The Mall at Fox Run Hosted Its Third Annual Book Blast!

On Saturday, March 7th, The Mall at Fox Run hosted its 3rd annual Book Blast event for Simon Kidgits Club Members! Parents and children were invited to bring books to life through special read-aloud sessions, giveaways and story-inspired activities. Special guest readers included Robert Lister, Mayor of Portsmouth reading Blown Away, local author Nancy Donovan, author of Oscar the Herring Gull, Victoria Su & Weston Su of The United Way of The Greater Seacoast reading The Book with No Pictures, and Patte Ardizzoni of Rockingham Community Action Plan, who read The Day the Crayons Quit! In addition, University of New Hampshire’s Alpha Phi Omega Community Service Chapter was there to assist the children with fun crafts. Simon also teamed up with Better World Books to provide each child who attended the event a pre-loved book and bookmark to take home.

Aiyana Lovely, 9, made her very own ribbon bookmark with The United Way of the Greater Seacoast at The Mall at Fox Run’s Kidgits Book Blast on Saturday, March 7th.

Portsmouth Mayor Robert Lister entertained Simon Kidgits Club members with his reading of Blown Away at The Mall at Fox Run’s Kidgits Book Blast on Saturday, March 7th.

Local Author Nancy Donovan read her own book Oscar the Herring Gull to Simon Kidgits Club members on Saturday, March 7th at The Mall at Fox Run’s Kidgits Book Blast!

Patte Ardizzoni of Rockingham Community Action Plan read The Day the Crayons Quit as Simon Kidgits Club members listened intently at The Mall at Fox Run’s Kidgits Book Blast on Saturday, March 7th.

Vincent MacDougall, 3, of Rochester, NH proudly showed off the Oscar the Herring Gull craft he created after hearing the story read aloud at The Mall at Fox Run’s Kidgits Book Blast on Saturday, March 7th.

Weston Su, 15, of The United Way of the Greater Seacoast helped with crafts and read to the Simon Kidgits Club Members at The Mall at Fox Run’s Kidgits Book Blast on Saturday, March 7th.