In-Store: Storytime w/ Melissa Iwai: A Garden for Lili

Name: In-Store: Storytime w/ Melissa Iwai: A Garden for Lili
Start: 2026-05-10T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-10T11:30:00-04:00
Location: Books Are Magic Montague

Schedule

Sun May 10 2026 at 11:00 am to 11:30 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Books Are Magic Montague | Brooklyn, NY

"A downright delicious farm-to-table tale stuffed with delectable details." —Kirkus Reviews
About this Event

Event guidelines:

RSVP is highly encouraged but not required.
Additional copies of the event book will be available for purchase in-store.
The reading will be followed by a book signing.
As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact [email protected].

The grandmas in Lili’s building show her the secrets of gardening while preparing dishes from around the world in this buoyant companion to Dumplings for Lili.

Lili’s apartment building is having a block party! Lili heads down to the garden to get Nai Nai green onions for her fried rice recipe. There, she’s visited by all the grandmas in the building, who stop by to get ingredients for their block party dishes, bring scraps for Mr. Nibbles, the building’s composter, and show Lili the secrets to growing and maintaining a happy garden. When it’s time for the party, everyone brings a different delicious rice dish from around the world—Hashweh from Teta, Arroz Roja from Abuela, Carrot Risotto from Nonna, and more. After a busy morning in the garden, Lili’s extra proud of the strawberries she’s worked hard to grow!

A Garden for Lili is a cheerful, engaging, and informing celebration of urban gardening and the ways food connects our communities from award-winning picture book creator Melissa Iwai.

Melissa Iwai is the author of several multicultural and food-themed books, including Soup Day, Pizza Day, and Dumplings for Lili. Three titles from her early reader series, Gigi and Ojiji, are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections, and Gigi and Ojiji received a Theodor Geisel Honor in 2023. When not creating books, she enjoys cooking and doing crossword puzzles with her husband, author Denis Markell, in Brooklyn.