Storytime

Storytime has been an integral part of the shop, and we'd like to continue the tradition by hosting Storytime outside the shop!!

All Storytime readings will be located in front of one of Books on B's front windows on listed Saturdays at 11am. Please remain mindful of social distancing and keep your masks on.

Storefront Storytime with Aunt Marie on the First Saturday of every month at 11am!! Storytime is held outside the shop due to COVID safety concerns. Please remain mindful of social distancing and wear your masks!

September Storytime Lineup

Storefront Storytime with Aunt Marie / Saturday, September 3rd, 11am / Remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Local Author and Illustrator Joy Steuerwald / Saturday, September 10th, 11am / Ms Joy will be reading ans signing her book, The Peculiar Pig, plus a lifelong loved extra tale (tail?)! / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Illustrator Lorraine Rocha / Saturday, September 17th, 11am / Ms Lorraine will be reading and signing her books, When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree and When Grandpa Gives You a Toolbox (Plus a surprise giveaway!) / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Ms Aubrey / Saturday, September 24th, 11am / Ms Aubrey will be reading My Shadow is Pink, by Scott Stuart, and mayhaps an encore? / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks!

August Storytime Lineup

Storefront Storytime with Aunt Marie / Saturday, August 6th, 11am /  / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Local Author Marissa McGee / Saturday, August 13th, 11am / Marissa McGee will be reading her new book, Free the Curls! / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Uncle Gino / Saturday, August 20th, 11am / Uncle Gino will be reading Down by the Station, by Annie Kubler. / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Oakland Zoo Docent Paul Ferreira / Saturday, August 27th, 11am /  / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks!

 

July Storytime Lineup

Storefront Storytime with Bookworm Sherm / Saturday, July 2nd, 11am / Bookworm Sherm will be reading Blueberries for Sal, by Robert McCloskey, and The Big Orange Slpot, by Daniel Pinkwater. / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Uncle Gino / Saturday, July 9th, 11am / Uncle Gino is back at Books on B, reading The Little Engine That Could, by Watty Piper. / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with City Council Member Sara Lamnin / Saturday, July 16th, 11am / Council Member Sara Lamnin will be reading The Lorax, by Dr Seuss, and handing out pumpkin seedlings! / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks!
Storefront Storytime and Pop-Up Art Class with Local Artist Janine Pitta / Saturday, July 23rd, 11am-12pm / Ms Janine will be reading, I Am Peace, by Susan Verde and Peter H Reynolds, and holding a pop-up art class in celebration of International Day of Peace! / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Project: Heart Art - we welcome creators of all ages to come together and decorate their heart in a effort to put more art, love, and peace into the world! / Media: Oil pastels, markers, crayons, colored pencils / All materials will be provided by the event organizer Storefront Storytime with Ms Kiki / Saturday, July 30th, 11am /  / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks!

 

June Storytime Lineup

Storefront Storytime with City Council Member Sara Lamnin / Saturday, June 4th, 11am / Ms Lamnin will be reading Grace for President, by Kelly DiPucchio! / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence / Saturday, June 11th, 11am / The Sisters will be reading a procession of fabulous tales to celebrate the month / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Aunt Marie / Saturday, June 18th, 11am / Aunt Marie will be reading The Year We Learned to Fly, by Jacqueline Woodson / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Ms Aubrey / Saturday, June 25th, 11am / Ms Aubrey will be reading My Shadow is Pink, by Scott Stuart, and Julian is a Mermaid, by Jessica Love / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks!

 

May Storytime Lineup

Storefront Storytime with Aunt Marie / Saturday, May 7th, 11am / Aunt Marie will be reading Spring Stinks! by Ryan T Higgins! / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Ms DeLeon Bias / Saturday, May 14th, 11am / Ms DeLeon Bias will be reading Buenas Noches Luna, by Margaret Wise Brown, in celebration of the full moon with music, drumming, and chalk art / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Ms Dianne / Saturday, May 21st, 11am / Ms Dianne will be reading The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Author Katryn Bury / Saturday, May 28th, 11am / Katryn Bury, author of Drew Leclair Gets a Clue, will be reading Creepy Carrots. by Aaron Reynolds! / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks!

 

April Storytime Lineup

Storefront Storytime with Uncle Gino / Saturday, April 2nd, 11am / Uncle Gino will be reading Trains, by Patricia Hubbell / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Storefront Storytime with Ms Karen / Saturday, April 9th, 11am / Ms Karen will be reading My Grandma's a Ninja, by Todd Tarpley / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks! Aunt Marie is Back! / Saturday, April 16th, 11am / Aunt Marie will be reading Spring Stinks, by Ryan T Higgins! / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks!
Storefront Storytime with Ms JoEllen / Saturday, April 23rd, 11am / Ms JoEllen will be reading I Don't Want to Be a Frog, by Dev Petty! / Please remember to socially distance and wear your masks!

AND an extra special

Author Event/Storytime

in honor of

Independent Bookstore Day!! -->

Storytime and Signing with Author Nancy Johnson James / Saturday, April 30th, 11am / Ms Johnson James will be reading and signing HER new children's book, Black, until noon!

 

March Storytime Lineup

The Saturday Special! / Saturday, March 5th / Storefront Storytime with Marie at 11am and the Girl Scouts from 10am-2pm / Aunt Marie and the Girl Scouts are back this Saturday to kick off a marvelous March! / Tagalongs: Books on B's cookie of the week! / The Girl Scouts will also be making a special appearance Friday, march 4th, from 10am-2pm. This Spectacular Saturday! / March 12th / Storefront Storytime with Mayor Barbara Halliday at 11am and the Girl Scouts from 10am-2pm / Toffee-tastic: Books on B's cookie of the week / Mayor Halliday will be reading Think Big, Little One, by Vashti Harrison Another Sweet Saturday! / March 19th / Storefront Storytime with Ms Kathy at 11am and the Girl Scouts from 10am-2pm / Thin Mints: Books on B's cookie of the week / Ms Kathy will be reading The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, by Bette Midler! The Saturday Special: / March 26th / Storefront Storytime with Ms JoEllen at 11am and the Girl Scouts LAST DAY from 10am-2pm / Samoas: Books on B's cookie of the week / Ms JoEllen will be reading Dibble and Dabble, by Julie Saunders