Book Week May 5-8 📘📗

Book Week May 5th-8th

Wednesday, May 5th
• 11:30am Picture Book Bingo
• 10:45am Special Cinco de Mayo reading: Miss Jan will read Cinco De Mouse-O!, Judy Cox

Thursday, May 6th
• 10:00am- Noon Montgomery County Memorial Library System Table: A library representative (Children’s Librarian Shelly Lane) will hand out bags filled with library information.
• 11:00am-12:30pm Author Visit: Susan Langlois — Reading Dolly Does Her Job immediately followed by a meet and greet, where she will sell and sign her books. The real-life Dolly and her handler, Dee, will also be making an appearance.
Thursday, May 6th join us for a special Author Visit with Susan Langlois who will read “Dolly Does Her Job,” and a special appearance by the real-life dog Dolly.
Susan Langlois is a hiker, biker, thinker, and writer! Before starting her writing career, Susan spent 34 years in education. She was named Outstanding Houston Citizen by the North Houston Chamber of Commerce, was a finalist for the H-E-B Excellence in Education Lifetime Achievement Award, and was the recipient of the Points of Pride award.
Susan now focuses on her passion for writing children’s stories. Her books have themes of hope, kindness, and friendship — with some chuckles sprinkled in the mix. Susan’s ideas are inspired by children, animals, community, and real-life events. She enjoys bringing out the best in people through her book characters and storylines.
Susan is a bilateral cochlear implant recipient, meaning she is a deaf woman who can hear. She is inspired every single day by new sounds, music, and voices that she never could have imagined! For this reason, Susan feels a sense of hope in every single day and wants to share it with others.
Susan’s mantra? Have hope. Give hope. Repeat.

Friday, May 7th
• Llama Llama Meet and Greets
• 11:00am Storybook Theatre: Llama Llama Loves to Read, Anna Dewdney
• 11:45am Picture Book Boogie Bash – Miss Jan will lead children in creative movement activities and songs based on classic children’s books.
• A Literacy Advocate with Usborne Books & More.  Books will be available for purchase and can also be ordered on-site.  For over 30 years, Usborne Books & More provides over 1,800 engaging books on a wide variety of topics including activity books, picture books, science fiction, history, multicultural stories, early readers, and award-winning fiction series for older readers.

Saturday, May 8th
• Llama Llama Pajama Party
• Llama Llama Meet and Greets
• 10:30am Special Storybook Theatre: Llama Llama Red Pajama, Anna Dewdney
• 11:30am-1:00pm Author Visit: Carmen Ortega and Landon Medina will read their newly published book, Operation Twins—The Roaring Giant, immediately followed by a meet and greet, where they will sell and sign their book. Carmen, Educational Coordinator at the museum, and her 8-year-old son Landon, a student at Conroe Adventist Academy, were inspired to share their love of reading and books by creating their own Christian children’s book after attending an author event at the museum. The book that was presented that day featured illustrations created by children. Landon was curious as to how the children’s pictures got into the book, and that sparked the idea of following their dream of writing their own book together! The resulting story is about twins who travel back in time to a Bible story, where they work together to solve a problem and then return home.
They intend for this book to be the first of a series. Carmen and Landon hope that they are able to inspire children and adults to also follow their dreams just like they did!

• A Literacy Advocate with Usborne Books & More.  Books will be available for purchase and can also be ordered on-site.  For over 30 years, Usborne Books & More provides over 1,800 engaging books on a wide variety of topics including activity books, picture books, science fiction, history, multicultural stories, early readers, and award-winning fiction series for older readers.

Events are included in the price of admission, which is $7 for adults and children 1 year and older.
Free for members.
Click here to select your date of visit to reserve your timed session tickets.