Storytime + Activity with Erica Lee Schlaikjer

Bel Canto Books is delighted to host children's book author Erica Lee Schlaikjer, SKY LUCK for a Storytime + Activity at Bel Canto Books Retro Row.

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This event will be held indoors at Bel Canto Books Retro Row (2106 E 4th Street, Long Beach CA 90814).

E VENT SCHEDULE

12:00pm - Event check-in begins

12:10pm - Event welcome

12:15pm - 1:30pm - Storytime and coloring activity

1:30pm - Event ends

ABOUT THE BOOK

As friends gather to look for shooting stars, one boy discovers how to pay attention to what’s here, not what’s missing. From an Own Voices Award winner comes a magical picture book celebrating abundant thinking.

A dark night. Friends have gathered. One by one they point out flames streaking across the sky. All but one boy. He sees an airplane, the Milky Way, a full moon, but no shooting stars. Frustrated by his bad luck, he gives up and goes inside.

His uncle sees things differently. He asks . . .

What if we open our hearts to all the wonders in the sky? The bright and the quiet, the everyday and the once-in-a-lifetime. What if nature’s gifts are all around, ready for us to recognize them? What if sky luck is infinite, and everywhere, for everyone?

Crisp, evocative text and lush, cinematic illustrations deliver an invitation to be mindful of our planet’s never-ending treasures. A final spread reminds readers of the abundance of celestial surprises all of us are lucky to delight in.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Erica Lee Schlaikjer grew up as a mixed-race “Third Culture Kid” in a Foreign Service family, living in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and the United States. Her mother is Falangaw Amis, indigenous to Taiwan. Her father is White American. She writes stories about the joy of belonging, the beauty of fleeting moments, and the wonders of nature. She currently lives with her husband in Los Angeles—the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples.

ABOUT BEL CANTO BOOKS

Founded by Jhoanna Belfer, a Filipina-American poet and former hospitality executive, Bel Canto Books offers a curated selection of fiction, nonfiction and children's books, organized around a theme of the month, in particular celebrating books by women and people of color. Learn more at belcantobooks.net.

SKY LUCK by Erica Lee Schlaikjer, illustrated by Dagmar Smith

Host or Publisher Bel Canto Books - Long Beach, CA