THIS WEEK IN JULY

  1. Thursday Mar 4 SUSAN B. ANDERSON THURSDAY, MARCH 4; 11 AM @ T&C & 7PM @ The Greene Knitting expert SUSAN B. ANDERSON, author of Itty-Bitty Hats and Itty-Bitty Nursery, will discuss her newest book, Itty-Bitty Toys: How to Knit Animals, Dolls, and Other Playthings for Kids. ...
  2. Friday Mar 5 MARYROSE WOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 5; 7 PM @ The Greene Children’s author, MARYROSE WOOD will introduce The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling, the first book in her humorous middle grade series.  The series is about a 15-year-old governess and her...
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HOT BOOKS

  • THE SHALLOWS: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr

    In The Shallows, the author of The Big Switch brings us a fascinating look at how technology is changing our brains. We are surrounded with the wonders of technology, and while we delight in it, is it good for us? Can we get too much of a good thing? Are our brains being “taught” to scan and skim rather than delve deeply into a matter? Are we losing the ability to think for ourselves? Is our attention span dangerously short? Are we losing our capacity for “concentration, contemplation, and reflection?” These and many other topics are addressed in this thought-provoking book.

  • THE POPULARITY PAPERS by Amy Ignatow

    Kids who love the Wimpy Kids books will enjoy this one. It is funny illustrated journal covering a year in the life of 5th graders Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang who are bemoaning the fact that they don’t think they are popular. They develop a research project to try to figure out what makes a kid popular. They want to crack that code before they start middle school, and that’s when the fun starts. Their quest to gain popularity may not turn out the way they planned, but it surely keeps the reader in stitches.

  • SEAWORTHY: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea by Linda Greenlaw

    The author shared her deep-sea fishing experiences with us in The Hungry Ocean and The Lobster Chronicles. Now, after a 10-year hiatus, she returns to captain a swordboat, and once again captures for us the thrill of pursuing and capturing the majestic and elusive swordfish. Besides following her thrilling adventures on the water, the reader walks with her as she unexpectedly sits in a jail in Canada jail, accused of trespassing into Canadian waters. Written in a conversational style, you’ll feel that Linda is having a chat with you about her seafaring adventures, and you’re sure to enjoy it.

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SUSAN B. ANDERSON

THURSDAY, MARCH 4; 11 AM @ T&C & 7PM @ The Greene

Knitting expert SUSAN B. ANDERSON, author of Itty-Bitty Hats and Itty-Bitty Nursery, will discuss her newest book, Itty-Bitty Toys: How to Knit Animals, Dolls, and Other Playthings for Kids.  The book features stuffed animals, including a luscious lamb and a gigantic giraffe, and finger-puppet fruits that will delight babies and toddlers.  With step-by-step directions, clear diagrams and drawings, and colorful photographs, knitters of all levels will find it easy to make the pull-toy Mama Duck and Ducklings, the set of Russian nesting dolls, and the Princess and the Pea Set.  Even older kids will enjoy these, as well as the Felted Bouncy Ball, a felted version of a Super Ball that’s perfect for indoor play.  

A series of five reversible toys—a frog that turns into a turtle, a mouse that changes into a cat, an egg in a nest that transforms into a blue bird, and so on—showcases the creativity that makes Susan B. Anderson a rising star in the knitting world.  You can read more about her at susanbanderson.blogspot.com.  Her series of 10 knitting tutorials, posted on You Tube, has been watched by more than 130,000 people in just the past 6 months.  

Bring your knitting needles and yarn and join in the fun! 

SUSAN B. ANDERSON