MAY!?!?!

I woke up in a panic this morning because the first of May zipped by me and I totally forgot to post your new events!!  I'm soooo sorry!  Here they are!

Check for updates on events for Children's Book Week, which takes place the week of May 12th!

Los Angeles

May 11
* Dan Krall presents and signs The Great Lollipop Caper, Vroman's, 10:30 am

May 15
* Catch a Rising Star YA Book Tour, featuring authors Jessi Kirby, Suzanne Young, Shannon Messenger, Sarah Ockler, Kimberly Derting & Morgan Matson, Once Upon a Time Bookstore, 7 pm

May 18
* James Horvath & Andrew & Polly read and sing and sing their book Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail, Children's Book World 10:30 am
* Amy Tintera's book debut for her YA Sci-Fi book, Reboot, Once Upon a Time Bookstore, 4:30 pm

May 20
* Brian Switek reads and discusses My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, & Our Favorite Dinosaurs, Vroman's 7 pm

May 22
* John Rocco presents his book Super Hair-O and the Barber of Doom, Vroman's 10:30 am

May 25
* Cecil Castellucci presents her new book Odd Duck, Skylight Books, 3 pm

Boston

May 7
* Porter Square Books and Anita Silvey are getting together for an in-store Book Fair to benefit the Foundation for Children's Books, 6 - 9 pm

Go see these guys at the Eric Carle Museum!

May 11
* THEY'RE BACK!  Well, technically they never came because of a big ol' snow storm.  Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett will be at the Eric Carle, 2 pm.  DO NOT MISS THIS!

May 12
* Duckling Day Parade!  In honor of Mother's Day and Make Way for Ducklings, make your way downtown to the Boston Common for the annual parade! More info here.

May 13
* Author Sara Zarr visits the Cambridge Central Library in the Teen Room, 7 pm

May 14
* Matt Tavares and David Kelly, an author/illustrator team who have written many books about baseball for kids, present their work at Wellesley Books, 4 pm

May 16
* NOT a kid's event, but Dr. Temple Grandin, well-known autism activist, talks about her new book, The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum, Cambridge Central Library, 6:30 pm

May 19
* Raúl Colón, illustrator of many books, including one of my favorites A Band of Angels: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers, will present his work at the Eric Carle, 12 pm.

Washington D.C.

May 5
* Elizabeth Wein presents her book Code Name Verity, Politics & Prose, 5 pm

May 8
* Jennifer O' Connell presents her picture book The Eye of a Whale, Politics & Prose, 10:30 am

May 9
* Join authors Jacqueline Davies, Joe Schreiber, and Linda Urban for some Middle Grade Mania!, Politics & Prose, 10:30 am
* Sara Zarr presents her YA book at the Bethesda Library, 7 pm

May 10
* Erin Hunter,  one of the authors of the popular Warriors series, Horray 4 Books, 6:30 pm

May 11
* Go see Erin Hunter, one of the authors of the popular Warriors series, Takoma Park Library, 2 pm, registration here

May 18
* ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!  Patricia Polacco, for a signing only, Politics & Prose, 11 am

May 19
* Picture Book Panel, featuring Mac Barnett!  Jon Sciezcka! Leonard Marcus! And more!  Politics & Prose, 5 pm

May 21
* Mathew Olshan and Sophie Blackall present their book The Mighty Lalouche, Politics & Prose, 10:30 am