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.Thursday, March 4 at 4pm
Storytime with Randall de Sève
 Join us as Randall de Sève, author of Toy Boat and
The Duchess of Whimsy (two of our favorite books), returns to read these
and the brand new Mathilda and the Orange Balloon. How can a small sheep become a big orange balloon? With a lot of imagination and determination—anything is possible! Randall will answer your questions and autograph your books. Ages 3-7.
Tuesday, March 9 at 4pm
Storytime with Chris Raschka
 The award-winning author and illustrator of such favorites as Charlie Parker
Played Be Bop and Yo! Yes? will be on hand to read his latest book, Hip Hop Dog
(illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky).
Can dogs rap? You bet they can and Chris Raschka will prove it as only he can.
Chris will answer your questions and autograph your books.
Perhaps we can convince him to do some drawing for us as well.
Ages 4-8.
Saturday, March 13 12:30-1:30
Cupcake Decorating with Barbara Beery 
Make cupcakes look as good as they taste. Master cake
decorator Barbara Beery, author of 11 cookbooks for children,
will be helping children create their own edible masterpieces.
Drop by between 12:30 and 1:30 to decorate your own sweet treat.
Ages 5 and up.
Thursday, March 18 at 4pm
Storytime with Marisabina Russo 
Marisabina Russo is the author of such wonderful stories as
The Line Up Book and The Bunnies Are Not in Their Beds.
We are delighted to welcome her as she reads her latest book, A Very Big Bunny.
Kids will relate to this gentle story of an unlikely friendship.
There will be time for questions and autographing.
Ages 4-8.
Sunday April 11 at 2:00 p.m.
Wow! New York City - Wire sculpture
demonstration, reading and signing
with Puck and Rey David Rojas
Can you imagine a city built with a paper clip? That is what author Puck and award-winning illustrator Rey David Rojas envision in Wow! New York City, a new children’s book that uses wire-art sculptures to take readers on a dazzling trip through the Big Apple.
Everything starts with a paper clip that unfolds to create some of New York's most famous symbols: the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, and many more.
Children will be invited to make their own pipe cleaners sculptures.
Ages 3-7.
April 11 David Levithan & John Green
at Symphony Space
Will Grayson, Will Grayson Ages 14 and up
See below for more information
Tuesday, April 13th at 4:00 pm
The 39 Clues - Meet Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, and
Jude Watson 
Great news for fans of The 39 Clues!
Here is your chance to meet Gordon Korman, Peter Lerangis, and Jude Watson,
the authors of books #2,3,4,6,7 and 8. They will be speaking about, reading from and autographing their books.
Ages 8 & up.
April 18 Pam Muñoz Ryan
at Symphony Space
The Dreamer Ages 9-12
See below for more information
Tuesday, May 4, 6pm - Rick Riordan
at Symphony Space
The Kane Chronicles
See below for more information
Thalia Kids' Book Club 2009-2010
Presented by Symphony Space & Bank Street Bookstore - Sundays at 1:00pm
Lively talks between children's book authors and their fans. Each event includes a creative writing project, a free-wheeling discussion with the audience, and a book signing.
PLEASE NOTE: These events take place at Symphony Space (B'way & 95th St.). Books will be available for purchase and autographing.
For tickets and information call Syphony Space at 212.864.5400 or go to www.symphonyspace.org.
March 14 Kate DiCamillo - SOLD OUT
The Magician's Elephant Ages 8 and up
The Newbery Medalist (The Tale of Despereaux) talks about her eagerly anticipated new novel, a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true, with kids ages 8 and up. The event includes an excerpt performed by actress Rita Wolf, a discussion with the audience, a creative writing project, and a book signing.
April 11 David Levithan & John Green
Will Grayson, Will Grayson Ages 14 and up
Green (An Abundance of Katherines) and Levithan (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Executive Editorial Director at Scholastic) discuss their collaborative novel--in which they alternate chapters, each lending his own unique voice to two teens named Will Grayson, one of them gay and one of them straight--with teens ages 14 and up. The event includes a discussion with the audience, a creative writing project, and a book signing.
April 18 Pam Muñoz Ryan
The Dreamer
The award-winning author of Esperanza Rising talks about her stunning new book, a fictional biography of Pablo Neruda's younger years that combines elements of magical realism with poetry, history and literary fiction. This inspirational book beautifully depicts how the awkward, shy, imaginative Chilean schoolboy Neftali Reyes, mesmerized by the natural world, became the world-renowned poet Pablo Neruda.
Tuesday, May 4, 6pm - Rick Riordan
The Kane Chronicles
The author of The New York Times #1 bestselling series Percy Jackson and the Olympians returns to The Thalia Kids Book Club on the release date of The Red Pyramid, the first installment of his brand new series The Kane Chronicles.
When a magical accident unleashes the Egyptian gods on the modern world, siblings Carter and Sadie Kane discover that they are the only ones who can put things right. As descendants of the greatest Egyptian magicians, they must find a way to defeat the evil god Set before he can destroy them.
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