Liz Garton Scanlon with Laurel Snyder - Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule

Our favorite "regular-pegular" eight year old heroine, Bibsy Cross, is back for another adventure and we are SO READY!! Join us for a cozy October evening with Bibsy's author, Liz Garton Scanlon, and our bestie Laurel Snyder as they tell us all about Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule and help us make our own time capsule of sorts! Read below for more details and be sure to save your spot!

Tickets:

Admission: $0 this free ticket admits one to our event, but does not include a book

Admission + Book: $6.99 this ticket admits one to our event and includes a copy of Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule to be picked up and signed at the event.

Please note that you must purchase a copy of Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule from Little Shop in order to enter the signing line for either author. Eventbrite, online, and in person purchases all count!

About the Book:

Most things are easy-peasy, regular-pegular for Bibsy Cross. She loves her parents, her cat, her best friend, Natia. She loves school and the library. And she loves a good school project.But this time, each student is tasked with creating a time capsule, and Bibsy's not so sure she wants to trap the present in a box. She needs her childhood now, not preserved for the future. When Nanaberry comes--not just for a visit, but for good--she helps Bibsy see the project in a new light.Will Bibsy figure out how to preserve her memories without letting them go?

About the Author and Moderator:

Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of nearly 20 beloved picture books, including All the World, which received a Caldecott Honor and which School Library Journal called "perfection" in a starred review. Her other picture books include I Want a Boat! and Thank You, Garden, as well as the upcoming The World's Best Class Plant (May 2023.) Scanlon is on the faculty of the Vermont College of Fine Arts and is a frequent and popular presenter at schools, festivals and conferences. She lives in Austin, Texas. Bibsy Cross is her first chapter book series.

Laurel Snyder is the author of many picture books and novels for children, including National Book Award nominee Orphan Island, the Geisel Award winner Charlie & Mouse, the Sydney Taylor Award winner The Longest Night, and the National Jewish Book Award honoree The Witch of Woodland. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she lives in Atlanta with her family. She can be found online at laurelsnyder.com.

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