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Quail Ridge Books & Music specializes in fine literature for adults and children, with a special focus on the South.
Events For Kids & Teens
Yes, you can find information on all our events on our store calendar. But we want to make sure our younger patrons (and their parents) don't miss out on something special. Here, you'll find a list of events especially geared to kids of all ages.
Upcoming Events
SATURDAY, March 27 @ 11 a.m. - DARREN FARRELL
Come for a special Saturday Storytime author event when Darren Farrell presents his hilarious new picture book, DOUG-DENNIS & THE FLYAWAY FIB. Two best friends find out the consequences of a fib that grows and grows - with wild results. For ages 4 and up.
SATURDAY, April 17 @
2 p.m. - DR. ROB JACKSON
Come for a special Science Saturday program with Dr. Rob Jackson! His day job is Nicholas Chair of Global Environmental Change and a professor in the
Biology department at Duke University. But our Children's department knows him through his wild, funny, and often nature-related poetry. He'll share his poetry from his new WEEKEND MISCHIEF and his full-of-animal-facts ANIMAL MISCHIEF, and tell a bit about that 'day job'! For ages 5-10. We'll have another Science Saturday event with Dr. Melissa Rooney on Saturday, May 1, at 2 p.m.!
WEDNESDAY, April 21 @ 7 p.m. - LOIS LOWRY
Few children's authors can claim the title of "legendary", but Lois Lowry is one of them. She visits us with her new THE BIRTHDAY BALL.
Bored Princess Patricia Priscilla makes her chambermaid switch identities
with her so she can attend the village school and plan her 16th birthday party in her own way. For ages 8-12.
Lowry is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning THE GIVER, NUMBER THE STARS, and many other award-winning book. Check out her sly THE WILLOUGHBYS.
SIGNING LINE TICKET EVENT - receive a ticket for the signing line with the purchase of THE BIRTHDAY BALL. Click here for information on ticketed events.
MONDAY, April 26 @ 5:30
p.m. - TEDD ARNOLD
Tedd Arnold brings us I SPY FLY
GUY!, one of his wacky and wildly popular chapter books for young readers. He is the recipient of the Theodor Suess Geisel Honor Award. His newest book is FLY GUY MEETS FLY GIRL. Great fun for ages 5-8!
SATURDAY, May 1 @
2 p.m. - DR. MELISSA ROONEY
It's time for another special Science Saturday program, this time with Dr. Melissa Rooney! We're going to get small as we learn about her friend, EDDIE THE ELECTRON. She has a "super charged" program for us - and if you don't get that very bad pun, this program is for you! For ages 5-10.
WEDNESDAY, May 12 @
7 p.m. - HENRY WINKLER
You may know him as "The Fonz" from TV's classic Happy Days. But we know him here as the author of the endearing HANK ZIPZER series. He visits with the final book, #17 A BRAND NEW ME. Keep checking our website as more event details are added. Hank is a clever and creative protagonist dealing with dyslexia. For ages 8 and up.
SATURDAY, June 5 @
10 a.m. - JUDITH VIORST
SATURDAY,
October 16 @ 3
p.m. - KATE DICAMILLO
TUESDAY, May 18 @ 7
p.m. - DAN GUTMAN
Dan Gutman presents THE TALENT SHOW, another humorous and action-packed
adventure. He's written many humorous and/or sports-themed books for children. His THE HOMEWORK MACHINE was a nominee for NC Children's Book Award, and kids are crazy for his MY WEIRD SCHOOL series. For ages 8 and up, this is also a View From Tuesday program (of special interest to educators and media specialists).
Famed author (for kids and adults) Judith Viorst holds a special Storytime with the classic ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD DAY! She's the special author for BOOKMARKED!, a festival sponsored by and for the Lucy Daniels Center. For ages 5-10.
Kate DiCamillo brings us her new picture book, BINK AND GOLLIE. You can tell she and co-author Alison McGhee had a great time writing it! Two roller-skating
best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving
outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely
marvelous companion. For ages 8 and up. This is also the 10th anniversary of BECAUSE OF WINN
DIXIE.
