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Upcoming Event:

ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE AUTHOR CELEBRATION

May 26, 2012

10:30 am. – 4:00 pm.
Foster City Library
1000 E. Hillsdale Blvd.
Foster City, CA.

Presentation: Goosebottom Books’ publisher Shirin Yim Bridges, and Natasha Yim will give a presentation on The Hatching of Goosebottom Books: a tale of two sisters about how our travels and cultural roots have informed our writing, and how we ended up joining forces on The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Dastardly Dames project.



Past Events:

CHILDRENS BOOK COUNCIL EVENT AT BOOKS INC.

May 10, 2012

6:00 pm. – 7:00 pm.
Childrens Book Council celebrates Children’s Book Week
Books Inc, Laurel Village
3515 California Street
San Francisco, CA.

Presentation about the Dastardly Dame series with publisher Shirin Yim Bridges, and Dastardly Dame authors: Gretchen Maurer (Mary Tudor, Bloody Mary) and Eugenie Havemeyer (Catherine de Medici, The Black Queen).



SCHOOL VISIT – Guerneville School

March 30, 2012

1:30 pm. – 2:30 pm.
Guerneville School
14630 Armstrong Woods Road
Guerneville, CA. 95446

4th – 8th grade assembly with Gretchen Maurer, author of Mary Tudor, Bloody Mary. Discussing Cixi, The Dragon Empress, reading excerpts of the book, and who we are as authors.



SCHOOL VISIT – Harmony Elementary School

March 30, 2012

11:00 am. – 11:50 am.
Harmony School
1935 Bohemian Way
Occidental, CA. 95465

4th & 5th grade assembly with Gretchen Maurer, author of Mary Tudor, Bloody Mary. Discussing Cixi, The Dragon Empress, reading excerpts of the book, and who we are as authors.



FAMILIES OF CHILDREN FROM CHINA

February 11, 2012

1:00 pm. – 5:00 pm.
Families of Children from China
Mill Valley Community Center
180 Camino Alto
San Mateo, CA. 94941

Between Two New Years Chinese New Year celebration. Signing and selling books. Publisher of Goosebottom Books, Shirin Yim Bridges will be presenting on “Girls Can Do It!”.



SCHOOL VISIT – North Shoreview Elementary, Ukiah

February 06, 2012

9:00 am. – 10:00 am.
North Shoreview Elementary
1301 Cypress Ave.
San Mateo, CA. 94401

4th – 8th grade assembly with Eugenie Havemeyer, author of Catherine de Medici. Discussing Cixi, The Dragon Empress, reading excerpts of the book, and who we are as authors.



SCHOOL VISIT – River Oak Charter School, Ukiah

January 20, 2012

8:20 am. – 9:00 am.
River Oak Charter School
555 Leslie Street
Ukiah, CA. 95482

Kris Mize’s 5th grade classroom. Part of Mendocino Community College’s Friends of the Library’s “Adopt-a-5th-grader” program. Discussing Cixi, The Dragon Empress, reading excerpts of the book, talking about writing biographies and engaging the students in a brief writing exercise



SCHOOL VISIT – St. Mary's School, Ukiah

January 17, 2012

9:00 am. – 10:00 am.
St. Mary’s School
991 S. Dora Street
Ukiah, CA. 95482

Kim Van Pelt’s 5th grade classroom. Part of Mendocino Community College’s Friends of the Library’s “Adopt-a-5th-grader” program. Discussing Cixi, The Dragon Empress, reading excerpts of the book, talking about writing biographies and engaging the students in a brief writing exercise.
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Interview with Virginia Grenier of the Stories for Children show on the World of Ink Network

November 13, 2011

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MENDOCINO K – 8 SCHOOL BOOK FAIR AND FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT

November 09, 2011

Mendocino K – 8 School
44261 Little Lake Road , Mendocino, CA.

I and my fellow Dastardly Dame author, Gretchen Maurer (“Mary Tudor, Bloody Mary”), will make an appearance at Family Book Fair Night. We’ll chat with students, parents, and teachers about our historical biographies and the writing process. 20% of proceeds of book sales will go to the school!



California Reading Association—Plug into Content Literacy Exhibit

November 05, 2011

Website: CRL, Plug into Content Literacy Exhibit