Today, in my inbox –
“Dear RMC Members!
We are excited to share the news that BookBar Denver will be donating over 2500 children’s books by RMC SCBWI authors to local schools!
Don’t blink! When BookBar says they want to get something done, they move fast. This month, BookBar Denver set a goal to get local authors’ books in the hands of needy children so these kids would have something to read over the summer. In order to meet that goal, BookBar reached out to the RMC SCBWI PAL community and allowed authors to apply to have their book selected for purchase in their giveaway plan.
After carefully considering the following: relationship with individual publishers, book publication date, diversity of characters, settings, situations for our diverse community, price, and previous relationships with local authors—BookBar chose 15 RMC SCBWI PAL member titles and purchased an average of five cases of each title (all recorded by Bookscan). Here are the titles they selected:
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Author or illustrator |
Title |
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Regan, Dian |
Space Boy and the Space Pirate |
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Fenske, Jonathan |
Plankton is Pushy |
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Wing, Natasha |
Night Before Summer Vacation |
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Cowles, Ashlee |
Beneath Wandering Stars |
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Bertman, Jennifer |
Book Scavenger |
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Jones, Traci |
Silhouetted by the Blue |
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Tuell, Todd |
Ninja Ninja Never Stop |
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Vega, Denise |
If Your Monster Won’t Go to Bed |
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Phumiruk, Dow |
Maya Lin – Artist-Architect |
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Cooner, Donna |
Can’t Look Away |
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Feagan, Alice |
School Days Around the World |
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Mills, Claudia |
Cody Harmon, King of Pets |
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Rose, Judy |
Look Both Ways in the Barrio Blanco |
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Crowder, Melanie |
A Nearer Moon |
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Reidy, Jean |
All Through My Town |
More about their press release and birthday celebration: BookBar will be celebrating its fourth year as an independent bookstore and wine bar in Denver’s Berkeley neighborhood on Saturday May 27th. Festivities will include raffles, literary games and giveaways all day from 10 am – 10 pm. There will be a cake cutting and champagne toast at 8 pm. In appreciation of four years of collaboration with local authors and local schools, and in partnership with RMC SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators), BookBar will be donating over 2500 children’s books by local authors to local schools!
These donations will be delivered to Northwest Denver schools the week of May 28th to ensure that children can take a book home for summer break. This is part of a program that BookBar and RMC SCBWI hope to expand upon in order to connect Colorado students with Colorado authors. BookBar is also excited to announce the addition of a 1400 square foot events and gallery space for the whole family. As the store continues to grow and thrive, there is an increasing need for a dedicated event space to serve our growing literary community. This space will include a mini bar / cafe and serve as a book art gallery during non-event hours, featuring local artists specializing in art created from and about books as informative literary showcases. In addition, it will be available for community events and meeting reservations
Congratulations to our selected authors!”
I’m so VERY proud to have ALL THROUGH MY TOWN selected for this project. Thank you, BookBar!
