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Welcome to
Enchanted Passage
Children's Bookstore and Enrichment Center
Fostering a love of literacy by stimulating imagination
and inspiring creativity
celebrate local authors, artists and vendors
AUGUST 4TH 1-4PM - A day of summer fun!
We invite you to join us in celebrating local, talented authors and artists from around MA. There will be story times, author readings and signings, writing and art activities, vendors and more!
In addition to all of the excitement, come see the talented and creative Green Bean Project, a wonderful local Children's theater group as they entertain you with their original pop-up production of "Goose Tales". You will be sure to be delighted and laugh a lot!
Goose Tales - 2:00
Summer Showcase Authors and Artists
Josh Funk is the author of books like the Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast series, the It's Not a Fairy Tale series, the How to Code with Pearl and Pascal series, Lost in the Library, Dear Dragon, Pirasaurs!, Albie Newton, and more. Learn more about Josh @joshfunkbooks.com
Susan Lubner is the author of three picture books and the middle grade novel, THE UPSIDE OF ORDINARY. Her stories have also appeared in Spider and Highlights. Besides reading and writing, Susan loves taking long walks, spending time on the water at Cape Code, the color blue, painting and eating lots of chocolate. She lives in Massachusetts, but was born and raised in Maine, where her family always had two, three or sometimes four cats. www.susanlubner.com
Kate Narita is an award winning writer and a fourth-grade teacher. She lives and hikes on a small mountain in central Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, and dog. During the summer days, she marvels at the dragonflies darting about and carefully checks cut flowers for katydids, posing as stems, before bringing bouquets into her house.
J. Roach-Evans is a New England based watercolor artist, writer, college professor, graphic designer and the author/illustrator of children's books. Many of the seaside illustrations are from a series of nature books that she's been working on. www.jroachevans.com
Joannie Duris enjoys discovering new places tucked away in the corners of New England. She has had stories and articles published in several national children’s magazines, and on BoomWriter, a writing website for kids. She leads a local Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) critique group of fellow writers. www.joanduris.com
Lisa Shea has published over 350 books on Amazon in practically every main genre. For fiction her topics include mystery, romance, literary, science fiction, fantasy, thriller, dystopian, time travel, and historical. Her non-fiction books include healthy eating, meditation, yoga, relationships, the environment, journaling, writing, getting published, and marketing. Several of Lisa's series feature local ties. www.lisashea.com.
Art Martin - Check out my newly released novel! Summer of 1840 takes place in the quintessential town of Millbury, MA in 1840. A page-turning romance, steeped in historical facts, Summer of 1840 evocatively reminds us that our distant past is not so distant at all. Like my Facebook page @summerof1840 to learn more.
Darlene Corbett is a professional speaker, author, and success coach. She has been in the people business for over thrity years and fervently believes everyone is capable of getting unstuck. https://www.elitespeakersinternational.com/darlene-corbett
M.J. Fleming lives in Central Ma with her husband and three children. After the birth of their third child, she decided to leave her career as an event manager and pursue her lifelong dream of writing a book, My One and Only https://melissaflemingbooks.com
Christopher J. Caron is an avid writer, reader, sports fan, pop culture addict, beer & wing aficionado, die-hard musician and class clown. A huge lover of horror/suspense/supernatural movies who's favorites are: 'The Exorcist', 'Psycho' and 'The Amityville Horror'. He is also big into courtroom thrillers, comedies, science fiction and fantasy movies. For more information - www.facebook.com/chriscaronauthor
Tim Baird is a local fantasy author and has penned the 'Dragon in the Whites' series. The series features two novels thus far focusing on the hunt of a terrifying dragon unleashing its fury upon the modern-day New England landscape, with the third and final novel of the series set to release in Late Summer 2019. http://timbaird.us/
Lily Penter is a retired software engineer and a native New Englander.
Lily's first book, a volume in the 'Losing the Bubble" series, is the 'The Green Bough', in which fifteen-year-old Hank is thrown back in time to post-revolutionary war era Massachusetts and finds himself caught up in Shays Rebellion.
