Storytime at B&N: Little Blue Truck

Barnes & Noble Corte Madera Free Upcoming Storytimes

Barnes & Noble Corte Madera’s August lineup of free Storytime events for children and families is designed to celebrate the joy of reading, creativity and fun. The events include popular children’s books My Pet Book by award-winning author/illustrator Bob Staake; a Hometown Hero Storytime featuring Cars, Trucks and Things That Go by author/illustrator Richard Scarry; and a Back-to-School Storytime featuring Peanut Butter & Cupcakeby Terry Border.

Hometown Hero featuring Cars, Trucks and Things That Go – On Saturday, August 23, at 11 a.m., children will enjoy Richard Scarry’s terrific tale about things that move. As the pig family heads to the beach for a picnic, they encounter almost every kind of transportation vehicle imaginable, from the forklift to the locomotive, and many vehicles that are not as common, from the pumpkin car to the broom-o-cycle. Will Officer Flossy catch Dingo? Will Rollo Rabbit catch his runaway steamroller? With hundreds of things to look at, youngsters will enjoy trying to find Goldbug on every page. Officer Enrique Lopez of the Central Marin Police Authority will be the special guest for this Storytime!

Back-to-School Storytime featuring Peanut Butter & Cupcake -- On Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble Corte Madera is celebrating back-to-school with the picture book Peanut Butter & Cupcake by Terry Border. Starting school can be challenging, but Peanut Butter and Cupcake make finding new friends fun. Toddlers will love the mismatched pairings as Peanut Butter searches for his soul mate. More back-to-school stories and activities follow.

Back-to-School Storytime featuring Peppa Pig Stories! -- On Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble Corte Madera children’s staff will share some of their favorite Peppa Pig stories!

Little Blue Truck Storytime -- On Saturday, Aug. 30, at 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble Corte Madera children’s staff will share a family favorite, Little Blue Truck by Alice Shertle!

Barnes & Noble Events are free and open to the public. Barnes & Noble Corte Madera is located at 313 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, CA 94925. For information about these or other events at Barnes & Noble Corte Madera, please contact Laurel Kidd, Community Business Development Manager, at crm2274@bn.com.

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