events & picture books salon
upcoming events
RINGS OF HEARTWOOD events in Iowa City with illustrator Claudia McGehee
Sidekick Coffee & Books
April 12, 3 pm
more information
more information
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Prairie Lights
April 13, 3pm
more information
more information
FAR, FAR AWAY launch event & storytime:
upcoming picture book salons:
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Speakers: Mélina Mangal & Laura Purdie Salas
Topic: Board Books!
Date: Monday, May 5
Time: 7 – 8 pm (Central)
Location: Zoom
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Mélina and Laura will share their new board books with us, and discuss the joys and challenges of writing and selling books for the youngest audiences.
laurasalas.com
melinamangal.com
laurasalas.com
melinamangal.com
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FB event page: facebook.com/events/1361198754916392/
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Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/87588631959?pwd=MaS82ZqrULlaDRql3e55SeDKXqVx35.1
Meeting ID: 875 8863 1959
Passcode: 469409–
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Picture Book Salon is FREE and public, and generally meets on the first Monday of the month. RSVP on the FB page or via contact link.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Some recordings of previous Salons can be found on our Facebook group page, or on YouTube with these links:
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April 2025 (Magdalena Mora: LIGHT & SHADOW)
- May 2024 (Pat Zietlow Miller: CUT THE FLUFF)
- March 2024 (Colleen Muske: GROWING A BOOK)
- February 2024 (Joyce Sidman: WRITING THROUGH WINTER)
- October 2023 (Kurtis Scaletta: GRANNY REX”: A BOOK SIX(TY MILLION) YEARS IN THE MAKING)
- May 2023 (Zaynab Abdi: GREEN CARD VOICES)
- April 2023 (Tasslyn Magnusson: FIGHTING BOOK BANS)
- March 2023 (Laura Purdie Salas & Yvonne Pearson: CREATING AND PERFORMING LIBRARY STORYTIMES)
- February 2023 (Cori Doerrfeld: “BENEATH” THE COVER)
- April 2022 (Dr. Artika Tyner: WRITING FOR JUSTICE)
- March 2022 (Kayla Harren: STORYTELLING WITH CHARACTER, COLOR, AND LIGHT)
- November 2021 (Stephen Shaskan: GRAPHIC CHAPTER BOOKS & SERIES)
- October 2021 (Phyllis Root, Liza Ketchum, Jackie Briggs Martin & Claudia McGehee: “BEGIN WITH A BEE” COLLABORATION)
- April 2021 (Angela Whited & Kara Forde: BOOKSTORES & THE PANDEMIC)
- November 2020 (Carol Hinz (Editor at Lerner): PICTURE BOOKS & THE PANDEMIC)
- October 2020 (Dara Beevas (Wise Ink): INDIE AUTHOR REVOLUTION)
Picture Book Salon BOOK BASH event, June 2023 – Left to right: Molly Beth Griffin, Loretta Ellsworth, Yvonne Pearson, Billy Thao, Monica Rojas
Picture Book Salon with Lerner Publishing, June 2024 – Speakers left to right: Shaina Olmanson (editor), Ty Chapman (author), Karlyn Coleman (marketing)
upcoming events
RINGS OF HEARTWOOD events in Iowa City with illustrator Claudia McGehee
Sidekick Coffee & Books
April 12, 3 pm
more information
more information
–
Prairie Lights
April 13, 3pm
more information
more information
FAR, FAR AWAY launch event & storytime:
upcoming picture book salons:
–
–
Speakers: Mélina Mangal & Laura Purdie Salas
Topic: Board Books!
Date: Monday, May 5
Time: 7 – 8 pm (Central)
Location: Zoom
–
Mélina and Laura will share their new board books with us, and discuss the joys and challenges of writing and selling books for the youngest audiences.
laurasalas.com
melinamangal.com
laurasalas.com
melinamangal.com
–
FB event page: facebook.com/events/1361198754916392/
–
Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/87588631959?pwd=MaS82ZqrULlaDRql3e55SeDKXqVx35.1
Meeting ID: 875 8863 1959
Passcode: 469409–
—
Picture Book Salon is FREE and public, and generally meets on the first Monday of the month. RSVP on the FB page or via contact link.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Some recordings of previous Salons can be found on our Facebook group page, or on YouTube with these links:
- May 2024 (Pat Zietlow Miller: CUT THE FLUFF)
- March 2024 (Colleen Muske: GROWING A BOOK)
- February 2024 (Joyce Sidman: WRITING THROUGH WINTER)
- October 2023 (Kurtis Scaletta: GRANNY REX”: A BOOK SIX(TY MILLION) YEARS IN THE MAKING)
- May 2023 (Zaynab Abdi: GREEN CARD VOICES)
- April 2023 (Tasslyn Magnusson: FIGHTING BOOK BANS)
- March 2023 (Laura Purdie Salas & Yvonne Pearson: CREATING AND PERFORMING LIBRARY STORYTIMES)
- February 2023 (Cori Doerrfeld: “BENEATH” THE COVER)
- April 2022 (Dr. Artika Tyner: WRITING FOR JUSTICE)
- March 2022 (Kayla Harren: STORYTELLING WITH CHARACTER, COLOR, AND LIGHT)
- November 2021 (Stephen Shaskan: GRAPHIC CHAPTER BOOKS & SERIES)
- October 2021 (Phyllis Root, Liza Ketchum, Jackie Briggs Martin & Claudia McGehee: “BEGIN WITH A BEE” COLLABORATION)
- April 2021 (Angela Whited & Kara Forde: BOOKSTORES & THE PANDEMIC)
- November 2020 (Carol Hinz (Editor at Lerner): PICTURE BOOKS & THE PANDEMIC)
- October 2020 (Dara Beevas (Wise Ink): INDIE AUTHOR REVOLUTION)
Picture Book Salon BOOK BASH event, June 2023 – Left to right: Molly Beth Griffin, Loretta Ellsworth, Yvonne Pearson, Billy Thao, Monica Rojas
Picture Book Salon with Lerner Publishing, June 2024 – Speakers left to right: Shaina Olmanson (editor), Ty Chapman (author), Karlyn Coleman (marketing)
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.
