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Storytime with Ivy
2025-02-26 11:00 - 11:15, 2025-01-29 11:00 - 11:15, 2024-12-25 11:00 - 11:15, 2024-11-27 11:00 - 11:15, 2024-10-30 11:00 - 11:15, 2024-09-25 11:00 - 11:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Storytime with Ivy

Last Wednesday of the Month 11-11:15am

Join Ivy, our children’s book buyer, at 11:00 am on the last Wednesday of the month for a storytime presentation of some of her favorite picture books! Meet in the kids’ section.

Kids Event

The Little Chefs to the Rescue!
2024-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
The Little Chefs with author Rosemary Wells
Sunday, November 10, 4-5pm

FREE IN-STORE EVENT: Bookshop welcomes award-winning author-illustrator Rosemary Wells for a reading and signing of her wonderful new picture book The Little Chefs. “A dash of magic and a whisk of expertise.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
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For anyone who’s tried to whip up something special for someone they love, and stumbled—here is the book for you. Not since her classic Voyage to the Bunny Planet, has Rosemary Wells created such a heart-stopper.
Just call the little chefs to the rescue.
A splendid volume of three stories in one darling-sized book in a beautiful package from the beloved creator of Max and Ruby.
“Every kitchen has one.
Location quite unknown
In an unused cupboard,
Hides a little phone.”
Almost everyone, young and old, likes to try their hand in the kitchen. But oh my! Disasters can happen to anyone (and we like to keep them quiet). What to do when everything falls apart?
Well, just call the Little Chefs! They’ll put everything to rights in a jiffy. And everyone will give you yards of credit. The Little Chefs will never tell!
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Meet the Authors and Illustrator of the Princess Black Series
2024-09-18 18:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Meet the Authors and Illustrator of the Princess Black Series
Wednesday, September 18, 6pm
Bookshop welcomes authors Shannon Hale and Dean Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham—the award-winning team behind the bestselling Princess in Black series—for a celebration of their new book, The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe. Ten years after she first donned her cape, the Princess in Black returns for a purrfectly hilarious entry to the New York Times best-selling series.
Join us for a book talk, signing, costume contest, activities with the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, and more!
The Princess in Black may know how to handle all kinds of monsters, but a kitten set on destruction? Me-OW!
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Duchess Wigtower had heard that pets are fun, but all her kitten has gotten her is nine lives’ worth of problems. Eeeeek! It’s time for someone else to deal with this catastrophe. Princess Magnolia is thrilled when a kitten lands on her doorstep, but just as she’s about to play with Plumpkins (or should it be Hugmaster Floof?) the monster alarm goes off. When Princess Magnolia returns to her castle, her furry companion has carved up the wallpaper! In fact, each time Princess Magnolia leaves to help the Goat Avenger fight a very grouchy monster, her feline friend wreaks havoc. Has the Princess in Black finally met her match?
Shannon Hale and Dean Hale are the award-winning husband-and-wife team behind the Princess in Black series, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Shannon Hale is also the author of the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy as well as the New York Times best-selling graphic novels Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. Shannon Hale and Dean Hale live in Salt Lake City, Utah.
LeUyen Pham is the illustrator of the Princess in Black series as well as many other books for children, including Love Is Powerful by Heather Dean Brewer, Pat-a-Cake by Mary Brigid Barrett, God’s Dream by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams, Aunt Mary’s Rose by Douglas Wood, and Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever by Shannon Hale. LeUyen Pham lives in California.

Bookshop Santa Cruz: Katy Farina, Karen's Sleepover
2024-05-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Bookshop Santa Cruz: Katy Farina, Karen’s Sleepover
Wednesday, May 16, 6-7
FREE IN-STORE EVENT
Katy Farina, creator of New York Times bestselling graphic novel adaptations of the Baby-sitters Little Sister series by Ann M. Martin, will join us to share Karen’s Sleepover, the newest book in the series.
Kristy’s little stepsister Karen is having her first sleepover and is ready for a night of fun. But when she gets into a fight with her friend Nancy, plans are derailed. What is Karen going to do?
Come dressed in your favorite pajamas to find out! Be prepared to have a blast!

