Upcoming Special Events

Sunday, July 13th 10:30am-12:00pm

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Make your own picture book with local designer Patricia Nieshoff...

July 13

Sunday, July 13th 10:30am-12:00pm

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Make your own picture book with local designer Patricia Nieshoff...

Wednesday, July 16th at 10:30am

Join us for storytime with Charlotte Wenger, who will be reading her client Lindsay Leslie's brand new book, Gus Hearts the Bus.

July 16

Wednesday, July 16th at 10:30am

Join us for storytime with Charlotte Wenger, who will be reading her client Lindsay Leslie's brand new book, Gus Hearts the Bus.

Saturday, July 26th at 2:30pm

Join us for storytime with local author Jessie Piltch-Loeb, featuring her touching book, What's Going on with Papa Bear?

July 26

Saturday, July 26th at 2:30pm

Join us for storytime with local author Jessie Piltch-Loeb, featuring her touching book, What's Going on with Papa Bear?

Wednesday, August 20th at 10:30am

Join us for storytime with local author & teacher Elly Berke, who will be sharing her book Listen, Wonder, Ask

August 20

Wednesday, August 20th at 10:30am

Join us for storytime with local author & teacher Elly Berke, who will be sharing her book Listen, Wonder, Ask

Saturday, September 6th at 2:30pm

Book launch! Join us to celebrate Jerry Pallotta's newest title in the series, Who Would Win: Porcupine vs Pangolin!

September 6

Saturday, September 6th at 2:30pm

Book launch! Join us to celebrate Jerry Pallotta's newest title in the series, Who Would Win: Porcupine vs Pangolin!

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Details about upcoming storytimes!

Free & all are welcome.

July 1-31: Get ready... Find Waldo Local has begun! Grab your Waldo passport and head out around Medford to spot all 25 Waldos before the end of the month! (Learn More)

Wednesday July 2nd at 10:30am: Summertime Storytime with Brian

*Please Note: we will be closed on Friday, July 4th & opening at noon on Saturday, July 5th*

Saturday, July 5th at 2:30pm: Beach Storytime with Michelle

Wednesday July 9th at 10:30am: Doggie Storytime with Steve Bertorelli

Wednesday July 16th at 10:30am: Gus Hearts the Bus Storytime with Charlotte Wenger

Saturday, July 26 at 2:30pm: What's Going on with Papa Bear Storytime with local author Jessie Piltch-Loeb

Saturday, August 2nd 3-5pm: Save the date for our Find Waldo Local party! (Learn More!)

Wednesday August 20th at 10:30am: Listen, Wonder, Ask Storytime with local author Elly Berke

Saturday, September 6th at 2:30pm: Book launch with Jerry Pallotta, author of the Who Would Win series! We will be celebrating the release of Jerry's newest book, Who Would Win?: Porcupine vs. Pangolin

Weekly Storytimes

Join us for FREE weekly storytimes every:

Wednesday at 10:30am

AND

Saturday at 2:30pm!

Find Waldo Local

Waldo is in Medford this July!

For the entire month of July, Waldo will be hiding in 25 locations around the city of Medford! Grab a Find Waldo Local passport at the bookstore, which lists all 25 participating locations. When you find Waldo at each storefront, get your passport stamped. Earn >10 stamps to be entered to win prizes!

Plus save the date for our Find Waldo Local party on Saturday, August 2nd from 3-5pm to celebrate all our participants and partners (grand prize winners will be announced!)

Learn More!

Kids Book-Making Workshop: 7/13 at 10:30am

This is a private book-making workshop just for kids, designed for kids 8+. This workshop is scheduled for Sunday, July 13th from 10:30am-12:00pm at Moon and Back Bookstore (458 High Street, Medford, MA) This workshop will be led by Patricia Nieshoff ( www.nieshoffdesign. com ), a local mom and publisher with over 25 years of design experience. Patricia will start by reading The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister. Each child can then retell and illustrate their own version of Rainbow Fish, or any story they want to make into a book ! Art supplies will be provided. If you select the "Kit Included" option , you will received a Lulu Junior "Illustory" DIY Book-Making Craft Kit, which comes with a pre-paid envelope so that you can mail in your story/artwork to be professionally bound into a 7"x9" hardcover book! The Lulu Junior Kit Includes: Just Imagine Guidebook Template Pages Color Marker Set Order Form Postage-paid Envelope About The Author Additionally, Patricia can also show us several options for how to self-publish our child’s artwork as a hard copy book, or she can do it for us. (Fees do apply if you choose to use Patricia’s services outside this event.) Interested, but can't make it on the 13th? Email us to let us know you are interested for the next workshop: moonandbackbookstore@gmail.com

$30.00

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Previous Author Visits

Josh Funk

Local author Josh Funk (of the Lady Pankcake & Sir French Toast series) joined us on June 21st to help kick off summer with his book How to Code a Sandcastle

Lorena Prioa

Local author & illustrator Lorena Prioa shared her delightful book, How to Make a Sandwich on May 31st. Lorena also brought a fun pin-the-ingredients-on-the-sandwich game and coloring sheets of each character in the story!

Rachel C. Katz

Local author Rachel C. Katz shared her newest book Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History with us on May 21st and her publisher, Barefoot Books, provided lots of Rise Up bookmarks!

Betsy Groban

On May 10th, local author Betsy Groban read us her debut book Pizza for Pia, and we all got to make our own craft "pizzas"!

Ellen Mayer

Local author Ellen Mayer joined us on May 3rd with her granddaugher, a local Medford student. Together, they read us her book Gift & Box and after the story we decorated our our boxes.

Katherine Picarde

Medford-native & local author Katherine Picarde joined us on April 19th to read her newest book, Ollie & Stella.

Ava Renee Dussault

Local author & co-owner to 2 Mindful Girls, Ava Renee Dussault shared her book Renee Finds Her Calm and hosted a kids' yoga class for us on April 12th!

Kate Jenness

Local author Kate Jenness read us her book Mary McCrary the Irish Dance Fairy, and her daughters put on a special Irish Step Dance show for us on March 22nd.

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