Hollyween on Holly Ave

Bring the whole family for a storytime and costume party! We'll be joined by author Donna L. Washington, author of Boo Stew, which is a new twist on the classic Goldilocks tale. Hear the book read aloud and participate in book inspired activities at this free event! There will also be crafts and trunk or treating. Registration is requested, costumes are encouraged, and fun is mandatory.

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Donna L. Washington is a professional storyteller, multiple-award-winning recording artist, and children’s book author (Boo Stew). She performs at festivals, schools, and libraries, and gives workshops for parents and educators. Her many storytelling recordings have received Gold and Silver Parents’ Choice Awards, Storytelling World Awards, iParenting Media Awards, Children’s Music Web Awards, National Parenting Publications Awards Honors, and others. She lives in North Carolina. Follow her on Twitter @DLWStoryteller and visit her on the web at DLWStoryteller.com.

Award-winning storyteller Donna L. Washington has cooked up a delightfully spooky fractured fairy tale with a diverse cast of characters and an imaginative twist on the classic “Goldilocks.”

Curly Locks is a good-hearted girl, but she’s an awful cook. All the townspeople of Toadsuck Swamp know to steer clear of her culinary concoctions—like the batwing brownies and toad eye toffees. So when one of her dishes goes missin’ from her windowsill, word spreads like a kerosene fire about how the Scares have been terrorizin’ the town at mealtime. They shriek “Gitchey Boo, Gitchey Bon! Gitchey Goo, Gitchey Gone!” and send folk runnin’ from their dinner plates.

With everyone else tremblin’ and squawkin’ about the Scares, Curly Locks gets an inklin’. Can she use her smarts and unique talents to help corral those Scares for good

Internationally known, award-winning storyteller Donna L. Washington uses her tremendous skill to breathe new life into the classic Goldilocks tale. Her clever, can-do protagonist and joyful language paired with Jeffrey Ebbeler’s charming, imaginative illustrations will tempt readers into a ghostly, yet enchanting landscape that they won’t want to leave!

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