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Bluefish author Pat Schmatz book signing
Wednesday, May 9th at 6:30 pm, local author of Bluefish, Pat Schmatz, will be hosting a book signing at the Lettie Jensen Library in Amherst.
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May 6, 2012 |
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Mother’s Day Craft Workshop
Mother’s Day Craft Workshop Saturday, May 12th from 11am-12pm. Children ages 2-8 are welcome to join our craft workshop where we will be making a colorful, mixed media, art card. Moms, dads, grandparents, or any guardians are welcome to join in the fun, children under 5 must have at least 1 adult along. Cost is [...]
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May 4, 2012 |
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Children’s Book Week May 7-13
Activities for Children’s book week at Dragonwings: Coloring/drawing contest: Create a book cover featuring your mom. Be creative, use any materials you have (Crayons, markers, paints, mixed media etc.) to have your mom be the center of the book cover. She could be the main character of your favorite book or be from an original [...]
Spring 2012 New Voices List Announced
Just announced April 19th, 2012! Want to be the first in your crew to pick up the next great read this summer? Check out these 12 books (six for ages 8-12 and six for young adult) by 12 brand new authors you NEED to know about. These books are chosen by a committee of independent [...]
The Boxcar Children Contest
Kids ages 4-12 may create a short essay or drawing featuring their favorite Boxcar Children story. Dragonwings bookstore will collect entry forms by May15th. Create an original essay or drawing depicting a favorite story from The Boxcar Children Mysteries. Illustrated entries need not contain any text. Essays must be in English and no longer than [...]
Poem in your Pocket Week
Come and celebrate National Poetry Month with Poem in your Pocket Week — April 23-April 30. Share your favorite poem and pick one from our PoeTree. The last week of April, Dragonwings will be having an in-store discount for anyone that brings a poem in your pocket. Read one of your favorite poems to a Dragonwings [...]
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April 14, 2012 |
Category: Activities, Blog, Book Picks, News | Comments: none | Tags: National Poetry Month, poems, poetry
Tiny Treats for Easter Eggs and Baskets
Our early, warm spring has melted the snow away, and is turning brown lawns into green grass ringed with borders of crocus and daffodils. Children will be outside for this year’s Easter egg hunts, finding eggs under leafy bushes or hidden among the clover and violets. Dragonwings is decorated for the season with egg trees, [...]
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March 22, 2012 |
Category: Blog, Great Gifts, News, Toy Picks, toys | Comments: none | Tags: activity books, Dragonwings Bookstore, Easter, toys, treats
Autographed Books from American Girl Make Great Christmas Gifts!
Dragonwings has a few signed copies of the five mysteries by American Girl author Kathleen Ernst. They come with bookmarks from the author and would definitely make your American girl very happy this holiday. Clues in the Shadows Molly Molly is trying to help the war effort, but she has a lot to worry about [...]
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November 23, 2011 |
Category: Authors at Dragonwings, Blog, book-reviews, Great Gifts, News, Staff Picks | Comments: none
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #6 Cabin Fever
Wimpy Kid – Cabin Fever on sale TODAY! Good old Greg – still clueless, still hopeless, but his sad life gets funnier with every book. A blizzard has Greg trapped in the house with his family, but the authorities are ready to pounce as soon as the snow lets up. Could things get any worse? [...]
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November 15, 2011 |
Category: Blog, Book Picks, book-reviews, News, Staff Picks | Comments: none | Tags: Cabin Fever, Wimpy Kid
Help Break the Reading Record!
On October 6th Dragonwings Bookstore is is planning to help break a world record for the largest shared reading experience in history. You can join us, and more than 2 million children and adults across the country and around the globe, by reading Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney. We will be attempting to [...]
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September 29, 2011 |
Category: Activities, Blog, Events, News | Comments: none | Tags: book, Bookstore, dragonwings, Kids, literacy, Llama Llama, pledge, Read for the Record, Waupaca
