WHAT: The BIG Brains Book Fair - A Reading Celebration!
WHEN & WHERE: Barnes & Noble
- Saturday, October 12th - SHELBY TWP
14165 Hall Rd, Shelby Township, MI 48315
- Sunday,
October 13th - TROY
396 John R Rd, Troy, MI 48083
11am-6pm
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WHO: Live entertainment for children, energetic
readings from local children’s authors, educational presentations, along with
free give-a-ways for teachers, parents, and students.
- Local Children's Authors:
Bryan Chick, The Secret Zoo
Series, Tara Michener, Who I
Am Not What I Am, S. Ciara Mitaro,
The Good Eggs, Karen Bell-Brege
& Darrin Brege, The Ghost Board
Posse, The Mick Morris Myth Solver book series, Ruth McNally Barshaw, The
Ellie McDoodle Diaries, Kelly
DiPucchio, Crafty Chloe, Nancy Steyer Stapleton, Be a Gym, Let Your Goodness Shine, Bernie Hafeli, Bear Season
- Puppets: Reggie & Meg, The Good Eggs (Both
Locations)
- Play: Snow White, by Spotlight on Youth (Troy)
- Clown: Oodles Doodles (Both Locations)
- Dancers: special performance by Drop Everything & Dance Studio
(Both Locations)
- Poetry Slam: Hosted by the Oakland University English Dept. (Troy)
- Therapy Dogs - children can practice reading to the dogs, all day
- Face Painting, Free Give-A-Ways, and
More!
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WHY: To
provide more school supplies, brand new books and other educational materials
for local kids in need.
- A percentage of all purchases, nationwide, from Oct. 12th-17th will benefit local children in southeastern
Michigan when using the Bookfair ID# 11121563 during checkout in-store.
- Educator Appreciation Days, Pre-K
to 12th grade educators save up to 25% on classroom and personal purchases,
including 10% on music and movies. Discounts valid in-store and online.
For more information, please visit our event page on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/okequip
Visit bn.com/bookfairs to support Operation: Kid
Equip online from 10/12/13 to 10/17/13 and
enter Bookfair ID# 11121563
at
checkout.
A percentage of your Barnes & Noble purchases will benefit local kids in need.