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SUMMARY:Mirka Hokkanen: Storytime & Craft
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate all things fall with us at Dancing Bear Toys & Games on Saturday\, September 6 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm! Local author Mirka Hokkanen will lead a storytime and craft activity to promote the release of her two\, autumn-themed books for kids: Little Seasons: Autumn Leaves and How the Forest Feels. After the reading and activity\, Mirka will sign books. Copies of her books will be available for purchase at the event. \nThis event is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the books: \nLittle Seasons: Autumn Leaves – A funny and informative nonfiction picture book exploring the incredible journey of leaves throughout the seasons– including interactive back matter and a tear-out memory card game. \nDiscover the incredible journey of leaves each season and their essential role in nature! As winter fades into spring\, the big job of leaves begins—unfurling from buds and stretching out to soak up the sun. From delicate maple leaves to the large fronds of ferns and everything in between\, learn what leaves can do in this pitch-perfect picture book for young readers. With clear\, informative text and bright\, charming illustrations\, along with amusing interjections from the leaves themselves\, this is an exciting addition to the LITTLE SEASONS picture book series exploring natural life cycles! \nHow the Forest Feels – Forest school meets sensory play in this cozy picture book about a grandparent and grandchild on an exploratory walk through the woods. \nSmooth and wet is a stone in a creek. Slippery and cold is the splash on your cheek. \nA boy and his grandfather travel through a scenic forest on a sensory adventure written in soothing rhyme. Everywhere they look\, there are fascinating things to see and feel. The boy is naturally curious… and in the woods\, it’s okay to touch! \nSome things are sticky. Some things are firm. Some are oozy or crumbly or coarse. The boy delights in using his sense of touch to explore the natural world—made even sweeter by grandpa as his companion. \nWith soft\, velvety illustrations\, this sumptuous story is just right for kids who learn by doing\, and makes an ideal read-aloud for preschools with sensory awareness on the curriculum. Back matter features an author’s note about the five senses\, as well as an interactive sensory treasure hunt for curious young readers (with adult supervision). \nAbout the author: Mirka Hokkanen is a Finnish-American neurodivergent author and illustrator who loves creating stories that bring joy to kids. Mirka is the creator for the graphic novel series Mossy and Tweed (Holiday House)\, the picture book series Kitty and Cat (Candlewick)\, and the non-fiction picture book series Little Seasons (OddDot). Mirka started out in the fine art world\, exhibiting in galleries\, teaching and selling at art fairs before starting to illustrate books and license her work. As a military spouse and mom to three kids\, Mirka has learned to adapt quickly to all kinds of situations\, and turn challenges into opportunities. She currently lives outside of Washington DC in Maryland\, and loves to knit\, sew and explore the outdoors on her free time. For more info\, see MirkaH.com
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/mirka-hokkanen/
LOCATION:Dancing Bear Toys and Games
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SUMMARY:Lacey N. Dunham: The Belles
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Curious Iguana from 6:00-7:00 pm on Friday\, September 12 for a meet-and-greet with author Lacey N. Dunham as she promotes her debut novel\, The Belles. This dark\, coming-of-age story centers on an exclusive clique that tests the boundaries in risky ways as they navigate their way through college in the 1950s. Copies of The Belles will be available for purchase at the signing. \nThis event is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: In this richly atmospheric\, dark academia debut novel\, a young woman with a secretive past will risk everything—including her life—to fit in. \nBelles never tell… \nIt’s 1951 at the secluded Bellerton College\, and Deena Williams is an outsider doing her best to blend in with her wealthy and perfectly groomed peers. Infamous for its strict rules as much as its prestige\, attending Bellerton could give Deena the comfortable life she’s always dreamed of. \nShe quickly forms an alliance with the five other freshmen on her floor\, and soon they are singled out by the president’s wife as the most promising girls of their class\, who anoints them: The Belles. They walk the college’s halls in menacing unison\, matching velvet ribbons in their hair. But no sisterhood comes without secrets\, and the Belles are no exception. Playing cruel pranks on their dormitory housemother and embarking on boundary-shattering night games\, the Belles test the limits of the campus rules. \nBut as Deena begins to piece together the sinister history of Bellerton\, her own past threatens to come to light\, forcing her to make a dangerous choice. A chilling and seductive coming-of-age story\, The Belles is an excavation of the dark side of girlhood\, the intricacies of privilege\, and the unbridled desire to belong at any cost. \nAbout the author: Lacey N. Dunham is the author of The Belles. She has received support from the Elizabeth George Foundation\, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities\, the Sewanee Writers Conference as a Tennessee Williams scholar\, and Catapult as a merit scholar. Her writing has appeared in Ploughshares\, The Kenyon Review\, and more. She lives in Washington\, DC. Find out more at http://LaceyNDunham.com .
