will also experience some fun Father’s Day apps, including Animals and Their Young, which helps children learn the names of baby animals, and the Father’s Day App Puzzle. Participants will make a Father’s Day card and enjoy treats from the Café.
Meet Cookie Mouse! (Costume Character Storytime) – On Saturday, June 21, at 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble Corte Madera invites children and families to enjoy a Storytime featuring Laura Numeroff’s If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and other If You Give… series favorites. Cookie Mouse will greet children and be available for photographs. Be sure to bring your camera for a memorable photo opportunity!
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed – On Tuesday, June 24, at 11 a.m., children ages 4 to 8 will experience the laughter of Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by author and illustrator Eileen Christelow at stores nationwide.
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” This rhythmic romp is a counting lesson, too, as the five bouncy bed-jumpers bump their heads and get hauled off to the doctor one by one. Lively pencil and watercolor illustrations capture both the glee and the pratfalls of those misbehaving monkeys.
From June 3 to July 14, while supplies last, customers who want to bring the fun home can buy Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed for only $3.99 with the purchase of any two children’s books.
This story and other Five Little Monkeys books will also be experienced on NOOK HD+. Coloring activities, including the Drawing Pad app on NOOK, will inspire children to draw the monkeys doing zany activities and having new adventures.
Barnes & Noble Storytimes are free and open to the public. Barnes & Noble Corte Madera is located at 313 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, CA 94925. For information about these or other events at Barnes & Noble Corte Madera, please contact Laurel Kidd, Community Relations Manager, at crm2274@bn.com. Follow Barnes & Noble Corte Madera’s news and events on Twitter @CorteMaderaBN.
If you are not already a member of Barnes & Noble’s FREE Kids Club, please see any bookseller at Barnes & Noble Corte Madera to sign up. Kids Club members receive 30% off coupon on the future purchase of one kids' book or toy, a $5 reward for every $100 spent on kids’ stuff online and in stores, a monthly newsletter featuring even more savings, VIP invitations to Barnes & Noble Corte Madera children’s events, a free cupcake on enrolled children’s birthdays, and are invited to hold birthday parties at Barnes & Noble Corte Madera.
