Join us for the Last Thursday in May (May 26th), to learn all about how important bees are to all of us.  A bee keeper will be here to talk about bees, local vendors will let you sample their delicious honey, and kids will get to make "Seed Bombs" to take home and disperse!  This event is free of charge and brought to you by the good people at Whole Foods Market on Fremont.

Local Artist/Author Maggie Rudy will visit Green Bean Books to share her crafty and creative, new picture book, The House That Mouse Built, on Saturday, June 4th at 2pm.  The House That Mouse Built is a lyrical little love story created with adorable felted mice and scavenged materials in miniature settings!  Come and hear Maggie tell us how she made her incredible, tiny mouse paradise!

Meet Local Sensation...
Carolyn Conahan!Author/Illustrator Carolyn Conahan is coming to Green Bean Books to share her latest picture book, The Big Wish!   It's a whimsical story about a little girl, a lot of dandelions, and a world record wish!   After the reading make an adorable dandelion wish card for free with us!  This sweet spring event will be held on Saturday, May 21st at 2:00pm.  Carolyn works as a staff illustrator for CRICKET magazine and has also recently illustrated L. Frank Baum's The Discontented Gopher.  Many of you may also remember her spirited, The Twelve Dogs of Christmas, which featured many of our local canine friends!

Make an
Origami Paper Crane
and help Japan!

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Each crane is just $1 with 100% going to Mercy Corps!

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An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creatures (others include the dragon and the tortoise), and is said to live for a thousand years. In Japan, it is commonly said that folding 1000 paper origami cranes makes a person's wish come true.

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Do you think we can make 1000 paper cranes for Japan?  Let’s try!

April is National Poetry Month!  You are invited to be a part of the Green Bean Rhyming Machine Poetry Zine.  Kids and grown-ups may submit kid-friendly poems (rhyming or not) through the 25th of April!  Bring your typed or handwritten poem to the store, or email it to: greenbeanzine@gmail.com.
Illustrations welcome!  All zine authors will be invited to read their poem in front of a cozy and friendly audience at Green Bean Books on Saturday, April 30th at 4pm.  Participants in the reading will each receive a $5 Green Bean Gift Certificate.

Local illustrator sensation, Carson Ellis, best known for her illustrations for the Decemberists’ albums and posters, will visit Green Bean Books to share her delightfully dark new book, Dillweed’s Revenge, sign copies and answer questions about her work.  She has also illustrated other bestselling books including, The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stuart and The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket.  This exciting event will be held on Saturday, March 19th at 2:00pm.

Join us for a crafty Papertoy Monster Making Workshop on Thursday, February 24th 4:30-5:30pm.  You will get to construct imaginative and elaborate paper monsters to take home with you!  Origami and monster lovers, this is your event!  Because of the intricacy levelof some of the monsters, this event is best for ages 8 to adults.  This event is completely free, but please call to reserve a spot, 503-954-2354.