George O'Connor Reads ASGARDIANS: ODIN at Bookshop Santa Cruz
2024-03-28 17:00 - 18:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
George O’Connor Reads ASGARDIANS: ODIN at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Thursday, March 28, 5-6pm
FREE IN-STORE EVENT: Bookshop welcomes bestselling author George O’Connor to the store for a reading and signing of his new graphic novel Asgardians: Odin, which Kirkus, in a starred review, called, “A rainbow bridge to a fresh set of mythological places and faces.”
Following the smash-hit Olympians series, George O’Connor embarks on a new saga about the Norse gods. This first volume tells the story of the warrior god Odin!
Welcome to the Nine Worlds, home of Gods, Valkyries, Dwarves, Jotnar, and more! Travel the burning rainbow bridge to Asgard, where Odin, chief of the Aesir, surveys his realm. His thirst for knowledge drives him ever onward, but nothing is learned without sacrifice . . .
In Asgardians, George O’Connor’s highly kinetic illustrations bring these gritty and astonishing tales of war, betrayal, and the quest for enlightenment at any cost to vivid and startling life and provide the perfect companion to his Olympians series.
George O’Connor is the New York Times-bestselling author of Olympians, the series of graphic novels featuring the tragic, dramatic, and epic lives of the Greek Gods. His first graphic novel, Journey into Mohawk Country, pushed the boundaries of the genre, using as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert. He also illustrated acclaimed playwright Adam Rapp’s Ball Peen Hammer. He teamed up with writer Daniel G. Newman on Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, the first volume in the World Citizen Comics series. George is also the creator of popular picture books such as the New York Times-bestselling Kapow! and If I Had a Triceratops. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Meet Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Where Sleeping Girls Lie, at Bookshop Santa Cruz
2024-03-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Meet Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Where Sleeping Girls Lie, at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Wednesday, March 27, 7 – 8pm
Join us to meet author Faridah Àbiké-Íyímídé (Ace of Spades) in conversation with Kalyn Josephson about her new YA contemporary mystery Where Sleeping Girls Lie.
In this “exquisitely crafted paranormal mystery,” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears.

Meet the Grinch at Bookshop Santa Cruz
2023-12-10 14:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Meet the Grinch at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Sunday, December 2, 2pm
Join the Bookshop Santa Cruz for a free story time for the whole family with a reading of the new book Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Lost Christmas. Story time will be followed by a ticketed photo opportunity with the Grinch himself! The event will be on Sunday, December 10th at 2 pm.
Storytime is free, the photo op requires the purchase of a ticket (up to 4 people) that includes one copy of How the Grinch Lost Christmas.
Pre-purchase your ticket, which includes a copy of How the Grinch Lost Christmas and a photo opportunity and book stamping (up to 4 people) with the green guy.

Ticket package includes 1 copy of How the Grinch Lost Christmas, plus access to the photo line for a family of 4.
The storytime portion of the event is free to the public, with no ticket required.
The event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz, in the Skylight Room
Photos will be taken using the attendee’s camera or smartphone.

TICKETS for Photo with the Grinch: Book + photo for family of 4 = $24

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18: No Brainer
2023-10-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St, Santa Cruz County, CA, 95060, United States
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 18: No Brainer
Friday, October 27, 6 – 7pm
SPECIAL TICKETED OFFSITE EVENT
Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeff Kinney to the Civic Auditorium for a celebration of the latest installment in his Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, No Brainer!
This highly entertaining event will include games, interactive photo ops, and more. Tickets include entry to the event for two people, a pre-signed copy of No Brainer, and access to activities.
“In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it’s up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it’s shuttered for good. Up until now, middle school hasn’t exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he’s not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he’s going to be sent to a different school than his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, he changes his tune. Can Greg and his classmates save their school before it’s shuttered for good? Or is this the start of a whole new chapter for Greg?”

Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Jacqueline Woodson | Remember Us
2023-10-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Jacqueline Woodson | Remember Us
Wednesday, October 25, 6 – 7pm
Free In-store Event
Join us to welcome acclaimed author and National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming) to the store for a reading and signing of her new middle grade novel, Remember Us, which has received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Horn Book, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist.
This powerful story delves deeply into life’s burning questions about time and memory and what we take with us into the future.
“It seems like Sage’s whole world is on fire the summer before she starts seventh grade. As house after house burns down, her Bushwick neighborhood gets referred to as “The Matchbox” in the local newspaper. And while Sage prefers to spend her time shooting hoops with the guys, she’s also still trying to figure out her place inside the circle of girls she’s known since childhood. A group that each day, feels further and further away from her. But it’s also the summer of Freddy, a new kid who truly gets Sage. Together, they reckon with the pain of missing the things that get left behind as time moves on, savor what’s good in the present, and buoy each other up in the face of destruction. And when the future comes, it is Sage’s memories of the past that show her the way forward. Remember Us speaks to the power of both letting go . . . and holding on.”

Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow
2023-10-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow
Monday, October 16, 4 – 5pm
FREE IN-STORE EVENT: #1 New York Times bestselling author Ryan T. Higgins will join us to share his newest book Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow—the perfect way to celebrate all things spooky!
Bruce is a bear who does not like holidays, and he really doesn’t like Halloween. His family of mice and geese decides the only way to get Bruce excited about Halloween is to tell a scary story. But their campfire tale takes a turn when a ghostly visitor appears. Will Bruce get in the Halloween spirit? Or will the Halloween spirit get Bruce?

Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Brian Selznick | BIG TREE
2023-04-25 17:00 - 18:30 | London Nelson Community Center, 301 Center St, Santa Cruz, 95060, United States
Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Brian Selznick | BIG TREE
Tuesday, April 25, 5 – 6:30pm
Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes Brian Selznick, the #1 bestselling creator and Caldecott Medalist of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Selznick will share his new book Big Tree, an epic adventure in which the fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds. “The tale of the natural world is the biggest story we have to tell, and Brian delivers a brilliant chapter of that tale through the pages of Big Tree.” —Steven Spielberg
This event will take place at the London Nelson Community Center (301 Center Street, Santa Cruz) and is cosponsored by Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks and the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
Listen to Brian talk about Big Tree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNN38r14fS0
TICKETS $38-$49

Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Wallace J. Nichols | DEAR WILD CHILD
2023-01-30 18:00 - 19:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Wallace J. Nichols | DEAR WILD CHILD
Monday, January 30 6 – 7:00pm
FREE IN-STORE EVENT: Local author Wallace J. Nichols will share his very special book, Dear Wild Child: You Carry Your Home Inside You, which was written with his daughter and inspired by the CZU Lightning Complex fires of 2020 that destroyed their family home.

Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Aida Salazar | A SEED IN THE SUN
2022-11-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Bookshop Santa Cruz Presents: Aida Salazar | A SEED IN THE SUN
Wednesday, November 9, 6 – 7pm
Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes critically acclaimed children’s author Aida Salazar, who will join us to share her tender-hearted middle grade novel in verse, A Seed in the Sun, in which a young girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for migrant workers’ rights. This book is perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia and Pam Muñoz Ryan. The event is sponsored by Live Like Coco.

Bookshop Santa Cruz Birthday Sale
2022-11-06, 2022-11-05, 2022-11-04 | Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
Bookshop Santa Cruz Birthday Sale
Friday – Sunday, November 4 – 6

Bookshop Santa Cruz is celebrating our 56th year with a three-day birthday sale!
Friday: Readers Club Only Sale.
Friday: EVERYONE is invited to our birthday party: Join us for music and cake at 7:00!
Saturday & Sunday: Public Sale in-store ONLY. Receive 20% off books, toys, games, cards, calendars, and gifts in-stock at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
Sunday: Public Sale in-store, storewide and books only online
Enter to win a Bookshop gift card! No purchase necessary. Just stop by our information desk during the sale weekend to enter. One per customer. Gift cards in the amounts of $150, $75, and $50 will be awarded!

For more details, click: https://www.bookshopsantacruz.com/birthday-sale-friday-2022
