In-Store: Indie Bookstore Day Storytime w/ Elisha Cooper: Here Is a Book

Sat Apr 26 2025 at 11:30 am to 12:00 pm UTC-04:00

Books Are Magic Smith | Brooklyn

Books Are Magic
Publisher/HostBooks Are Magic
In-Store: Indie Bookstore Day Storytime w\/ Elisha Cooper: Here Is a Book
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"A behind-the-scenes glimpse into the origins of our most beloved titles." —Kirkus Reviews
About this Event

Event guidelines:

  • All attendees are encouraged to wear face masks at all times.
  • RSVP is highly encouraged but not required.
  • Additional copies of the event book will be available for purchase in-store.
  • The reading will be followed by a book signing.
  • As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].


A love letter to books, showing how many elements and people contribute to making something beautiful, from Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper.
In this poetic and beautifully illustrated ode to creativity and the process of making books, Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper takes readers on a journey showing how words and art move from one person to another.
From writer to reader, and everyone who contributes in between: Here is a book, made with love.
An artist’s studio overflows with sketches, drafts, a wastebasket, and wonder.
A publisher’s office hums with computers, layouts, coffee, and teamwork.
A printer makes a layout into a book using presses, ink, paper, and time.
And that book travels to a school, to a library, to a student, to a home.


Elisha Cooper is an author/illustrator who received a Caldecott Honor for Big Cat, Little Cat, and his following book River won the 2020 Robin Smith Picture Book Prize. Dance!, one of his earlier books, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year, and Beach won the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. In 2016, he was awarded a Sendak Fellowship. His essays and sketchbooks have appeared in the sports section of the New York Times. Cooper lives with his wife, daughters, and cats in New York City.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Books Are Magic Smith, 225 Smith Street, Brooklyn, United States

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