WHAT: Dr. Cara Natterson, author of American Girl’s newly-released advice guide, The Care & Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls, visits American Girl Place Chicago on Tuesday, July 23, at 1:00 p.m. to sign copies of her new book, which reached #2 on the New York Times Children’s Best Sellers list (Middle Grade). Dr. Natterson and The Care & Keeping of You 2 have also been seen on Good Morning America, as well as in USA Today, New York Times’ MotherLode Blog, and People magazine.
TIME/LOCATION: Tuesday, July 23, 1:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. – American Girl Place Chicago Water Tower Place, 835 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 877-247-5223
Bring your questions and your kiddos.
Sure, it's fun having a tween daughter when you're shopping at The American Girl Doll Store, but it's a bit less of a joy when it comes to discussing the facts of life, growth and change. Sometimes physical maturity comes before emotional maturity and kids do NOT want to talk about this stuff. With puberty hitting lots of girls younger than ever, though, even 7 & 8 year olds need to know what's up, so they won't fear the unknown or worry something is wrong with them.
ABOUT:As a follow-up to the phenomenally successful Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls, which has sold over 3 million copies, The Care & Keeping of You 2 speaks directly to girls ages 10 and up, providing them with helpful, age-appropriate information and advice about their changing bodies during puberty. The book empowers girls to take control of their health, while also encouraging open conversation with their parents and other trusted adults about questions and worries they may have.
Dr. Cara Natterson is a board-certified pediatrician, mother of two, and author of several award-winning books on children’s health and safety, including Worry Proof: A Pediatrician (and Mom) Explains Which Foods, Medicines, and Chemicals to Avoid to Have Safe and Healthy Children. She lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and two children.
AMERICAN GIRL: American Girl Brands, LLC, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT, www.mattel.com), the world’s leading toy company. Since American Girl’s inception in 1986, the company has devoted its entire business to celebrating the potential of girls ages 3 to 12. American Girl encourages girls to dream, to grow, to aspire, to create, and to imagine through a wide range of engaging and insightful books, age-appropriate and educational products and unforgettable experiences.
To learn more about American Girl, visit www.americangirl.com. Follow American Girl on Facebook: www.facebook.com/americangirl or Twitter: @American_Girl.
ChiIL Mama's Sage and her Caroline doll at American Girl Place Chicago ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama and American Girl author Kathleen Ernst! Bring your Caroline books and your mysteries for Kit, Josefina, Kirsten & Molly down to American Girl Place TODAY 7/2 from 1-3pm. FREE and open to the public. Signed books are special and it's awesome to meet the authors behind the stories you love. Click here for our past Kathleen Ernst and Caroline coverage from her Chicago signing last year.
The Caroline books and doll are some of our favorites!
ChiIL Mama is so excited we'll be catching Kathleen Ernst for a video interview. This will be the first Co-Interview I've done with my 10 year old daughter, Sage, asking questions too! We'll have that right here for you to enjoy shortly.
Summer Author Tour: Meet Kathleen Ernst
Celebrate summer reading with American Girl! From heartwarming fiction to just-for-fun activities, we create the books girls love. This summer, your girl can meet author Kathleen Ernst! She created the Caroline Abbott series about a brave girl growing up during the War of 1812. Free and open to the public. For girls ages 8 and up.
ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama and win a great read. We're giving away FIVE copies of Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir right here!!
**Meet Tracy in person and pick up your own signed copy of Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir, at Barbara's Bookstore in Willis Tower on May 17th at 12:30pm. Click here for full details.**
ChiIL Mama's stoked to be working with author and nationally syndicated humor columnist, Tracy Beckerman, whose debut book, Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir,was released April 2nd on Perigee Books/Penguin Publishing. Lost in Suburbia details Tracy's journey from single, city girl to stay-at-home mom in the suburbs and how she rediscovered her "cool" as a new mom. We're giving away 5 copies to our lucky readers and we'll be running a full book review in the near future as well.
Click the Rafflecopter link below for your chance to win! Enter through midnight June 28th. 5 will win. Many will laugh!
“… finding the humor in parenting made this suburban mother much happier- and gave her a second act.”- Metro
Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir
Along with the release of her book, Tracy has launched a “Cool Mom, Book and Blow Dry Bar Tour” to benefit the international non-profit, Dress for Success. The overarching goal of the "Cool Mom" tour is to engage with mom bloggers and influencers in each city in order to support and raise funds via the Dress for Success Crowdrise Campaign. Tracy has set the goal of raising $5,000 for Dress for Success.
