The Magic Tree Bookstore... ...Sparking readers' imaginations since 1984

Hours: Mon-Wed. 10-6, Th./Fri. 10-8 Sat 9:30 - 5:30, Sun 12 - 4 141 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, Il. 60301 Located up the street from the Oak Park Ave. stop on the Green Line. Metered parking on the street or garage parking on North Blvd. with first hour free.

Magic Tree Selected as an Official event host site for Children's Book Week The 94th annual celebration of Children's Book Week, to be held May 13-19 in 2013 is the longest-running national literacy initiative. Children's Book Week is celebrated yearly in schools, libraries, bookstores, and homes across the country. In 2013, the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader, a non-profit literacy foundation dedicated to instilling a lifelong love of reading in children, are committed to sponsoring official events in 50 cities during Children's Book Week. Only a small number of new sites are added each year and Magic Tree was chosen as one of the official sites for 2013. See all the events we have for this week including tons of great authors.

Children's Book Week Give-Aways Buy $25 worth of books, before tax from May 13th-19th and get a free Children's Book Week cloth bag and poster while supplies last. Brian Selznick's specially commissioned art adorns one side of the two-handled 100% cotton bag. The Children's Book Council designs decorate the other side of the 14"x 16 1/2" bag.

Events

Wednesday, May 15th at 3:30--Space Still Available for Educator's Workshop Magic Tree is delighted to welcome Tom McSheehy back to Oak Park to conduct his workshop called Developing Students' Social & Emotional Intelligence, One Day at a Time for educators. The workshop will be held at Winberies. Two CPDU will be earned in this 2 hour workshop. The $25 fee will include tea and delicious after-school goodies from the restaurant. $10 of the $25 fee will be applied to the purchase of one of the books should you wish to bring home the treasures in the book. Call (708)848-0770. Let us know by noon Tues. the14th if you plan on attending. For more information, see Events page.

Sat., May 25th, 1 p.m. May Flower Making & stories Read more... June 2nd- Registration due for From Page to Screen Book Club (Seven Summer Sundays) Read more... Sat., June 29th at 2 p.m. Tom Angleberger Author Visit Read more...

Find out about more events at Magic Tree...

Recently Autographed... Betsy Bird, author/blogger entertained all listeners with her reading of Giant Dance Party. We are happy to have signed copies. Rainbow Rowell had a delightful time visiting the students at Morton West High School and left some autographed copies of eleanor & park for Magic Tree. Author of the Who Shrunk Daniel Funk series and the Almost Identical series, Lin Oliver was at local schools too. Missed her? We've got autographed copies for you. Peter Lerangis who has penned some 39 Clues books, has the first volume of a new series hot off the presses. Colossus Rises is the first of the Seven Wonders Series. And he stopped by to sign his books. .

************************************************** Adults Who Love to Read YA Literature Once a month, adults who enjoy reading YA Lit get together to discuss a current title. In addition to a lively book chat, participants have had the opportunity to sit down with their book's author or Skype with an out-of-town author about their book. Anyone buying a bookclub title in order to join in the discussion receives a 10% discount.

The 5th Wave By Yancey, Rick 2013-05 - Putnam Publishing Group 9780399162411 - Hardcover $18.99 Usually available or order in 2 or 3 days. "The Passage" meets "Ender's Game" in an epic new series from an award-winning author. On a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. ...More