On Sunday, October 8th, 2017, author and illustrator Dan Santat will be at Brazee Street Studios for two special events, courtesy of blue manatee children’s bookstore and Macmillan Publishing. These events support Mr. Santat’s newest book, After The Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again), which releases on October 3rd, 2017. This book is… [read more]
blue manatee Hosts Signing with Children’s Author Loren Long
We’re super excited to share with you that Loren Long will be visiting blue manatee children’s bookstore & decafé (blue manatee) on Saturday, September 23rd from 2-3pm. If you’re not familiar with Long, he is an award-winning and New York Times best-selling author and illustrator who is best known for his adorable “Otis” picture book… [read more]
blue manatee hosts Very Hungry Caterpillar Celebration
blue manatee children’s bookstore and decafe (blue manatee) is excited to celebrate the classic children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, with two days of fun, March 21& 22, 2014. March 20th marks the 45th anniversary of the beloved book, and blue manatee is celebrating that weekend with two days chock full of fun. Starting Friday, March 21… [read more]
NY Times Best-selling Author Coming to blue manatee
blue manatee children’s bookstore and decafe will host New York Times best-selling author Dan Gutman on Monday, January 27. Gutman will share excerpts of his newest book, The Genius Files: From Texas with Love and sign copies form 4-5pm. The Genius Files: From Texas with Love is the latest installment of Gutman’s Genius Files… [read more]
blue manatee Hosts NY Times Best Selling Author, Tom Angleberger August 9
We are excited to share that New York Times best-selling author, Tom Angleberger will sign copies of his latest book in the Origami Yoda Series, “The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett” at blue manatee children’s bookstore and decafe THIS Friday, August 9 at 7pm. About the book Dark times have fallen on McQuarrie… [read more]
Cincinnati’s Best Children’s Bookstores
Kids don’t know how good they have it these days. Especially when it comes to local bookstores. In “olden times,” the children’s section of a bookstore might have a beanbag and stuffed animal tossed in the corner–if you were lucky. These props indicated where you’d find a shelf or two of books for young’uns. And… [read more]
Popular Childrens Authors Visit blue manatee
For a child who loves to read, how wonderful would it be to not only meet your favorite author, but to be able to ask them questions about your favorite characters or just to hear them read the stories to you? It’s like meeting a celebrity, and it’s the best kind, because it’s one that fosters a… [read more]
Cincinnati — Our City, Our Story (Book Review and Giveaway)
If you love Cincinnati as much as I do, you probably want to share that love with your kids. As the mother of a 3- and 6-year-old, I’ve shown my kids much of our beloved city. I’ve also tried to explain the whole “neighborhoods” concept (“You see, Cincinnati is a great big area that’s made… [read more]