Dress for Success® Partners with Lost in Suburbia Author
Tracy Beckerman
Check out The Cool Mom Dress For Success Crowdrise Campaign Drive
to Benefit Women in Need
Tour Stops Include New York City, Charlotte, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Chicago starting April 17
Sponsored by Theraderm, Living Fresh Collection and Office Candy
Mommy media maven and author of Lost in Suburbia, Tracy Beckerman, and the international non-profit for women, Dress for Success® announce the Cool Mom/Dress For Success Crowdrise Campaign to benefit and empower disadvantaged women around the country.
The multi-city Cool Mom Tour kicked off in New York City on April 17 to celebrate the release of Beckerman’s momoir Lost in Suburbia and support women seeking to keep or reclaim their cool, personally and professionally. The tour will make stops in Charlotte, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and wraps up in Chicago on May 16.
The Power Walk for Dress for Success was hosted by Dress for SuccessWorldwideduring Mother’s Day Weekend. OnSaturday, May 11, the organization, walk participants, volunteers, friends and family came together in support of helping disadvantaged women around the country take steps to a secure financial future.
“I truly belive in the mission of Dress for Success to empower women, especially the 80% of their clients who are moms. That’s why I’ve set up a fundraiser on Crowdrise to help them raise money during my book tour,” stated Beckerman. “With the support of moms all along my book tour, I hope to increase awareness for this organization and raise $5,000.”
Since its inception in 1997, Dress for Success has worked with over 120 affiliates worldwide to help more than 650,000 women with career development by providing workplace attire, a strong support network and the tools they need to succeed in a professional setting.
The Cool Mom Tour sponsors include Theraderm, clinical grade skin care at your convenience; Living Fresh Collection, luxurious, eco-friendly bedding offering a cleaner and healthier sleep experience; and Office Candy, offering cute office supplies and all things sassy. These like-minded companies have come out to support the “Cool Mom” tour and Dress for Success, and will provide gifts and door prizes at each event.
In each city, influential mom bloggers and tastemakers will join Beckerman and tour partner, Culture Mom Media at the private “Cool Mom Book and Blow Dry Bar Tour” to raise awareness for the important work of Dress for Success. Each event will feature women coming together for a night of camaraderie, hair styling, food, drinks, giveaways and to support women in need through Dress For Success.
About Tracy Beckerman
Tracy began writing after she moved with two young children to the suburbs of New Jersey from New York City as a way to find herself and share a few laughs about the endless sea of "mom bob" haircuts, minivans, and coordinated tennis outfits. What started out as a single column for a local NJ paper a few years ago turned into a hit and is now nationally syndicated to over 400 newspapers, 250 websites and reaches nearly 10 million readers in 25 states. Tracy has appeared on The Today Show, CBS Early Show and Better TV. Her latest blog posts and column articles on marriage, funny family anecdotes, and being a "cool mom" in the suburbs can be found on her LOST IN SUBURBIA® blog (which won her the title of "America's Top Blogger" by Lifetime Television’s hit TV show, The Balancing Act in 2010). You can read it here: www.lostinsuburbiablog.com. You can purchase her new “momoir” here: http://www.lostinsuburbia.com/.
About Dress For Success
Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success has expanded to more than 120 cities in 13 countries. To date, Dress for Success has helped more than 650,000 women work towards self-sufficiency. Visit www.dressforsuccess.org to learn more.
About Theraderm
Therderm is a clinical-grade skin care line that is simple enough to fit into your busy schedule and powerful enough to address the visible signs of aging. At Theraderm, we believe in skin care that allows the skin to restore itself while revealing the natural beauty ever woman possesses. In addition to being a Board Certified, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon for over 30 years, Theraderm’s founder Dr. James Beckman, has 6 sister, 3 daughters and a beautiful wife. Whoa, that’s a lot of estrogen. No wonder he made a product that really works, he’d never hear the end of it. http://www.therapon.com/
About Living Fresh Collection
Living Fresh Collection, LLC was launched in 2012 as a direct sales company that provides linens for your home that creates a cleaner, healthier more luxurious sleep experience. Originally offered to high-end resorts and hotels, we designed our luxurious bedding by blending the purest of eucalyptus fibers available with cotton to create Tencel+Plus Lyocell Eucalyptus bedding. Our products are naturally dust-mite resistant, hypoallergenic & antimicrobial.