Doug-Dennis and the Flyaway Fib (Hardcover)
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780803734371Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Dial, 03/01/2010
When best friends Doug-Dennis and Ben-Bobby go to the circus, something terrible happens. Doug- Dennis eats all of his friend's popcorn, and then tells a fib (It wasn't me!), which grows and grows (Maybe monsters ate it!), carrying Doug-Dennis away. As the lie gets bigger, Doug-Dennis flies higher, until he's floating in a land of lies--some of them big, some small, and some just downright weird. Doug-Dennis misses his best friend, and realizes there's only one way to come back down: by finally telling the truth.
Weekend Mischief (Hardcover)
$17.95
ISBN-13: 9781590784945Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Wordsong, 03/01/2010
Why does the weekend seem to go so fast? It’s Saturday and the boy in this book has a lot to do. There are crimes to commit (stealing warm biscuits from the kitchen), chores to be done (mowing his bedroom garden), and torture to endure (getting a haircut from a wizard). But there’s fun to be had, too, such as growing icicles in the living room or roasting marshmallows with his pet unicorn. Rob Jackson, author of ANIMAL MISCHIEF, describes the weekend antics of a boy in this comical collection of poems featuring zany illustrations by Mark Beech. For ages 5-10.
Animal Mischief (Hardcover)
$15.95
ISBN-13: 9781590782545Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Wordsong, 03/01/2006
Poetry, animals, nature, and humor blend in a wild mix of animal poems and facts. For ages 5 - 10.
The Birthday Ball (Hardcover)
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780547238692Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 04/01/2010
Princess Patricia Priscilla is bored with her royal life and the excitement surrounding her sixteenth birthday ball. Doomed to endure courtship by three grotesquely unappealing noblemen, she escapes her fate--for a week. Disguised as a peasant, she attends the village school as the smart new girl, "Pat," and attracts friends and the attention of the handsome school master. Disgusting suitors, loveable peasants, and the clueless King and Queen collide at the ball, where Princess Patricia Pricilla calls the shots. What began as a cure for boredom, becomes a chance for Princess Patricia Priscilla to break the rules and marry the man she loves.
I Spy Fly Guy! (Hardcover)
$5.99
ISBN-13: 9780545110280Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Cartwheel Books, 10/01/2009
When Fly Guy and Buzz play
hide-and-seek, Fly Guy hides in his favorite place--the garbage can. But
as Buzz finishes counting, the garbageman drives away with the garbage
and Fly Guy, too. Buzz follows the truck to the dump, where he sees
zillions of flies. Where is Fly Guy?
Eddie the Electron (Paperback)
$12.99
ISBN-13: 9781442110373Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Createspace, 11/01/2009
Find out what makes up all of us and the things around us. There's a whole lot of science invisible to the eye. EDDIE THE ELECTRON is a friendly guide.
A Brand-New Me! #17 (Paperback)
$4.99
ISBN-13: 9780448452104Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now
Published: Grosset & Dunlap, 04/01/2010
It's graduation time for Hank and all his friends-- time to move on from PS 87 to middle school. Trouble is, there are tests Hank has to pass to get into the same middle schools as his friends, and his learning differences might get in the way. Luckily, a life-altering audition at a performing arts middle school helps him find his true path.
The Talent Show (Hardcover)
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9781416990031Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 05/01/2010
Dan Gutman brings us another humerous and action-packed adventure for the middle-grade set.
The Homework Machine (Paperback)
$5.99
ISBN-13: 9780689876790Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 06/01/2007
Meet the D Squad, a foursome of fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School made up of a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker. They are bound together by one very big secret: the homework machine. Because the machine, code-named Belch, is doing their homework for them, they start spending a lot of time together, attracting a lot of attention. And attention is exactly what you don't want when you are keeping a secret.
Before long, things start to get out of control, and Belch becomes much more powerful than they ever imagined. Now the kids are in a race against their own creation, and the loser could end up in jail...or worse!
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780399252068Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Philomel, 05/01/2010
When a cult springs up in Clonmel, promising to quell the recent attacks by lawless marauders, people flock to it. Halt is all too familiar with this group. Battles will be fought to the death as Will and Horace help Halt rid the land of a dangerous enemy.
$7.99
ISBN-13: 9780689711732Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Atheneum, 07/01/1987
Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair.
And it got worse...
His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV!
The Magician's Elephant (Hardcover)
$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780763644109Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Candlewick, 09/01/2009
In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.
