Come join the Junior Heron Book Club!

Climb up the tree with us every Saturday at noon for storytime and crafts in the Heron’s Nest with Miss Robin.  Parents, sign your child up for the book club and for $10 receive a Junior Heron special gift, 15% off children’s book purchases, and a membership card.  This month we will be reading the following bestselling and classic stories:

 

 

 

 

       

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 29th - The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
Contributor(s): DuBose Heyward (Author) Marjorie Flack (Illustrator)

The country bunny attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her responsibilities as the mother of 21 children.

March 22nd - The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Contributor(s): Beatrix Potter (Author and Illustrator)

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Tales of Peter Rabbit, all 23 of Beatrix Potter's original tales are now available in these special editions, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide, and introduces favorite characters to a new generation.

March 15th - There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Contributor(s): Simms Taback (Author and Illustrator)

Everyone knows the song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, a spider, a bird, and even worse, but who's ever seen what's going on inside the old lady's stomach? With his inventive die-cut artwork, Simms Taback, illustrator of The Road Builders gives young readers a rollicking, eye-popping version of the well-loved poem.

March 8th - Where the Wild Things Are
Contributor(s): Maurice Sendak (Author and Illustrator)

In this Caldecott Medal winner, Max, a wild and naughty boy, is sent to bed without his supper by his exhausted mother. In his room, he imagines sailing far away to a land of
Wild Things. Instead of eating him, the Wild Things make Max their king.

March 1st - Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type
Contributor(s): Doreen Cronin (Author), Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)

Farmer Brown thinks it's odd when he hears the sounds of typing coming from the barn,
but his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes. First they demand
better working conditions, then they stage a strike!

 

 

The Blue Heron Bookstore is a locally owned, independent bookstore located at 1593 Main Street in Peninsula,
on State Route 303 between Riverview and Akron-Peninsula Roads.

Please support your local independent bookstores.

For more information, call us at 330-657-2575.

 

 

Become a member of our Jr. Heron Book Club and for $10 receive a Blue Heron  special gift, membership card,
and a 15% discount on regularly-priced children's books
.