Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe to host eight local authors and illustrators for Indies First Storytime Day - May 17

WHAT:	Children’s author Kate DiCamillo has called upon authors and illustrators to put Indies First and honor Children’s Book Week as volunteer story time readers at their local bookstores.  “The point is to show up and to read aloud, to celebrate stories and to celebrate the indies who work so hard to put our stories in the hands of readers.” says DiCamillo. Meet Kit Grady, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Allan Wolf, Alan Gratz, Wendi Gratz, Constance Lombardo, Denise Kiernan and Joe D’Agnese as they read from a children’s book of their choice and celebrate Independent Bookstores as a place to gather and share stories.
WHEN:	10:00 a.m. EST Saturday, May 17, 2014
WHERE:	MALAPROP’S BOOKSTORE 55 Haywood Street Asheville, North Carolina 28801 1-800-441-9829 or 828-254-6734 www.malaprops.com