ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE AUTHOR CELEBRATION
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.
CHILDRENS BOOK COUNCIL EVENT AT BOOKS INC.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
MENDOCINO K – 8 SCHOOL BOOK FAIR AND FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT
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
Website: CRL, Plug into Content Literacy Exhibit