Storytime with Esmé Shapiro at Books are Magic

Books are Magic 122 Montague St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join illustrator Esmé Shapiro for storytime at Books are Magic on May 27th at 11 am. Esmé will be reading from Tina Oziewicz’s What Feelings Do When No One's Looking, illustrated by Aleksandra Zając and translated by Jennifer Croft from the Polish, and her own book My Self, Your Self.  In What Feelings Do When […]

Alphabet City Kids: Story Hour with Marika Maijala

City of Asylum 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Featuring quarterly visits from authors writing books for elementary-aged children, the Alphabet City Kids series continues this month with Marika Maijala. Maijala will read from her recent book, Rosie Runs, translated by Mia Spangenberg. The event will be followed by a Q&A and an engagement activity with the author to help bring the book to […]

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Reading and signing with Marika Maijala at The New York Botanical Garden

The New York Botanical Garden 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY, United States

Join Marika Maijala at the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden for a special story time event in the Oak Swamp Story Spot. After the reading, there will be a book signing in The New York Botanical Garden Giftshop. Marika Maijala lives and works in Helsinki as an illustrator and children’s book writer. Her debut writing project, […]

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The Art of Making Picture Books: Mia Spangbenberg, Jenni Erkintalo, and Marika Maijala at Scandinavia House

Scandinavia House 58 Park Ave, New York, NY, United States

Join author and artist Marika Maijala, translator Mia Spangbenberg, and Etana Editions children’s book publisher Jenni Erkintalo, in celebrating the release of Rosie Runs. They’ll discuss how Nordic children’s picture books are made, how authors and illustrators work together, the meaning and the work of translators, and trends and challenges in the Nordic children’s picture book […]

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Marika Maijala: Artist Talk and Demo with Gary Lichtenstein Editions

MASS MoCA 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, United States

photo by Saara Mansikkamaki (New York Times) Celebrate the launch of Marika Maijala‘s Rosie Runs at MASS MoCA with an artist talk culminating in a hands-on silkscreen demo and studio tour with Gary Lichtenstein Editions. Marika Maijala lives and works in Helsinki as an illustrator and children’s book writer. Her debut writing project, Rosie Runs, […]

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Crayons! Oil Pastels! Drawing with Illustrator Marika Maijala at the Brooklyn Book Festival

Makers & Creators Area, The Plaza of 5 Metrotech Center 5 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join author and artist Marika Maijala at the Brooklyn Book Festival Children's Day! Makers & Creators Area The Plaza of 5 Metrotech Center Marika Maijala will share Rosie Runs, her "triumphant escape story" of a racing dog who dreams of forests, meadows, hares, and freedom. She will guide an interactive drawing workshop in which kids can […]

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Storytime with Joy Kelly Smith at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum

Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling 898 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY, United States

Join the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art and Storytelling for an interactive storytime with actor and storyteller Joy Kelly Smith. In this interactive event, Joy will read from Who Will Make the Snow? and invite audience members to read aloud as different characters from the book!

Author Talk with Roger Mello

Join author and illustrator Roger Mello for a talk about his beautiful book João by a Thread. At this KidsLIVE event, part of the New York Public Library's World Literature Festival, Roger will answer questions, and teach the audience how to draw in his distinctive style.The livestream event will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd […]

Conversation with Rocío Araya at The Lost Bookshop

The Lost Bookshop 120 Main St, Delhi, NY, United States

Join the Maurice Sendak Foundation Fellows in upstate New York for a lively conversation on writing and illustrating children's books! Moderated by author and illustrator Doug Salati, the discussion will feature Charlotte Ager (England), Rocío Araya (France, author of Head in the Clouds), and Cozbi A. Cabrera (USA).  The event will be held on Saturday, June 1st from 6 to 7:30 […]

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Roger Mello at the Consulate General of Brazil in Boston

Consulate General of Brazil in Boston 175 Purchase St, Boston, MA, United States

Join writer and illustrator Roger Mello for the release of Griso: The One and Only, translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn, this October 4th. Signing and light refreshments to follow after the reading. Roger Mello has illustrated over 100 titles – 22 of which he also wrote – and his unique style and adroit […]

Fuzuê Family Day with Roger Mello

Eric Carle Museum Online Event

Spend the afternoon at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art with award-winning artist Roger Mello! Mello will read from his book, Griso: The One and Only, translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn, about a unicorn who travels the world in search of another unicorn. Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online. Additional activities throughout […]

Roger Mello & Doug Salati at the Consulate General of Brazil, New York

Consulate General of Brazil in New York 225 E 41st St, New York, NY, United States

Join writer and illustrators Roger Mello and Doug Salati for a reading and conversation to celebrate the release of Griso: The One and Only, translated from the Portuguese by Daniel Hahn, this October 15th. Signing to follow after the reading. Roger Mello has illustrated over 100 titles – 22 of which he also wrote – […]