A Children's Place Bookstore

CALENDAR

The Story Time has Returned! Thursday mornings 10:30-11:00**

	ACP customers have long missed a regular storytime to share with their wee ones. Good news! Storytime has returned! We hope you'll join us on Thursday mornings for warm cheer and wonderful storytelling. Story time begins promptly at 10:30. To foster a fun reading experience for all, we request that parents remain with their children at all times. This is especially important for children not yet used to being in an audience setting. Please phone the store for more details. We'll see you then!

Portland Storytellers' Guild * Save the Date!

	ACP is pleased to announce that the Portland Storytellers' Guild (http://www.portlandstorytellers.org/) will continue to visit the store to share their love of storytelling with all. From their site: Oral storytelling is an interactive art, and we believe that the story happens not just in the mouth of the teller nor solely in the ear of the listener, but somewhere in between; the teller and the listener create the story together. Various members will be here once a month, on Saturdays at 2:00 p. m. Saturday, May 17th

Attention Book Lovers * Welcome to Biblo Vinio * Next gathering: FULL Tuesday, May 27th

	Welcome to .. Biblio Vinio Night at Vinideus (4759 NE Fremont; two stores west of ACP) The May event is now full; please phone today to reserve your spot for the June gathering or to get on the May cancellation list. Hello Book Lovers! Please join us for the next Biblio Vinio Book Talk Tuesday, April 29th, 6:30-8:00. Join Gina, our adult book buyer as she presents five new and exciting titles for your reading pleasure. Stop by Vinideus early to have a glass of fine French wine, savor tasty morsels, and then sit back and enjoy the book talk! This event is gratis but space is limited so please RSVP early by contacting ACP to reserve your spot.

Calling All Book Club Members * Good News!

	A Children's Place is delighted to offer your book club a 15% discount on all orders of four or more copies. Please phone the store to check on stock or to place your order. Happy Reading!

May Author Events at A Children's Place

	Hello Book Friends! We're thrilled to announce some wonderful author visits this month. We hope you'll join us when these authors stop in to read from their new releases! Sunday, May 18th - Noon Seattle Authors: Sundee Frazier *Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It* Joni Sensel *Reality Leak* Thatcher Heldring *Toby Wheeler, Eighth Grade Bench Warmer* Monday, May 19th - 10:00 am Jordan Sonneblick *Dodger and Me*

June Author Events at A Children's Place

	Monday, June 2nd - 10:00 am ACP is proud to welcome the wildly-beloved author Gail Carson Levine to the store Monday, June 2nd at 10:00 a.m. when she will present her new title, *Ever. Book Description: Falling in love is never easy, but falling in love with an immortal god while your days on earth are numbered is almost more than a young girl can bear. Newbery Honor author Carson Levine has created a stunning new world of flawed gods, unbreakable vows, and ancient omens in this spellbinding story of Kezi, a girl confronted with a terrible destiny. For readers ages: 10-14 Saturday, June 21st - 11:00 am* Yet another wonderful author, Bonny Becker, visits the store Saturday, June 21st at 11:00 to share her new book, *A Visitor for Bear*. This fun and whimsical picture book will appeal to book lovers of all ages! Bear is quite sure he doesn’t like visitors. He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But when Bear goes to the cupboard to get a bowl, there is the mouse — small and gray and bright-eyed. In this slapstick tale that begs to be read aloud, all Bear wants is to eat his breakfast in peace, but the mouse — who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places — just won’t go away!

BOOKS OF THE MONTH

Adult/Mom & Dad Pick * The Well and the Mine by Gin Phillips
	I have been waiting for another "can't put this down" book for what seems ages! This is my new Broken for You! For those of you who loved the characters, the story, the heartfelf message of Stephanie Kallos's novel, I urge you to try The Well and the Mine; it's just as good if not better! It's my new favorite. I love these people! I love the writing! It's fabulous! (gina)

Kids' * The Fisherman and the Turtle by Eric A. Kimmel * 10% Discount
	Portland's very own Eric Kimmel has created a beautiful story for you! Gorgeous artwork and a timeless tale will engage your wee one.

OUR FRIENDS

AUTHORS

ORGANIZATIONS

Community Transitional School

Oregon Children's Theatre

A Children's Place Bookstore is Portland's only independently owned children's bookstore. Celebrating over thirty years of “raising readers,” we offer a wide selection of children's books for readers aged newborn to young adult. We even have a corner for "Mom & Dad" books (e.g. regular fiction and non-fiction; parents, too, need a good book now and then!) In addition, we have a well-stocked array of parenting and teacher resource titles, children's music, toys, games, and cards. Our specialty is our knowledgeable staff! We take pleasure in helping you find the right book for your child. A Children's Place Bookstore is a full service bookstore: we are happy to order any title for you if it is still in print.

MUSIC WE LOVE

Various Artists
For the Kids Three!
Those wacky muscians are at it again! This new collection is just as fun as the first two discs!

Captain Bogg & Salty
Pegleg Tango
Arrrh! Matey - Enjoy this disc of Piractial Pop & Buccaneer Rock for Scallywaggs of All Ages!

Children's Play Area

NEW BOOKS

My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger
	Meet T.C., who is valiantly attempting to get Alejandra to fall in love with him; Alejandra, who is playing hard to get and is busy trying to sashay out from under the responsibilities of being a diplomat’s daughter; and T.C.’s brother Augie, who has a secret ... that everyone knows.

The Opposite of Invisible by Liz Gallagher
	Alice and Jewel have been best friends since grade school. Together, they don’t need anyone else, and together they blend into the background of high school. Invisible. To Alice, Jewel is the opposite of invisible: he is vibrant. Alice is so comfortable around Jewel that she can talk to him about almost anything. But she can’t tell him that she likes the cool, popular Simon. And then Simon asks her to the school dance the same day that Jewel kisses her for the first time. Still, she can’t say no to Simon. He seems like the easy choice, the one she’s attracted to, the one she’s ready for. But will it mean losing Jewel? Alice must learn the difference between love and a crush, and what it means to be yourself when you’re not sure who that is yet.

The Willoughby's by Lois Lowry
	Abandoned by their ill-humored parents to the care of an odious nanny, Tim, the twins (Barbaby A and Barnaby B) and their sister, Jane, attempt to fulfill their roles as good, old-fashioned children in this hilarious parody that pays homage ot the classic works of children's literature.

Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt
	"Henry Smith's father told him that if you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you." But trouble comes careening down the road one night in the form of a pickup truck that strikes Henry's older brother, Franklin. In the truck is Chay Chouan, a young Cambodian from Franklin's preparatory school, and the accident sparks racial tensions in the school--and in the well-established town where Henry's family has lived for generations. Caught between anger and grief, Henry sets out to do the only thing he can think of: climb Mt. Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine. The journey, both exhilarating and dangerous, turns into an journey to discover himself.

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
	Addie is waiting for normal, but Addie's mom has an all-or-nothing approach to life: a food fiesta or an empty pantry, jubulation or gloom, her way or no way. In spite of life's twists and turns, Addie remains optimistic that someday, she'll find normal.