September 2008 Newsletter
Blue Chair Children's Books
Upcoming Schedule of Events
September is here and school has started! The summer flew by and ready or not, many of us are jumping into a new school year! Be sure to stop in the store this month to check out our special events, including two visits from local authors. Hope to see you soon!
Store Hours Mon-Sat 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Closed Sundays
Contact Information
Blue Chair Children's Books
177 N. Glendora Ave
Glendora, CA 91741
(626) 335-8630
www.bluechairbooks.com
email: doug@bluechairbooks.com
Story Time Schedule
Our Activity Story times are Monday at 10:30 AM. Come for stories, activities, and sometimes even singing!
September 8- Apple Stories
September 15 - Spot Stories
September 22 - Quiet! There's a Canary in the Library!
Septmber 29 - A Bargain for Frances
Fund Raiser Opportunity!
Looking for a new fund raiser for your school, church, or library?
Have an In-Store Bookfair at Blue Chair!
Call the store for more information or stop by to pick up a flier with all the details!
5% Back Program
We are now offering a New, Free and Easy School Fund-raising Program!
Sign up with the school name at Blue Chair and we will donate 5% of all full-price purchases to your school!
Call the store or check our website for more details!
Attention Teachers!
We want to remind you that we give a 20% discount on ALL classroom and school library purchases!
Celebrate your Birthday with a party at Blue Chair!
Contact the store for more details if you are interested.
Celebrate your Birthday with a party at Blue Chair!
Contact the store for more details if you are interested.
This Month
Here are just a few of our new "fishy" friends!
September 2008
Featured at Blue Chair
- Apple Stories
- Back to School and First Day of School stories
- Halloween Stories
- Seapals Display - Come check out the new Seapals animals at Blue Chair!
Here are just a few of our new "fishy" friends!
Saturday, Sept. 6- Educator's Day from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Teachers will get 25% off classroom and personal items, special orders included!
Saturday, Sept. 6 - Where's Waldo? Event at 10:30 AM. Come for a Waldo Scavenger Hunt as well as other games and activities. Ages 6 & up.
Saturday, Sept. 13- Local Author Visit 10:30 AM: Meet Ann Stampler, author of Go Home Mrs. Beekman! Come to hear the story and have Ann sign a copy of her book for you!
Saturday, Sept. 20 - Craft time at 10:30 AM. Make your own journal. Bring a non-spiral composition notebook along.
Wednesday, Sept. 24 - Special Author Visit at 7:00 PM at the Glendora Public Library. Blue Chair will sponsor author Marie Torres Cimarusti at the Library's Family P.J. Storytime. Marie is the author of Peek-a-Choo-Choo!, Peek-a-Pet!, Peek-a-Zoo! and Peek-a-Boooo!
Come for this fun, family story time and get some books signed too! Books may be purchased in advance at the store or that evening at the library.
Saturday, Sept. 27 - Puppet Show at 10:30 AM:
"The Lion and the Mouse."
NEW PICTURE BOOKS
Come check out our selection of new picture books - curl up on the couch with your little one for a good read!
Bear Feels Scared, by Karma Wilson
Karma Wilson's sweet, loveable character, Bear is back, this time for a walk in the woods at night. He is feeling rather scared and doesn't know what to do. All of his little friends know what to do and come to the rescue to help him feel safe!
Learning is Cool, It's the First Day of School,
by Chaucer the Dog and John Clark
Chaucer the dog takes children through a typical first day of school, starting with a bus ride, meeting all the teachers, and seeing the differents parts of a school. This book is wonderfully illustrated with a perfect combination of drawings and photographs. Merced Elementary in West Covina, CA is one of the schools pictured in the book!Apples to Oregon, by Deborah Hopkinson
Lester Fizz, Bubble Gum Artist, by Ruth Spiro
Oliver and Amanda Pig: Amanda Pig, First Grader, by
Jean Van Leeuwen
Coming Soon to Blue Chair...
Brisingr - Inheritance, book 3, by Christopher Paolini
This long - awaited book will be released on September 20, 2008.
We will be giving a 20% discount on all pre-orders through Sept. 19, 2008.
We will be giving a 20% discount on all pre-orders through Sept. 19, 2008.
Old Bear, by Kevin Henkes
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake, by Laura Numeroff
Big Words for Little People, by Jamie Lee Curtis
