Bonny Becker and her award-winning children's book "A Visitor for Bear" was such a hit with our teachers during Teacher's Appreciation Night, we're excited to have her return on July 6th from 1:00-3:00 pm.
Bonny is the author of many imaginative children's picture books and middle-grade novels, with characters that you'll find irresistible - a lazy ant, an artistic lizard, even a robot that looks and acts like a real boy! Her latest is about a Bear who is certain that he does not want the company of anyone, much less the persistent mouse who has come knocking on his door. Children will love this pair, and though we hate to ruin the end of a good book by telling you how it turns out, grapevine sources report two more Bear and Mouse books are on their way so "A Visitor for Bear" is the first in the series!
Stop by, meet Bonny and pick up your signed copy of this creative book!
Want to learn more about Bonny and her books? Click http://www.bonnybecker.com
Click here to purchase a SIGNED copy of A Visitor for Bear - $16.99
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Join us on July 13th for Tea with Regina!
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It's London in 1815 - Four friends make their debut amid the scandals and decadence of nineteenth-century London Society - La Petite Four by Regina Scott
Flash forward to London in 1837 - a young daughter of a viscount is expected to find a husband, but her desire is a career... in magic. Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle
Flash forward to New England in 1839 - two boys, both indentured servants. Cruel circumstances; friendship could help save them, but courage is a difficult thing. A Difficult Boy by M.P. Barker
Now, we're in the same time, but a different place... "a shadow world at the fringes of the familiar". A novel inspired by "Rumpelstiltskin" finds a fairy tale brought to life in A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce.
 
Join us on July 13th from 1:00-3:00 pm for Tea with Regina. Regina Scott, author of La Petite Four, will share a cup of tea along with four books set in the early nineteenth century.
In addition to signing copies of her own book, she will have signed bookplates on hand for Marissa Doyle, M.P. Barker, and Elizabeth C. Bunce. A great way to get up to four signed books at once!
Join us for a spot of tea and pick up one, two, three or even four of these great young adult fiction titles - SIGNED!
Regina Scott loves to write books about the Regency period, but this is her first young adult fiction title. Click http://www.reginascott.com to learn more on Regina's website!
Click here to purchase a SIGNED copy of La Petite Four by Regina Scott - 8.99
Click here to purchase a copy of Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle with a SIGNED bookplate- $16.95
Click here to purchase a copy of A Difficult Boy by M.P. Barker with a SIGNED bookplate - $16.95
Click here to purchase a copy of A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce with a SIGNED bookplate - $17.99
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July 20th - It's time to do the Polar Polka with Erik Brooks!
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Ten polka-playing polar bears gather on an iceberg that's big enough for a stage. The band begins to play, then suddenly - SNAP! - a chunk breaks off and one of the bears floats away. Undaunted, the nine bears left strike a chord when - POP! There goes another piece... And then another... And then another... How will the show go on?
In addition to colorful, polka-playing polar bears, whales, walrus, seals and other Alaskan wildlife abound in this amusing learn-to-count story as the bears come up with a satisfying solution to the pickle they find themselves in.
From 1:00-3:00 pm on July 20th, ABFAS is the place to be as author and illustrator, Erik Brooks pays a visit to ABFAS! The latest book that he has illustrated is Chérie Stihler's Polar Polka.  With wonderful scenery and cool, musical polar bears, Erik's amazing illustrations are the perfect compliment to Polar Polka's entertaining story.
Want to learn more about Erik and see more of his illustrations? Check out Erik on the Web! http://www.erikbrooks.com
Click here to purchase a SIGNED copy of Polar Polka - $10.95
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Gayle Davies Jandrey comes to ABFAS with A Garden of Aloes
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A Garden of Aloes is a story told in the voices of five women, all of whom do what they must to get by. All prove to be survivors, and each has a distinct voice. Though an unlikely cast of characters, they manage to form their own family unit and rise, supportively, from individual isolation after severing ties with their painful pasts, by putting one foot in front of the other as they rebuild their collective lives.
The Tucson Weekly called A Garden of Aloes a "suspenseful page-turner and an intimate tear-jerker. A Garden of Aloes is truly a remarkable first effort."
We hope you'll come by ABFAS to meet Gayle on July 26th from 1:00-3:00 pm to discuss this extraordinary debut novel.
After a busy summer's day, stop by d'Vinery and chat with Gayle over a taste of Eagle Creek Wine.
Gayle will be there from 5:00-6:00 pm for A Taste of Wine and Words - the perfect chance to sip a bit of wine while talking books, writing, or anything that might intrigue you about this captivating new book while at Eagle Creek's Front Street tasting room, d'Vinery, across the street from Gustavs.
d'Vinery asks that $2.00 be paid for the evening's wine tasting. Your $2.00 can be credited towards the purchase of any bottle of Eagle Creek Wine.
For information, call 509-548-1451 or click here to send us an email!
Buy a Signed Copy of A Garden of Aloes - $18.00
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It's Kevin Emerson with Vampire Photographs and Sunlight Slayings
on July 27th!
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When Kevin Emerson was a biology major in college and subsequently taught science, he began to think about how a vampire body would work. What would a vampire family eat? What health issues would they have?
