Attention Green Lake parents: Children’s author Kathleen Hunter, who lives in Green Lake, is launching a series of blog posts about Green Lake businesses for you to share with your children. Kathleen authors two children’s blogs: Sleepy Bear Writes and Moosey Moose Writes. Yesterday, Sleepy Bear kicked off the series by visiting Mockingbird Books (7220 [...]

Susan Wingate will be at Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE) on Friday, August 27, 2010 at 7 p.m. The Orcas Island author will be speaking about her newest book, Easy As Pie at Bobby’s Diner.  The book is the second title in the Bobby’s Diner series. Wingate’s novel Bobby’s Diner received finalist awards in [...]

Steve Ouch, author of SteamPotVille, is coming to Mighty-O Donuts (2110 North 55th St). Ouch will present a special story time on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 1-2 p.m.  Mighty-O will provide kid-sized hot cocoas and a mini donut for only $2 from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. RSVP for this event in the store, over the [...]

Remember the Poetess at Green Lake? She sat every Sunday, from July 2006 to July 2007, on the shores of Green Lake at a little table marked “POET” in big sparkly letters.  More recently, she brought the Poetry Polar Bear Plunge to Green Lake. Great news – she’s bringing another live art event our way. [...]

News from Mockingbird Books (7220 Woodlawn Ave NE): Nikki McClure, an Olympia author/illustrator who is known for her intricate and beautiful papercuts which have been used to illustrate several children’s picture books, will be at Mockingbird Books at 4 pm on Friday June 11th to talk about her most recent book, “Mama, Is It Summer [...]