Say yes to new adventures! Children can wear their PJ's for a giant party! Snuggle up with a book and show off your dance moves at the Freeze Dance Contest. Parents can shop hands-free while Brookside students enjoy crafts, a movie and snack, and more.
Friday, November 1 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. | Primary School
Kids love getting autographed books! You must pre-order books for authors to sign during their visit.
Come shop with your child's class at the Book Fair.
Monday, 11/4
Tuesday, 11/5
Wednesday, 11/6
Open to the public! Join MKA on Sunday, November 3 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. for our Arctic Adventure Community Book Fair. Travel through the cold to find the stories that must be told.
Get Free Frosty Face Paintings & Shivering Snow Cones
Need a friend to keep you warm during the storm? Bring a stuffed animal with you to our magnifICEnt story times at 1pm & 2pm!
Location: MKA Middle School, 201 Valley Road
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Malcolm Jarod Mitchell is an author, poet, and a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia. In 2016, Mitchell released his first book, The Magician's Hat. This children's picture book features David, the Magician, who loves to perform magic.
Ross Burach is an author and illustrator with a degree in fine arts from the University of Massachusetts. Since graduation, Ross has focused on designing characters and backgrounds for animation studios within children’s media. He has always loved combining words and pictures to create humor and has since found the perfect blend for a career in children’s books. Ross currently lives with his wife and daughter in a concrete jungle called Brooklyn.
Some of his books are Trucks Full of Ducks, I Am Not A Chair! , and Pine And Boof - The Lucky Leaf.
Betsy Bird is the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library, and the former Youth Materials Specialist of New York Public Library. Betsy reviews for Kirkus, served on the 2007 Newbery Award committee, and her children’s literature blog, a fuse #8. Betsy is the author of the picture book Giant Dance Party (Greenwillow, 2013) illustrated by Brandon Dorman, and a co-author on the nonfiction book Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature (Candlewick, 2014) which she wrote with fellow bloggers Julie Danielson and Peter Sieruta. (Photograph by Sonya Sones)
Kids love getting autographed books! You must pre-order books for authors to sign during their visit. Pre-order your copies below.
Questions? Contact:
Set a spending limit for your Primary School child while they shop the Book Fair. Learn more about the Charge Limit on the FAQ page.
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to the most common questions about the Book Fair.
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