It has been proven in study after study that sleep is essential to one’s health, wellbeing and longevity. Lack of sleep affects our mood, creates fatigue, impedes our focus and most importantly can have short and long term health consequences. Living Fresh Collection was created from natural fibers to promote health and wellbeing, while considering environmental sustainability and recognizing nothing is more important than a great night’s sleep. Please visit www.livingfreshcollection.com for more information.
About Office Candy ®
Office Candy® is a premiere online boutique of designer office supplies that focus on keeping their clients organized. They carry items ranging from file folders, clipboards, file totes, notepads, journals & more. Office Candy® was founded by Laurie Noel Meek, a Golden Circle Member of the National Association of Professional Organizers. Laurie began writing about these products on her organizing blog and then quickly realized that there wasn’t a resource that carried all of these items in the same place so she founded Office Candy® in 2011
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Office Candy now offers an Affiliate Program, Preferred Organizer Discount & Candy Consultant Program for those interested in direct sales. These 3 divisions along with the retail website keep The Office Candy Gals very busy.
Items range from $5-85 and each offers a unique take on office supplies. “Just because it’s practical doesn’t mean it can’t be cute” is one of their taglines that they live by every day in and out of the office. Office Candy is an extension of Laurie’s love of office supplies & all things cute and fun. Office Candy can be found on social media: www.Facebook.com/OfficeCandyGals, www.Twitter.com/OfficeCandyGals, www.pinterest.com/OfficeCandygals/
Author, Christopher Paul Curtis, & Chicago Children's Theatre Artistic Director Jacqueline Russell
Bud, Not Buddy is a compelling period piece that gives families a feel for the desperation of the great depression and being orphaned at a young age, without being heavy handed. The fabulously flawed characters are genuine and real, and it's magical to see them spring to life, off the page. Bud, Not Buddy is full of wit and wisdom, and truly funny moments. It was simultaneously chilling and heart warming to see how much Bud's dead mother still influenced him through her words, actions and love, even from beyond the grave.
We highly recommend seeing the production. Bud, Not Buddy is a stunningly well done piece with a poignant and piercing script. I see a LOT of theatre and it's rare that something actually brings me to tears, and this show did. Everyone should have a "family" as creative and caring as the jazz band surrogates who take Bud in and teach him what it means to be truly home, even while on the road. The set design, backdrop projections, costumes, and acting are truly impressive.
We're looking forward to playing the "same different game" with the book and the stage adaptation. We'll be reading the book together and comparing and contrasting the different ways to tell the same story using different medium. It's a family game we all enjoy, and so much fun, the kids hardly notice they're learning.
It was ChiIL Mama and Sagezilla's great pleasure to meet award winning author, Christopher Paul Curtis at the opening of Bud, Not Buddy at Chicago Children's Theatre. This gifted author went from hanging Buick doors to winning multiple Newbery Awards and Coretta Scott King Awards! We do a number of author interviews and frequently cover book signings. I'm always impressed when authors are genuine and personable, even after hours of autographs! Christopher Paul Curtis was was down to earth, friendly, and truly a joy to meet. Even at the tail end of a sizable book signing line, he took time to chat with each child. This week, Sagezilla came home from school all excited and she exclaimed "Our class just started reading about the wacky Watsons out loud with the whole class (The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963).And I got to share that I just met the author and got that book signed and saw Bud, Not Buddy!" It's those moments that make me LOVE being a mom. Her enthusiasm was contagious.
At Bud, Not Buddy, we splurged on the 4 book/bookbag combo from Chicago Children's Theatre, as we're always more than happy to support the arts, and we dig getting books signed by their authors. CCT is also selling retro candy and kids games as well as individual books at the shows.
ChiIL out with ChiIL Mama's opening night photo filled recap right here
Look for show specials like different high school jazz musicians playing before the Friday shows, and pizza party nights!
School and public performances of Bud, Not Buddy run Jan. 12-Feb. 24, 2013 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Single tickets start at $20. To purchase, visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org or call (872) 222-9555. For group rates, visit GroupTix.net or call (773) 327-3778.
Recommended for ages 8+ to adult.
Curtis was visiting Chicago for the opening weekend of Chicago Children's Theatre's newest production, a live stage adaptation of his book Bud, Not Buddy. The production is directed by Derrick Sanders, director of CCT's 2011 smash hit Jackie and Me.
About Christopher Paul Curtis
Born in Flint, Michigan, Christopher Paul Curtis was always a great reader, but as a youth he could not find books "that were about me." He spent his first 13 years after high school on the assembly line of Flint's historic Fisher Body Plant #1, hanging 80-pound car doors on Buicks. He wrote during his breaks to escape the noise of the factory, while attending college at night. Curtis made an outstanding debut in children's s literature with The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first book ever to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.
