Storytime & Author Event with Maria Castellucci Moore

Join us for a special storytime and author event with Maria Castellucci Moore, author of Sofia in Rome. This is a free event, but we would appreciate your RSVP to plan for your attendance.

Follow Sofia on a journey through Rome to find what makes her tick as she discovers the sights, smells, tastes, and sounds of the city that make her feel alive. What better place to explore, observe, and delight in her senses than in the Eternal City? Sofia in Rome, the second book in this traveling mindfulness book series, aims to show how the surrounding world can really move you. It unites curiosity, wonder, and marvel to enlighten, surprise, and tickle your deepest spirit. Sometimes it’s the smallest things that bring you the greatest joy.

Moore was inspired to write Sofia in Rome after discovering that happiness is quite unique to everyone. She strives to give kids an understanding and appreciation of different cultures in her award-winning books — which ignites self-awareness and bliss.

“My own personal discovery of happiness wasn’t a ‘one size fits all’ approach. Finding self-worth is unique to each person,” said Moore. Inspired by her oldest daughter, Moore wrote this second book in the series to give readers the tools to use their five senses to create joy and provoke the power of mindfulness. “Tuning into one’s own self is where joy is found,” said Moore.

Sofia in Rome is the recipient the prestigious Gold Mom’s Choice Award, Family Choice Award, and Pinnacle Book Award. Additionally, the book has received glowing reviews from The Children’s Book Review.

Multi-award-winning author and winner of the Gold Mom's Choice Award, Maria Castellucci Moore strives to bring passion and enthusiasm to all her endeavors. A trailblazing entrepreneur, first-generation American, writer, and mother to four children, Maria is a lover of all things European and has found great passion through her travels to Paris, Italy, Spain, and South America. Her affection for winemaking, foreign languages, the arts, ballroom dancing, and traveling has given Maria a unique and grateful perspective on life. Her love for her family and helping others through charitable giving has enabled Maria to thoughtfully curate purposeful life adventures.

Maria Castellucci Moore earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in finance from Dominican University on a tennis scholarship, and later pursued studying at New York University and the London School of Economics with a focus on global affairs. In 2016, with her siblings, Maria founded Castellucci Napa Valley, a luxury wine and real estate brand. Maria runs her wine label and a family real estate development company in the greater Bay Area. She is a board member of the San Francisco Opera Guild and is enthusiastic about building opportunity and community through the arts. Maria has also been named Director at Large for the San Francisco Opera Guild Board and Napa Valley's Ambassador to Charitable nonprofit organization, Roots of Peace— an organization that demines war torn lands and plants fruit orchards and vineyards worldwide. Maria also received the 2023 Most Intriguing Award for Napa Valley.

María resides in Saint Helena, California, with her husband and four young children. She enjoys writing; traveling; attending the opera, ballet, and symphony; flower arranging; winemaking; ballroom dancing; and playing tennis and playing piano.

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