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/lacey-n-dunham/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
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SUMMARY:Andie Burke: With Stars in Her Eyes
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at C. Burr Artz Library on Tuesday\, September 16 from 6:00-7:00 pm to celebrate all things “sapphic bookstore romance” with us and local author Andie Burke! Andie will be discussing her latest novel\, With Stars in Her Eyes\, with local book club host Stephanie Jenks. This story centers on love found in the most bookish of places; when cellist Courtney returns home for a respite from a botched performance and spiraling rumors\, she stumbles into love with a newcomer looking for a fresh start… who happens to work in the tattoo shop next door to Courtney’s best friend’s bookshop. After her conversation\, Andie will answer questions and sign books. \nCopies of With Stars in Her Eyes will be available for purchase at the event but you can preorder signed and personalized copies ahead of time on our website here. \n*Include personalization requests in the notes field at checkout and select “Pick Up” if you’d like to pick it up at the event or shipping if you cannot attend. \n  \nThis free\, public event is presented in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: A swoon-worthy sapphic bookstore romance about fresh starts and finding that one person who feels like home from breakout author Andie Burke (Fly with Me). \nSeconds from a meteoric career launch\, cellist Courtney Starling suffers a frightening migraine attack during a key performance. While harmful rumors fly\, she escapes to her happy place—her best friend’s Kansas bookshop. Courtney’s working incognito when a scream sends her leaping off a shelving ladder to find the woman who screamed cowering near the register. \nWhen Thea Quinn dropped in for a misdelivered package\, she did not expect a mortifying encounter with a bearded dragon in front of an inconveniently attractive bookseller. Clutching an upcoming book club flyer and the tattered shreds of her dignity\, she heads back to her new piercing job at the tattoo shop next door. She moved to this quirky place for a fresh start. But maybe the meet-disaster was a sign? Maybe Thea needs to branch out beyond her photography hobby and connect with new people…like at a historical romance book club run by a particularly mysterious and sexy bookseller with a pixie cut? \nFriendly lunches become stolen moments between the bookshelves. Courtney and Thea’s old problems feel eons away. But just as their chemistry heats to a combustion point\, consequences from Courtney’s past arrive literally on her doorstep at exactly the wrong moment. New revelations and surprising connections take the pair from feeling joyfully lovestruck to confusingly star-crossed. Both women must decide what they’re willing to give up for happily ever after. \nAbout the author: Andie Burke specializes in big-hearted queer romcoms that kick-off with meet-disasters rather than meet-cutes. When not writing\, she works as a pediatric radiology nurse. She lives with two small but hilarious humans in a Maryland home filled with an alarming number of books\, ultra-fine point pens\, and dehydrated houseplants. She is the author of Fall for Him as well as Fly with Me\, one of Autostraddle’s Best Queer Books of the Year.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/andie-burke-stars/
LOCATION:C. Burr Artz Public Library\, 110 E Patrick St\, Frederick\, MD\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson: The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle
DESCRIPTION:Curious Iguana is excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery to celebrate her latest children’s book\, The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle. Sy will be joined by the book’s illustrator\, Matt Patterson\, for a meet & greet at the bookstore on Monday\, September 22 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Copies of The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle will be available for purchase at the signing; readers are also welcome to bring any additional books for Sy and Matt to sign. \nThis event is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: The bestselling and Sibert Honor–winning creators of The Book of Turtles bring us the true story of a snapping turtle’s extraordinary journey—and the amazing conservationists who helped give him a second chance. This feel-good\, gorgeously illustrated story about beating the odds is complete with inspiring back matter and photos. \nHere is the true story of a very lucky turtle. His story began long ago when he was hatched from a small egg on a late summer day. After decades of traveling between his summer pond behind the firehouse and his winter pond across the street\, he never could have guessed that on one October day he would become _un_lucky . . . \nThe amazing friends and challenges he met along the way are all chronicled by the Sibert Honor–winning duo behind The Book of Turtles in this tribute to the resilience and good luck of their dear friend\, a very lucky turtle indeed. \nAbout the author: In addition to researching films\, articles\, and thirty-nine books\, National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery has been honored with a Sibert Medal\, three Sibert Honors\, two Science Book and Film Prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science\, four honorary degrees\, and many other awards. She lives in Hancock\, New Hampshire\, with her husband\, Howard Mansfield\, and their border collie\, Thurber. \nAbout the illustrator: Matt Patterson received a degree from the Art Institute of Boston in illustration. His vivid\, lifelike art has won national and international acclaim\, including the Golden Turtle Award and—twice—the Roger Tory Peterson Wild America Art Award. His work has hung in prestigious galleries\, museums\, and shows\, including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s Birds in Art exhibition\, and he is a fellow at the Explorers Club in New York. Matt’s debut picture book\, The Book of Turtles\, was a Sibert Honor Book.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/sy-matt/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
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