Christine Beauchaine is the author of Bowl-O-Rama and Winds of Change: The Hurricane of '38. She is a part of the Sutton Writing Group.
Linda DeFeudis is a local author and artist who has written three phonics- based books for early readers. She is a part of the Sutton Writing Group.
William Smith lives in MA with his wife, Kathy. He is retired from healthcare and among other things enjoys spending time with his four grandsons. He was inspired to write his first book after visiting his grandson, Aidan, in Georgia and meeting Jimmy, Aidan'l little blue frog.
Jessica Peill-Meininghaus lives with her family in New England. There she makes art, writes, plays, teaches, walks in Nature and plots ways to re-wild her yard while feeding the birds. I'm a Gnome (Random House) will be out soon! She will be at Enchanted Passage doing a gnome felting workshop on August 25 @ 1:00 following a 12:00 reading and storytime.
Something for Everyone!
1 - 4
Kid's Activities/Games
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Miss Cookie Co
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Writing Activities
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Author Displays, readings, crafts and activities
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Displayed Art
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snacks/drinks for sale
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Juniper Farms Ice Cream Truck (stop by ~ 2:30)
1:00 - Welcome!
(Fairy Garden )
1:30-1:50 - The Good Luck Girl - Susan Lubner
2:30-2:50 - B is for Berkshires -Joannie Duris
3:00-3:20 Seashells - J.Roach Evans
3:30-4 - Lady Panckae and Sir French Toast: Mission Defrostable - Josh Funk
Story Corner
(side of house )
1:30-1:50 - 100 Bugs: A Counting Book - Kate Narita
2:00- "Goose Tales"
Green Bean Theater Group Pop-Up
2:30 - 2:50 - How to Code a Sandcastle - Josh Funk
3:00-3:20 - The Adventures of Jimmy the Little Green Frog
Please visit all of the wonderfully talented authors and artists, and take some time to have a snack, play some games, make some cand find a
Thank you for coming!
Summer Showcase Authors Photo Gallery
Josh Funk, Author of many titles including Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast, How to Code a Sandcastle and Pirasaurs!
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Summer Reading
Earn Books and Prizes
Have you entered the summer reading raffle? For each book you read get a raffle ticket (2 for longer novels) for summer reading prizes! Bring in a summary or illustration of your reading - or a peer review to hang on the shelves to let others know how you liked the books and you’ll get a bonus ticket !
Summer Reading Requirements
Have you gotten your summer reading yet?
Come check for your summer reading books
We have books from the Sutton Summer Reading Lists, from 3rd grade and up, as well as those from surrounding communities.
Let us help decide which one your child and/or preteen might enjoy for their assignment, as well as to find a fun summer read for vacation!
In addition to summer reading, we have a selection of summer skills workbooks including :
Summer Brain Quest
Star Wars and Mine Craft Writing and Math Workbooks
Summer Reading for Adults
Come find a summer read or two for your vacation read. There is a perfect title for the beach, a rainy day or a long plane ride and everywhere in-between! Let our booksellers help you find the perfect read!
Join us one Sunday afternoon a month for our adult book club. We have read some amazing titles including The Little Shop of Found Things, The Clockmaker's Daughter, The Collector's Apprentice, Splintered, Becoming and Where the Crawdads Sing. Our next book is Year One, by Nora Roberts.
The book discussion is only a part of this enjoyable evening. Let us know if you'd like to join us!
The World of Enchanted Passage
Enter the Realms
Each room is separated into its own genre with all age levels included within. Come, let your imaginations soar as you explore every room of Enchanted Passage!
Enchanted Summer Calendar
Coming soon - Under Construction
Summer Fun for the Whole Family.
Story Times
Join us for weekly story and music times for children and families! Let us know if you'd like to schedule a private story time for a group, field trip or family!
Birthday Parties and Events
Let us help you throw an Enchanted Birthday Party, Girl Scout Event, Art or science workshop or paint night party! We can customize many themes to be just perfect for your child of all ages!
Book Banter
Have you read a great book that you loved and want to tell us about it? Want to share a must read with others? Send us your review and we will put it up for all to see!
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