Curtis' writing - and his dedication to it - has been greatly influenced by his family members. He modeled characters in Bud, Not Buddy after his two amazing grandfathers - Earl "Lefty" Lewis, a Negro Baseball League pitcher, and 1930s bandleader Herman E. Curtis, Sr., of Herman Curtis and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. For more information, visit his website nobodybutcurtis.com
ChiIL Mama's checkin' out Bud, Not Buddy at the press opening TONIGHT, and we'll have a full review shortly. We'll be hangin' with the author Christopher Paul Curtis. You can too, on MLK day. Teach your children well. MLK day means more than a 3 day weekend and a chance to snuggle down in the covers and sleep in. We love living in a major city, as there's always too much to do. Many museums, theatres, and organizations are having Martin Luther King Jr. events and activities. These are our ChiILpicks for 2013: 1. “Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah” JANUARY 19 – 20
Top left is Christopher Paul Curtis, author, Bud, Not Buddy. Photo credit for all: Margaret Strickland.
CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE INVITES FAMILIES TO MEET BUD, NOT BUDDY AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY EVENT IS MON., JAN. 21 AT 1 PM AT CHASE AUDITORIUM
All outdoor photos feature actor Travis Turner as Bud in Chicago Children's Theatre's new production of Bud, Not Buddy.
Chicago Children's Theatre (CCT) invites families to meet Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Bud, Not Buddy, on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 at 1 p.m. at the ChaseAuditorium, 10 S. Dearborn St. in downtown Chicago.
Admission is complimentary for this Chicago Children's Theatre Community Event, but reservations are required. Please rsvp at chicagochildrenstheatre.org/CPC .
Kids will be out of school for Martin Luther King Day, so bringing them downtown to meet Curtis - one of the most prolific African American writers of contemporary children's literature today, and author of the only book to win both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award - is an ideal way to honor the holiday.
Bud, Not Buddy follows the heartwarming, unforgettable journey of a young African-American orphan as he searches for his father in Depression-era Michigan. Full of laugh-out-loud humor and wonderful characters from the world of jazz, the book is afavorite with children 8 and up and, at many schools, is required reading for February, Black History Month.
CCT's free event includes a Q&A with Curtis introduced by Chicago Children's Theatre Artistic Director Jacqueline Russell, co-moderated by Talia Garg (12) and Olivia Garg (10). Curtis will meet fans and sign books after the discussion.
Curtis is visiting Chicago for the opening weekend of Chicago Children's Theatre's newest production, a live stage adaptation of his book Bud, Not Buddy. The production is directed by Derrick Sanders, director of CCT's 2011 smash hit Jackie and Me.
School and public performances of Bud, Not Buddy run Jan. 12-Feb. 24, 2013 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Single tickets start at $20. To purchase, visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org or call (872) 222-9555. For group rates, visit GroupTix.net or call (773) 327-3778.
JPMorgan Chase, Official Education Sponsor of Chicago Children's Theatre, is generously providing their 400-seat downtown auditorium for this community event.
About Christopher Paul Curtis
Born in Flint, Michigan, Christopher Paul Curtis was always a great reader, but as a youth he could not find books "that were about me." He spent his first 13 years after high school on the assembly line of Flint's historic Fisher Body Plant #1, hanging 80-pound car doors on Buicks. He wrote during his breaks to escape the noise of the factory, while attending college at night. Curtis made an outstanding debut in children's s literature with The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963. His second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first book ever to receive both the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.
Curtis' writing - and his dedication to it - has been greatly influenced by his family members. He modeled characters in Bud, Not Buddy after his two amazing grandfathers - Earl "Lefty" Lewis, a Negro Baseball League pitcher, and 1930s bandleader Herman E. Curtis, Sr., of Herman Curtis and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. For more information, visit his website nobodybutcurtis.com
About Chicago Children's Theatre
Itinerant no longer, Chicago Children's Theatre has happily moved in to its first-ever permanent home, the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, a lovely tree-lined street in the heart of Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, just steps from the Magnificent Mile.
Chicago Children's Theatre focuses on the production of first-rate children's theatre in Chicago, with top writing, performing and directorial talent and high-quality design and production expertise. Chicago Children's Theatre aspires to enrich our community through diverse and significant theatrical and educational programming that engages and inspires the child in all of us.
