Store Hours Mon-Sat 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Closed Sundays

Blue Chair Children's Books

177 N. Glendora Ave

Glendora, CA 91741

(626) 335-8630

www.bluechairbooks.com

email: doug@bluechairbooks.com

December 1 -

Gingerbread Friends 

 

December 8 -
Bear Stories 

 

 

 

December 29 - The Snowy Day 

"Saturday Series for Kids" performed at the Haugh Performing Arts Center at Citrus College

There is not a show in December.  The next show will be:  Ozark Jubilee! on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 at 1:30 PM & 3:30 PM.  We will have more information in our January Newsletter.

 

Blue Chair will have a table at Citrus at each show selling the books that inspired the shows.

 

For more information or to order tickets, call (626) 963 - 9411

or go to their website at: www.haughpac.com

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!

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!

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.

Contact the store for more details if you are interested.

Check out the Blue Chair Children's Books Page on Facebook!  We will be posting events, blogs, and reviews on the page.

Friday, Dec. 5 - Special Author Visit at 4:00 PM:   James Jennewein and Tom S. Parker, authors of Rune Warriors.  Come for a "rip - roaring" media presentation about the Vikings and test your knowledge on the Vikings with trivia games.  Prizes will be given out! Come in to reserve your copy of the book this week and recieve 10% off (Dec. 1 - Dec. 4).  Rune Warriors is reccomended for ages 8 - 12.

Saturday, Dec. 6 - Special Author Visit at 10:30 AM:  Jason Lethcoe, author of the Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff Books.  Jason will read excerpts from his books.

Saturday, Dec. 13 - Glendora's Annual Christmas Parade at 9:00 AM.  Stop by Blue Chair after the parade to meet Santa Claus from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM!   (Be sure to bring your camera along too!)  Join Santa for story times at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM.

 

Saturday, Dec. 20- Christmas Song Sing-Along at 10:30 AM.

 

 

Saturday, Dec. 27  - Puppet Show at 10:30 AM.

Reminder:  There will not be Toddler Musical Playtime this month.  We will resume in January after the Holidays. 

Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi

Kenny and the Dragon has sat upon my shelf for a few weeks, begging to be heard.  Once pulled off the shelf, I was captivated from the first sentence.  With a bit of "The Wind in the Willows" meets the Good Luck dragon from "The Never Ending Story", Kenny and his desire for a friend tugs at the heart, yet avoids the sappiness so many stories carry.

Kenny Rabbit, blessed with simple yet wise parents (finally!), likes to read and study.  As a result, he doesn't quite fit in with the others in town.  Taking life in stride with his romantic and courageous heart, he befriends a dragon, the scourge of society.  Will his parents understand their friendship?  Will the town accept the presence of a dragon?  Their unlikely friendship sets hilarious events in motion that will not only change history, but correct history!  The best story I have read for kids aged 7 - 12 in many years.

Reviewed by Shaelyn Koops

 

The Indigo King, by James A. Owen

 

James Owen continues his Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica with a fascinating tale that opens the readers up to the history of the Geographica - the magical book of maps of imaginary lands.  The Caretakers attempt to bring a new member into their secret, but a terrible turn of events causes him to be lost in an unknown time, and history to be warped in a way that devastates the present.  With the aid of friends both new and old, and Jules Verne's time machine, the caretakers attempt to solve the mysteries of the origins of the Geographica, and set time back on its proper course.  This is the third book in a series of books for ages and 12 and up.

Reviewed by Doug Rustenburg

 

Come see our selection of Holiday Favorites:

 

The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg

 

The Night Before Christmas, by Jan Brett

 

Amahl and the Night Visitors, by Gian Carlo Menotti

 

B is for Bethlehem, by Isabel Wilner and Elisa Kleven

 

Mortimer's Christmas Manger, by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman

 

Santa Claus, by Rod Green

 

The Friendly Beasts - an Old English Christmas Carol, by Tomie dePaola

 

Santa Duck, by David Milgrim