After moving to Seattle, Kevin looked out his apartment window and began to imagine a vampire boy trudging in and out each evening and dawn, unhappy about being a vampire, or about his heavy backpack of vampire school books, and how he'd look like just about the last undead creature you'd imagine having a world-changing destiny...
These thoughts continued and grew and became the Oliver Nocturne Series, a series of five books about a vampire boy in Seattle. The first two books will be released at the end of this month - I - Vampire Photographs and II - Sunlight Slayings.
Stop in on July 27th from 1:00-3:00 pm to visit with Kevin and pick up SIGNED copies of these two imaginative books.
Oliver Nocturne #1 - Vampire Photographs - Oliver Nocturne has a fairly typical childhood - for a vampire. But Oliver is different from those around him - his gore-loving vampire schoolmates, his loving vampire parents, and his obnoxious older brother, Bane. That's because, unbeknownst to Oliver, he's a little more human than the rest of them. When Emalie, an artistic and defiant human girl with a troubled past, unknowingly takes a picture of him, it sets them both off on a quest to uncover his true origins and the special purpose the vampire world has in store for him.
Oliver Nocturne #2 - Sunlight Slayings - Oliver Nocturne finds himself reunited with Emalie's cousin, Dean, who has returned as a zombie. Dean has information on something that is shaking up the vampire community - vampire children are mysteriously being turned to dust. Oliver and Dean reconnect with Emalie, and the three of them set out to solve the mystery and in the process encounter the Fallen Brotherhood, a human group fighting against vampires. And the Brotherhood has some news for Oliver ....
Want to learn more about Kevin and his upcoming books? Click http://www.kevinemerson.net!
Buy a Signed Copy of Vampire Photographs - $5.99
Buy a Signed Copy of Sunlight Slayings - $5.99
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Ron Lovell brings his latest Thomas Martindale Mystery to ABFAS!
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Join us on Saturday afternoon August 2nd, from 1:00-3:00 pm as mystery writer, Ron Lovell returns to Leavenworth. His latest book, Yaquina White promises to be an exciting addition to the Martindale mystery series.
In this new mystery, Thomas Martindale returns to the setting of his debut as an amateur sleuth, the Yaquina Head lighthouse on the Oregon Coast. The "white" of the title stands for cocaine. His career in tatters because of his arrest on a bogus murder charge, Martindale must flee Oregon to escape from the leader of the gang. He joins a media tour of the Arctic only to face new dangers from Russian border guards and the crew of a ship smuggling a secret cargo over the North Pole to Pacific coast cities. After his return to Oregon, Tom has a final, deadly encounter with the drug lord at the lighthouse, from which only one of them will walk away.
Ron Lovell is a retired Oregon State University journalism professor and former magazine journalist. Previous books in the series are Murder at Yaquina Head; Dead Whales Tell No Tales; Lights, Camera, Murder; Murder Below Zero; Searching for Murder; and Descent Into Madness
Want to learn more about Ron Lovell and his books? Click http://www.martindalemysteries.com!
Buy a Signed Copy of Yaquina White - $15.00
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| Book Camp Set to Begin! |
Spies
Report a Veil of Secrecy!
There's just not another word to
describe it...This is quite a Mystery! It's almost
time for Book Camp to begin and there are secrets everywhere.
Granted, never before has the camp theme been divulged prior to the
first day of camp, but as our chief spy (pictured above) has
reported, unusual sights and sounds have been detected from
the Treehouse lately. A couple of us even suspect that there
is something dastardly brewing!
All that they are saying
is that it's called "Poe Camp" and spaces are filling fast.
There is still
space available, but don't delay! Follow this link to find more
information or to sign up! You can also call us with questions
at 509-548-1451.
Dates:
July 7-11 - Girls
- 8-10 years old
July 14-18 - Girls - 10-12 years old
July
21-25 - Co-ed - 7-8 years old
July 28-Aug 1 - Boys - 10-12 years
old
Aug 4-8 - Boys - 8-10 years old
Aug 11-15 - Co-Ed -
Writing Camp - 13-15 years old
Camp is $175.00 per Camper
and all supplies are included.
For specific questions
that our website just can't answer:
Click here to email Pat
Rutledge, the Owner of A Book for All Seasons
or Click here to email Amy
Carlson, Camp Director and Curriculum Creator
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Events Calendar
2008
EVENTS ARCHIVES
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June 29, 2008
Mike Barenti
June 28, 2008
Paul Roberts
June 22, 2008
Elizabeth Sims
June 21, 2008
Lawrence Kreisman
June 15, 2008
Michelle Murphy
June 8, 2008
Jill Barnett
June 1, 2008
Sheila Roberts
May 25, 2008
Jane Porter
May 20, 2008
John Straley
May 17, 2008
Write on the River
May 11, 2008
Ken Waldman
May 2 -3, 2008
Teachers' Appreciation
Bonny Becker &
Robert Wells
May 3, 2008
Jennifer Worick
April 30, 2008
Nance Van Winckel
April 28, 2008
Wangari Maathai
April 24, 2008
Sherman Alexie
April 20, 2008
Stephen Arno
April 19, 2008
Joan Clark
April 5, 2008
Gregg Olsen
Jan - Mar
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