The Indies First program is a year-round campaign in support of independent bookstores. For 2017, author Jason Reynolds (Miles Morales: Spider-Man) led the call to authors to support their local indies by spending part of their day working in a store as a bookseller. Featured author booksellers this year are Lucas Turnbloom (11:00 AM), Henry Herz (noon), Lisa Desimini (1:00 PM), and Marcie Colleen (2:00 PM)! Join us for some special storytimes, and to discover who these great authors are handselling.
Indies First Day also marks the first day of distribution of Loyalty Loot, and our traditional New Year’s Day coupons, with every in-store purchase!
It's also a great time to start perusing the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association Wish List for books to give, or to put on your wish list!
The Dream Jumper business is making Ben and Jake some serious money. But Ben is put to the test when a new foe invades his nightmares. With Jake backing him up and a mysterious newcomer in the Dream World, Ben may have a chance to overcome this new evil.
Note: Greg Grunberg will not be attending this event, however Lucan Turnbloom will be there and ready to meet everyone!
Meet Captain Rex and his dinosaur pirates sail the seven seas, but whenever they hit an obstacle, the crew members are quick to say they "can't" overcome. But Captain Rex just glares and says, "Can't ye?O A delightful story about using one's creativity and individual strengths to solve problems.
Serafleana loves to jump, and when her family joins the traveling acrobatic troupe the Fleatastics, she dreams of having her own act. But her family wants her to be part of their parasite pyramid, and nobody gives small Serafleana the chance to show how high she can soar. But on the first day that Serafleana's family performs, someone in the audience says the forbidden "T" word-- treat, which no dog can sleep through! When their host dog goes wild, Serafleana finally gets the chance to prove what she can do, saving her flea community and earning her own spot in the show at the same time. The art for this tale of a determined flea includes a multitude of subplots and dialog to follow, making this the sort of book that children will want to read over and over again.
From the author of the Super Happy Party Bear series and the illustrator of the Dinosaur vs. and Ballet Cat series comes a hilariously clever geometry-inspired picture book about best friends Square and Circle, who must redefine their friendship when Triangle comes into the picture.
Our soundtrack for the day!
Boynton's sixth book-and-CD collection features 11 funky, fresh dance tunes that will inspire kids to get up and dance. The CD contains recordings from such performers as Samuel L. Jackson, Weird Al Yankovic, Patrick Wilson, and Kristen Bell.
MG will be celebrating Pixar's Thanksgiving release of "Coco" with the picture book storybook written by former local author Matt de la Peña.
Matt de la Peña is the New York Times Bestselling, Newbery Medal-winning author of six young adult novels. He’s also the author of the critically-acclaimed picture books A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis (illustrated by Kadir Nelson) and Last Stop on Market Street (illustrated by Christian Robinson). Matt received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and his BA from the University of the Pacific where he attended school on a full basketball scholarship. de la Peña currently lives in Brooklyn NY. He teaches creative writing and visits high schools and colleges throughout the country.
