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The Children's Book Shop Newsletter                                      January 2010
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We're happy to announce two upcoming events to liven up the January doldrums.
Reception for Chris McDonnell 

Dog Wants To Play by Chris McDonnell
Sunday, January 24th, at 5pm
Children's Book Shop

We're having a reception to celebrate the publication of Chris McDonnell's wonderful new picture book Dog Wants To Play.
Chris, the librarian at the Edward Devotion School, will be on hand to sign copies of her new book and mingle with fans.
An Evening with Anita Silvey and Friends


Thursday, January 28th, at 7pm
Brookline Main Library, Hunneman Hall

Renowned children's literature expert Anita Silvey, author of Everything I Need To Know I Learned From A Children's Book, will host a panel of noteworthy guests as they share with us the books that changed their lives as children and what they learned from them.

On the panel:
Anita Diamant, author of The Red Tent
Lois Lowry, Newbery Award winning author
Carol Greenwald, producer at WGBH
Stephanie Loer, former children's book critic for The Boston Globe
Maureen Taylor, noted photography expert
 
We hope you'll join us for this exciting event.
Best,
 
The Children's Book Shop

237 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
617.734.7323
Monday - Saturday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Thursday - 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm