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Events for kids during vacation week

Get in on the fun!

It’s school vacation again and we have fun events all week, starting with Marathon Monday and ending with a book signing on Saturday with the creators of An Octopus Named Mom! Check out the details below.

Mon - Marathon Day. All day. Drop by either store during the race for a free USA pinwheel! Go racers!

Tues - Parachute and Duck-call Making. 2-3pm. Make things soar through the sky and learn the art of duck calls!

Wed - Game Day. All day. Come in and play a game and take it home for 20% off!

Thurs - Story time and Craft w/ Mackenzie. 2-3pm.

Fri - Wooden Train Derby. 11am-12pm. Bring your own train and race for the best time for prizes!

Sat - An Octopus Named Mom Book Signing / Story time. 2-6pm Join us for this very special event with the creators of the new book, An Octopus Named Mom. Meet the authors, hear the tale, and craft octodoodles!

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Posted in activities, arts & crafts, books, community, discounts/sales, events, family, five to six, FREE, games, it flies!, seven to nine, three to four, twos | April 15th, 2013 No Comments

We’re celebrating Oliver Jeffers!

Story hour 1/21

Join us on Monday, January 21 at 11 am at our Natick store for story hour! Mackenzie will be ready the stories of Oliver Jeffers who is the author and illustrator of such charming picture books as Up and Down, Lost and Found, and Stuck and The Hueys. A good way to spend part of the day off from school–see you then!

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Posted in activities, books, community, events, family, five to six, FREE, seven to nine, three to four, twos | January 18th, 2013 No Comments

Celebrate Children’s Book Week

20% off any book

In honor of Children’s Book Week we’re inviting you to take 20% off any one children’s book until Monday, May 14th! Just print the image to the left and bring it in to either store. Reading with your children not only fosters your relationship, but it develops your child’s abilities to narrate and organize the world. We have both classics like Dr. Seuss and new classics like Knuffle Bunny a cautionary tale by Mo Willems (with musical CD included).

For more information on Children’s Book Week, visit their official site: here. Download a free bookmark (illustrated by the brilliant Lane Smith) and check out the events page for local happenings at Wellesley Books. We always support children reading, but what a great excuse to celebrate it. Read with your kids or let them read to you! Have fun. Lastly, check out the beautiful Book Week poster below designed by David Wiesner.

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Posted in books, community, discounts/sales, events, family, five to six, seven to nine, ten and up, three to four, twos | May 9th, 2012 No Comments