events & picture books salon

upcoming picture book salons:

June Salon details:
Monday June 5
6-8pm** please note this is earlier than our usual start time
IN PERSON
Address: 10 Hill Street, Chanhassen MN 55317

Please join us for an IN PERSON Book Bash & Summer Social!
We will gather outdoors at the home of Ann Page on Lotus Lake in Chanhassen to catch up and celebrate our community’s new books. Please bring a snack to share and a lawn chair. If you have a new(ish) book out, please bring it to read to the group, and post it under the event discussion tab of the Facebook event.
We’ll gather beginning at 6 pm and begin book-sharing around 6:30. Please note that this is earlier than our usual start time for Salon! We will wrap up by 8 pm. Parking is limited so please carpool if you can.
Note: If the weather is terrible we may move indoors or postpone. Check the Facebook event for updates:
Picture Book Salon is FREE and public, and generally meets on the first Monday of the month. Please RSVP here: https://fb.me/e/YNZA31CH or to mollybethgriffin@gmail.com.

LOOKING FOR HAPPY Book Launch with Ty Chapman and Molly Beth Griffin

Tuesday, 2 May 2023
6:00 pm

Wild Rumpus Books
Minneapolis, MN

Some recordings of previous Salons can be found on our Facebook group page, or on YouTube with these links:

May 2023 (Zaynab Abdi)
April 2023 (Tasslyn Magnusson)
March 2023 (Laura Purdie Salas & Yvonne Pearson)
February 2023 (Cori Doerrfeld)
April 2022 (Dr. Artika Tyner)
March 2022 (Kayla Harren)
November 2021
(Stephen Shaskan)
October 2021 (Begin with a Bee)
April 2021 (Bookstores)
November 2020 (Carol Hinz)
October 2020 (Dara Beevas)

upcoming picture book salons:

June Salon details:
 –
Monday, June 5
6-8pm ** please note this is earlier than our usual start time
IN-PERSON
 –
Address: 10 Hill Street, Chanhassen MN 55317
Please join us for an IN PERSON Book Bash & Summer Social!
We will gather outdoors at the home of Ann Page on Lotus Lake in Chanhassen to catch up and celebrate our community’s new books. Please bring a snack to share and a lawn chair. If you have a new(ish) book out, please bring it to read to the group, and post it under the event discussion tab of the Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/YNZA31CH

We’ll gather beginning at 6pm and begin book-sharing around 6:30. Please note that this is earlier than our usual start time for Salon! We will wrap up by 8pm. Parking is limited so please carpool if you can.
Note: If the weather is terrible we may move indoors or postpone. Check the Facebook event for updates: https://fb.me/e/YNZA31CH
Picture Book Salon is FREE and public, and generally meets on the first Monday of the month.
 –
Please RSVP here: https://fb.me/e/YNZA31CH or to mollybethgriffin@gmail.com.
 –

LOOKING FOR HAPPY Book Launch with Ty Chapman and Molly Beth Griffin

Tuesday, 2 May 2023
6:00 pm

Wild Rumpus Books
Minneapolis, MN

Some recordings of previous Salons can be found on our Facebook group page, or on YouTube with these links:

May 2023 (Zaynab Abdi)
April 2023 (Tasslyn Magnusson)
March 2023 (Laura Purdie Salas & Yvonne Pearson)
February 2023 (Cori Doerrfeld)
April 2022 (Dr. Artika Tyner)
March 2022 (Kayla Harren)
November 2021
(Stephen Shaskan)
October 2021 (Begin with a Bee)
April 2021 (Bookstores)
November 2020 (Carol Hinz)
October 2020 (Dara Beevas)

readings & signings

Yes, I am available for story times! Please contact me for rates and details.

Photos from Star of the North nomination event at Mackin, Children’s Book Week readings at New Brighton and North St. Paul libraries, events which served over 70 children plus their adults and Screen-free Week readings at Kinderberry Hill Child Development centers, Eden Prairie and Edina.