Launched in 2005, Chicago Children's Theatre strives to provide affordable and accessible theatre for families and area school children. To enhance the impact of any given production's themes, Chicago Children's Theatre offers educational materials and programs for families and educators.
In addition to its mainstage programming for families, schools and groups, Chicago Children's Theatre is expanding its theater class and camp offerings for children at the Ruth Page, and continuing its Red Kite Project, creating multi-sensory, interactive theater programming tailored specifically to the needs and interests of children on the autism spectrum.
Chicago Children's Theatre's 2012-2013 season is made possible in part by the generosity of its sponsors: ComEd is the Official Lighting Sponsor. Goldman Sachs Gives is the Official Season Sponsor. JPMorgan Chase is the Official Education Sponsor.Target is the Official School Field Trip Sponsor. United is the Chicago Premiere Sponsor as well as the Official and Exclusive Airline Sponsor.
For more information about Chicago Children's Theatre visitchicagochildrenstheatre.org, call CCT's new dedicated box office line, (872) 222-9555, or the administrative office, (773) 227-0180.
November 13th marked the release of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel in print and digitally through the revolutionary digital comics platform comiXology. In addition, we're doubly excited that this latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book is included on a new Diary of a Wimpy Kid iOS app. If you'd like to check out a free preview of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel as well as free previews of the previous six books please follow the link to download our Diary of a Wimpy Kid iOS app. This will give you the first 11 pages of each book to check out on iPad or iPhone, then you can decide if you want to purchase the books.
Remaining Tour Cities/Major Event Sites:
Thursday, November 15, 2012
6:00 p.m.
Books & Co Oconomowoc
(262) 567-0106
Held at Oconomowoc High School Field House
641 East 4th Street
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Friday, November 16, 2012
6:00 p.m.
Anderson’s Bookshop Naperville
(630) 355-2665
Held at Still Middle School
787 Meadowridge Drive
Aurora, IL 60504
Saturday, November 17, 2012
6:00 p.m.
Joseph Beth Booksellers
(513) 396-8960
2692 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH 45208
Sunday, November 18, 2012
7:00 p.m.
Nicola’s Ann Arbor
(734) 662-0600
2513 Jackson Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Monday, November 19, 2012
3:30 p.m.
Pooh Corner
(616) 942-9887
1886 Breton Road Southeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Books of Wonder
(212) 989-3270
18 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
The book with the largest first printing of 2012—over 6 million copies— has the most extensive tour of the year. Bestselling author Jeff Kinney will visit seven bookstores a day for seven days in Midwestern markets for the release of his seventh book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel. Beginning on the release day, November 13, and concluding on November 19, Kinney will sign books for 49 booksellers in a mix of large party events and smaller meet-and-greets in the greater market areas of Kansas City, Mo., Minneapolis ,Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Grand Rapids, Mich.The tour leads up to the third appearance of the Greg Heffley giant helium balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on November 22.
"Over the past five years, the support for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from booksellers large and small has been tremendous," says author Jeff Kinney. "It's my goal to visit as many stores as possible in order to express my thanks, and to meet as many fans as I can along the way."
Two types of events were offered to booksellers, depending upon the time and territory. The largest events, for up to 1,200 people, comes with a custom "Wimpy Kid Rolling Party" experience, which includes a DJ and dance floor, numerous photo opportunities with characters, food, and more. These will take place in partnership with seven stores: Rainy Day Books in Kansas City; Barnes & Noble at the Mall of America, Bloomington, Minn.; Books & Co,Oconomowoc, Wis; Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville, Ill; Joseph Beth, Cincinnati; and Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor, Mich. A more intimate meet-and-greet event was confirmed with dozens of independent stores. Many of these are already sold out.
"Bringing Jeff Kinney to as many booksellers as we possibly can in one day is the ultimate goal," says Mary Wowk, Vice President of Sales. "The enormous traffic an event with Jeff Kinney drives will help kick off a terrific holiday season for retailers."
Books in the core series by Jeff Kinney include Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2008), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2009), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth (2010), and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever (2011). Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel will release on November 13, 2012. Jeff Kinney has also written and illustrated The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary. Wimp-ebooks editions of the series for tablets and e-readers become available on October 30, 2012. The series is a fixture on the USA Today bestseller list and the Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weeklybestseller lists. It has also remained consistently in the top spots on the New York Times lists since publication of the first book in the series in 2007.
