Fantastic Kidlit events are happening all over Southern California this October! If you can, come out for some spooky literary adventures and support your fellow writers and illustrators!
Friday, Oct 1st
4 pm: Gitty Daneshvari shares the second book in her book series School of Fear: Class Not Dismissed! at Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop located at 1030 Bonita Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750.
Tuesday, Oct 5th
10 am: David Wiesner signs Art and Max at Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop located at 1030 Bonita Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750.
Wednesday, Oct 6th
1:30 pm: David Wiesner signs Art and Max at Children’s Book World at 10580 ½ W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064.
7pm: Kiersten White shares her debut YA novel Paranormalcy at The Yellow Book Road at 7200 Parkway Dr., Suite 118
La Mesa, CA 91942.
Saturday, Oct 9th
10:30 am: Ann Redisch Stampler and Eugene Yelchin sign The Rooster Princess of Brestov at Children’s Book World at 10580 ½ W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064.
2pm: Cecil Castellucci discusses and signs Rose Sees Red at Book Soup located at 8818 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90096.
5 pm: Lauren Strasnick reads and signs her young adult novel Her and Me and You at Skylight Books on 1818 Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Sunday, Oct 10th
10:30 am: Antoinette Portis signs her book Kindergarden Diary at Children’s Book World at 10580 ½ W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064.
Thursday, Oct 14th
4 pm: Antoinette Portis signs her book Kindergarden Diary at Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop located at 1030 Bonita Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750.
Saturday, Oct 16th
10:30 am: Antoinette Portis signs her book Kindergarden Diary at Vroman’s bookstore at 695 E. Colorodo Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101
12:30 pm: Cecil Castelluci bestselling author of The Queen of Cool and The Plain Janes signs her first picture book, Grandma’s Gloves at Every Picture Tells A Story located at 1311-C Montana Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90403.
4:30 pm: Jamie Lee Curtis signs her newest book My Mommy Hung the Moon at Every Picture Tells A Story located at 1311-C Montana Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90403. Preceding the book signing, the Aero Theater (across the street) screens the family favorite Freaky Friday followed by a Q and A with Jamie Lee Curtis.
Sunday, Oct 17th
5 pm: Francesca Lia Block discusses and signs The Frenzy at Vroman’s bookstore at 695 E. Colorodo Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101
2 pm: Laura Numeroff author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie shares her newest book Otis and Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever at Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop located at 1030 Bonita Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750.
Monday, Oct 18th
4 pm: Rosemary Wells will talk about her new novel On The Blue Comet at Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop located at 1030 Bonita Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750.
Tuesday, Oct 19th
10:30 am: Lisa Yee signs her chapter book Bobby The Brave at Children’s Book World at 10580 ½ W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064.
4 pm: Barney Saltzberg will sing songs, give a drawing demonstration, and share his new book Beautiful OOPS! at Mrs. Nelson’s Toy and Book Shop located at 1030 Bonita Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750.
Thursday, Oct 21st
6:30 pm: Pseudonymous Bosch presents and signs This Isn’t What It Looks Like at Vroman’s bookstore at 695 E. Colorodo Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101.
Tuesday, Oct 26th
Time TBA: Pseudonymous Bosch presents and signs This Isn’t What It Looks Like at Children’s Book World at 10580 ½ W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064.
Please double check all dates and times with the bookstores. For more information and events please visit these bookstores online:
Mrs. Nelsons Toy and Book Shop
A Whale of a Tale Children’s Bookstore
Tags: Book Events
As of late I am in deep revisions with my book and have not had the luxury of reading blogs. Thank you for posting “Southern California” in your title. Your brief happenings post for my area makes me feel like I am not living under a rock. I do plan to attend a couple of these. Thanks.
I am a new children’s book author that has recently self-published a book that teaches parents and children how to read music. Book #1 “the clefs meet the bug band” is the first in our series and introduces the characters “The Clefs” who are superheroes, and members of the bug band who represent the letters of the music alphabet. This is an educational- based book written in a rhyme format, with repetition.
I would be interested in speaking with someone on how to get started selling our books in bookstores and also doing readings.
Feel free to visit our website. I am working on updating it this week but you will get an idea of what we’re all about.
I can be reached via cell phone at 818-433-5045.