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Green Bean Books is now providing excellent multicultural books for sale and display in the the Mercy Corps Action Center in Downtown Portland. If you haven't already been, go check out this unbelievably fascinating place! The Action Center offers multimedia exhibits which allow visitors to deepen their understanding of the underlying causes of poverty, oppression and human suffering around the globe with the hope that knowledge breeds action and change. It's also a great place for school field trips. Go see for yourself!
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Local, award winning author Eric Kimmel has written another magical holiday book! Come and listen to Eric Kimmel read his wonderful new book, The Spider’s Gift: A Ukrainian Christmas Story, on Saturday, December 18th at 2:00pm at Green Bean Books. After the reading, kids will get to make a spider web holiday ornament for free! Call to sign-up: 503-954-2354.
Local Author Beth Zappitello has written another delightful tale about our country’s favorite White House dog. In First Dog, Dog travels the world in search of the perfect home. This time in, First Dog’s White House Christmas, Dog invites his pals to a very special holiday party at the White House. Each of his international guests brings the gifts and symbols that represent their country’s holiday customs. Through dog’s globe-trotting, four-legged friends we learn about the history and traditions of Christmas celebrations around the world. Come and listen to Beth Zappitello read her wonderful new book, First Dog’s White House Christmas, on Saturday, December 4th at 2:00pm at Green Bean Books and leap into the holiday spirit with First Dog!
Join the fabulous Shannon Sandri of Portland Early Learning Project as she shares stories, songs, and games with little ones all in sign language! It's free, too! Monday, November 15th, 1-1:20pm at Green Bean Books.
Bear is back, and as big a curmudgeon as ever! Bear was fussy about house-guests in Bonny Becker's EB White Read Aloud Award-Winning book, A Visitor for Bear. Now in Becker’s latest book, A Bedtime for Bear, Bear simply can’t sleep without a glass of water, a snug nightcap, a fluffed pillow, and total silence! Bonny Becker will visit Green Bean Books on Saturday, November 6th at 1pm to read her new sensational book, A Bedtime for Bear. She will also help children decorate their own adorable beds to tuck their own bears or mice into at night! You will not want to miss this spectacular event! Call ahead to make sure you get a spot.
Come hear Kara DeGiovanni, of Portland Early Learning Project, share interactive stories, lead songs and get kids moving in her lively Monthly Spanish Story Time! Spanish Story Time is every first Friday of the month from 11:15-11:45am.
Come to Green Bean Books on Halloween for some Spooktacular Halloween fun! We will have Trick-or-Treating for kids all day long 10am-5pm. We will also have a free Not-Too-Scary Halloween Story time at 2:00pm. Costumes are encouraged!
Children’s book author and artist, Molly Coxe will visit Green Bean Books on Saturday, October 23rd from 3-5pm. She will read her incredible, debut picture book, Benjamin and Bumper to the Rescue, and help kids create their own charming mouse characters out of baby socks and fabric scraps! This will be a fun, creative family activity for all ages!
Nikki McClure, the incredible, paper-cutting artist and children's book writer is coming to Green Bean Books this Sunday, October 10th at 12pm! She will read from her books, talk about her gorgeous artwork and and reveal her new 2011 calendar! You will not want to miss this event!
Spanish Story Time is a monthly event at Green Bean Books! Join us this Friday, 11:15-11:45am, to hear children's stories in Spanish with charismatic Kara DeGiovanni from Portland Early Learning Project.
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