More than 75 million Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are in print in 41 languages in more than 44 countries around the world. Published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, Kinney's work has been widely praised for its ability to turn reluctant readers on to books.Jeff Kinney was named one of Time magazine's most influential people in the world. There are three major motions pictures based on the books, which grossed more than $200 million worldwide in box office sales. The book series won Favorite Book at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2010, 2011, and 2012, and Jeff Kinney won a Children's Choice Book Award in 2012. Books in the series have won numerous awards voted on by students and teachers in schools around the globe. Kids can also share in an interactive experience with Greg Heffley on Poptropica.com, a site visited by millions of kids each month.
Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949,ABRAMS was the first company in the United States to specialize in the creation and distribution of art and illustrated books. Now a subsidiary of La Martinière Groupe, the company publishes visually stunning illustrated books in the areas of art, photography, cooking, interior and garden design, craft, architecture, entertainment, fashion, sports, and pop culture, as well as children's books and general interest titles. The company's imprints include Abrams, Abrams ComicArts, Abrams Image, Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books, Abrams Appleseed, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, and STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books. Abrams also distributes books for The Vendome Press, Victoria & Albert Museum, Tate, Royal Academy of Arts, Booth-Clibborn Editions, Five Continents, and others.
ChiIL Live Shows/ChiIL Mama chat with Keller Williams about How Creatives Parent and How Parents Create TODAY (Saturday) American Girl Place
Meet the Author: Kathleen Ernst 1-3pm--free and open to the public.
Meet Kathleen Ernst, the award-winning author of Caroline Abbott’s six-book series! This informal session is your girl’s opportunity to meet Ms. Ernst in person and have her favorite books signed. Free and open to the public. For girls ages 8 and up.
Keller Williams at Park West (18+)8:30pm GA/ doors 7:30 ChiIL Live Shows will be there...will YOU?! Highly recommended. We've had the great pleasure of interviewing Keller Williamsand shooting stills at his adult and kindie shows for years. Check out our live show shots from Summer Camp Music Festival, Kidzapalooza, and Chicago's own Park West last year. This multitalented musician goes beyond the jam band genre with a plethora of great releases for adults, a kindie (kids' indie) album, and a kids' book/CD combo!! We've given away loads of his CDs, and even the book/CD to our lucky readers.
This time through he's just playing for the big kids (AKA adults and kids 18+). It was great to meet Keller, his wife, Emily, and the kids, Ella and Cabell last year at Park West in Chicago. Click HERE for our show stills and sneek peek.
Brunch With Gymnast, Gabby Douglas It's going to be a week of meeting heros and girls who rock. My gymnast daughter is elated to meet two members of the US Olympic girls team. Sunday we'll have brunch with Gabby Douglas and Monday we'll meet Aly Raisman at American Girl Place, Chicago. Who are your heros?
Olympic Champion Gabrielle Douglas will visit Chicago with her mother, Natalie Hawkins, to highlight a special event exclusive to mothers and daughters.
What: Douglas will speak to hundreds of mothers, daughters and supporters at the “Pink Pearls & Pretty Dresses: Girls’ Empowerment Brunch.” The event is a fundraiser for Inspire Girls to Lead Our World(iGlow)—a Chicago mentorship program for young girls.
When: Sunday, October 14, 2012; 12pm-4pm
Where: Donald E. Stevens Convention Center; 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
Why: The event will be a day of inspiration and empowerment for young girls and their mothers. It will also help raise funds for iGlow so that it can continue delivering resources and guidance for young women in the Chicago-land area. In short, iGlow provides platforms for young girls to get answers to their questions about life and their struggles.
Aly Raisman Monday Come to American Girl Chicago on Monday, October 15, for a chance to meet gymnastics two-time gold-medalist Aly Raisman! The first 300 girls in line at the Michigan Avenue entrance will receive a ticket to meet Aly, who will sign autographs and appear in photos from 5 – 7 p.m. Remember to bring your camera! Learn more about our Chicago store: http://bit.ly/Vi4LEn All Weekend Logan Center For The Arts Opening
Logan Launch Festival, October 12-14
The new Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts will officially open to the public with a free three-day Logan Launch Festival on October 12-14, 2012. The Logan Launch Festival will include ongoing activities throughout the building–and outside on the courtyard stage–featuring over 50 events organized for the occasion. The weekend highlights art of all sorts, with an architecture lecture by the Logan Center architects, plays written by alumni, film screenings and sound installations, the launch of family programming, Greek tragedy adaptations, and student talent. View the full schedule of events at loganlaunch.uchicago.edu.
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