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SUMMARY:Love Your Bookshop Day at The Little Bookroom!
DESCRIPTION:This October 10th come celebrate Love Your Bookshop Day\, as well as our 66th birthday and one year anniversary at East Bruswick Village! What a day to celebrate! \n  \nAs part of the celebrations\, we will have author appearances\, storytimes\, activities\, crafts\, and competitions throughout the day. Come on in to say hi\, browse our shelves\, and\, most importantly\, Love Your Bookshop! \n  \n10:30 am: Invisible Dogs Storytime + Draw your own dog with Kiah Thomas & Jake A. Minton \n  \n11:30 am: Eddie and Moo and the Garden of Presents Storytime + Craft with Jane Godwin & Anna Walker \n  \n12:30 pm: How To draw: School of Monsters with illustrator Chris Kennett \n  \n1:30 pm: Dear Humans\, We Stole Your Crayon Storytime + How to draw a UFO with Anna McGregor \n  \n2:30 pm -3:30 pm: Celebrity Staff! Your favourite local authors will be booksellers for the hour! Featuring Anna Battese\, Adrian Beck\, Maxine Beneba Clarke\, & Danielle Binks \n  \nAll day long we’ll have a Where’s Wally? Hunt with prizes to win! \n  \nWe’ll be open from 9am to 4pm as usual\, just filled to the brim with events and activities! \n  \nPLEASE RSVP for each event you’re planning to attend to help us get a sense of numbers to expect.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/love-your-bookshop-day-at-the-little-bookroom/
LOCATION:The Little Bookroom\, 8 Village Ave\, BRUNSWICK EAST\, VIC\, 3057\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Children's Literature
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: 113th Assistant Librarian 3: Forbidden Pages by Stuart Wilson
DESCRIPTION:The Little Bookroom is excited to be hosting the launch of Forbidden Pages by Stuart Wilson\, the third book in the 113th Assistant Librarian series! \nAuthor Gabrielle Wang will be in conversation with Stuart Wilson to discuss his writing process\, the secrets behind all those library assistants\, and what exactly makes these pages so forbidden! \n  \nPre-order your copy HERE. \n  \nAbout the Book: \nBook 3 in the 113th Assistant Librarian series\, this middle-grade fantasy adventure follows Oliver Wormwood as he faces his most dangerous library quest yet. \n  \n‘A thrilling\, hilarious adventure\, full of books\, magic and surprises.’ Judith Rossell\, award-winning author of The Midwatch \nOliver Wormwood is shocked when Library Director Thorne arrives in Blackmoor-upon-Wyvern to take control of the library. \nEven worse\, the director has noticed that several especially volatile books are missing\, so Oliver and Agatha set out to retrieve the overdue titles. Following a trail of retired pirates\, apprentice mages and a snail the size of a cottage\, will they survive the magical books long enough to return home? \n  \nAbout the Author: \nStuart Wilson lives in Naarm/Melbourne with his wife and son. He is the author of The 113th Assistant Librarian and the Prometheus High books. He wishes to make it clear he finds auctions very stressful\, has never been a member of a book club\, nor has he ever infiltrated a magical boarding school. He did\, however\, once stand on the rim of an active volcano.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/book-launch-113th-assistant-librarian-3-forbidden-pages-by-stuart-wilson/
LOCATION:The Little Bookroom\, 8 Village Ave\, BRUNSWICK EAST\, VIC\, 3057\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Children's Literature
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: The Everywhere Train by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell
DESCRIPTION:The Little Bookroom is excited to be launching the new picture book from Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell\, The Everywhere Train! \n  \nJoin the creators of the delightfully popular The Truck Cat as they share behind the scenes of their books! \n  \nYou can pre-order HERE \n  \nAbout the Book: \nOn Fridays\, Scout goes riding on the train with Pop. They look at the world ribboning past\, hello-goodbye-hello-goodbye … \nWhen Pop moves into an aged-care facility\, it seems their train-riding tradition is over\, but Scout and Pop make a plan …They build a station by his bed\, make the tickets and board a train that can take them anywhere – to yesterday and tomorrow\, to here and there\, and all the everywheres in between. \nFrom the beloved creators of The Truck Cat comes a story about trains and traditions\, children and their grandparents\, and the everlasting power of memory and imagination.  \n  \nAbout the creators: \nDeborah Frenkel is a writer of books\, billboards\, and the words on the back of cereal boxes\, which to date is probably her most widely read work (and certainly the most crunchy). Her picture books include the award-winning Naturopolis (2022) and The Sydney Harbour Fairy (2023). She’s based on Bunurong land\, in Melbourne’s Inner West\, but spends most of the time squinting at horizons in her imagination. \nAs a child Danny ­Snell was a reluctant reader\, so it was pictures rather than words that drew him to the wonder of books. Danny went on to study graphic design and illustration at the University of South Australia and he now works as a picture book illustrator and author. His books have won a number of awards including the CBCA Eve Pownall Award\, the Environment Award for Children’s Literature\, and the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award. Danny lives in Adelaide with his partner\, his two daughters and a sleepy old cat. And yes\, he loves to read.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/book-launch-the-everywhere-train-by-deborah-frenkel-and-danny-snell/
LOCATION:The Little Bookroom\, 8 Village Ave\, BRUNSWICK EAST\, VIC\, 3057\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Children's Literature
ORGANIZER;CN="The Little Bookroom":MAILTO:orders@littlebookroom.com.au
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: Amazing Astro Animals by James Foley
DESCRIPTION:The Little Bookroom is thrilled to be launching James Foley’s incredible new non-fiction title\, Amazing Astro Animals! \n  \nPresented as part of East Brunswick Village’s Pet Markets\, we’ll learn about all kinds of animals who became astronauts and visited space! \n  \nWith ‘special guest’ Professor Vüpshe Dazchy\, there’ll be more fun facts and animals than you can shake a rocket at! \n  \nPre-order the book HERE \n  \nAbout the Book: \nBefore humans ever left the planet\, animals boldly went where no man had gone before. Even now\, these unwitting test pilots and space travellers outnumber their human counterparts.  \nFrom the creator of the award-winning\, bestselling picture book Stellarphant\, comes a book about the truly amazing animals that have been rocketed into space. From microscopic tardigrades to a pregnant cockroach\, from last-minute mutts to unhatched chicken eggs\, these animals and their stories are weird\, wacky and wonderful. Chock-full of extraordinary facts and fun\, this is an absolute must-read. \nPRAISE FOR THE BOOK \n‘… informative without ever feeling dry\, making complex history accessible and engaging for readers aged 9 and above.’ Anneliese Gates\, Books+Publishing \nAbout the Creator: \nJames Foley makes children’s books for children who read books. If you’re a child and you’re eating his books\, you’re doing it wrong. He is the author and illustrator of many picture books and graphic novels\, including Stellarphant\, Happy Barry Capybara\, Secret Agent Mole\, Bigfoot vs Yeti: A Love Story\, Dungzilla\, Brobot\, Gastronauts and Chickensaurus. A bunch of his books have won awards from the Children’s Book Council of Australia and the International Youth Library; more importantly they also have some pretty funny fart jokes in them. James has four books out in 2026: Happy Barry Capybara: Gone Bananas\, Fuzzball\, Oh No! and Amazing Astro Animals. Legend says James can grow a beard in an afternoon. He is a massive Marvel movie nerd and comes from a long line of queuing enthusiasts. He lives near Fremantle/Walyalup with his wife Renae Hayward (also an author)\, their two kids (wannabe authors)\, and a labrador called Frankie (not an author). His latest book\, Stellarphant (November 2021)\, has been shortlisted for the 2022 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year\, shortlisted for the 2021 Aurealis Award for Best Children’s Fiction\, shortlisted for the 2021 WA Premier’s Book Awards and the 2022 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards. \nJames is an ambassador for Books In Homes and Room To Read. He is a massive Marvel movie nerd. He comes from a long line of queuing enthusiasts.
URL:https://cityofliterature.com.au/event/book-launch-amazing-astro-animals-by-james-foley/
LOCATION:The Little Bookroom\, 8 Village Ave\, BRUNSWICK EAST\, VIC\, 3057\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Bookshops,Children's Literature
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