About this Event
On Thursday, April 30th, we are delighted to welcome back bestselling author Dashka Slater, here to talk about her new picture book about Escargot, Good Night, Escargot!
We thought we should celebrate this book by having a pajama party for Escargot's fans! We'll have bedtime snacks and Snail Races and other fun activities, plus an opporutnity to hear Dashka read her book aloud. Dashka will be chatting with kids and signing books - please join us for a good time!
So, what is the book about?
Good Night, Escargot:
In this perfect bedtime read, a cute French snail hosts a pajama party in this laugh-out-loud fifth picture book in the bestselling Escargot series.
Escargot is hosting a pajama party and everyone is invited! There is only one rule: Don't fall asleep! As the night goes on and Escargot grows tired, he struggles to stay awake. Luckily, he has lots of ideas to keep his eyes from closing. Looking at the stars with his trusty stuffed bunny, building a blanket fort, and telling scary stories all help. But will the call of Escargot's comfy bed win out in the end?
From New York Times-bestselling author Dashka Slater and former Pixar animator Sydney Hanson, Good Night, Escargot is an irresistibly sweet and charming story about sleepover fun and winding down from the day. This hilarious and interactive addition to the award-winning Escargot series is an ideal bedtime (or anytime!) read-aloud for little ones and animals lovers.
Don't miss Escargot's other funny and heartwarming adventures - we'll have them all on hand for the party!
● Escargot (also available as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old)
● A Book for Escargot
● Love, Escargot (also available as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old)
● Escargot and the Search for Spring (also available as a board book for babies and toddlers up to 3 years old)
Contributor Bio:
Award-winning journalist Dashka Slater has written for such publications as The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Salon, and Mother Jones. Her New York Times-bestselling young-adult true crime narrative, The 57 Bus, has received numerous accolades, including the Stonewall Book Award, the California Book Award, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. It was a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist and an LA Times Book Award Finalist, in addition to receiving four starred reviews and being named to more than 20 separate lists of the year's best books, including ones compiled by The Washington Post, the New York Public Library, and School Library Journal. In 2021, The 57 Bus was named to TIME magazine's list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. The author of fifteen books of fiction and nonfiction for children and adults, Dashka teaches in Hamline University's MFA in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults program. She lives and writes in Oakland, California.
Review Quotes:
"Escargot is cuteness incarnate, while Slater's peppy narration is a delight . . . Magnifique! An ideal choice to share before a child's first sleepover." --Kirkus Reviews
Praise for the Escargot Series:
★ "Escargot's voice is parfait." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review, on Escargot
"Say bonjour to your new favorite animal, the garden snail! . . . Give this charming read-aloud a little extra joie de vivre by reading it in your best French accent." -- Booklist on Escargot
"Escargot is a treat!" -- Booklist on A Book for Escargot
"A fun interactive book that will have readers practicing their own over-the-top French accent." -- School Library Journal on A Book for Escargot
"It's easy to be won over by this mighty mollusk." -- Kirkus Reviews on Love, Escargot
"It was love at first sight for this magnifique book." -- New York Journal of Books on Love, Escargot
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Copperfield's Books, 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma, United States
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