It was a day of celebration for the Upper West Side, as Bank Street Book Store cut the red ribbon and opened its doors at its new location on 107th Street and Broadway. Children, parents, authors, illustrators, politicians, and friends of Bank Street from near and far came out in droves to show their love and support for the bookstore.
I am thrilled beyond words to have been a part of this great day.
Here are some highlights (contributing photography and videography by Zoe Newman Sachs, Donna Marie and Eric Pearl).
(Left to right) Council Member Mark Levine, Borough President Gale Brewer, Bank Street President Shael Polakow-Suransky
A dream come true to see my book at Bank Street Book Store
Jerry Pinkney
Rebecca Stead and me
Deborah Heiligman and Andrew Laties
Betsy Bird
Robie Harris and Amy Hest
Shael Polakow-Suransky and Cynthia Weill
Todd Tarpley
Vin Vogel and me
Sandra Jordan
Donna Marie
Peter Lerangis
Me and Chris Grabenstein
My niece, Zoe, is a HUGE fan of Chris Grabenstein. She couldn’t make it in time for his reading so he was kind enough to make this video for her.
Jill Davis and James Grimaldi
Jill Davis and her adoring, super adorable fans
Me and Jill Davis
Nina and Leslie Zampetti
Mawrters in the House!
Annina Luck Wildermuth (Bryn Mawr ’84) and me (Bryn Mawr ’89)
Francoise Newman, Vanessa Rule (Bryn Mawr ’91), Hilary Newman (Bryn Mawr ’89) and Zoe Newman Sachs (Bryn Mawr Year T/B/D)
Rory Deutsch, Judith Meehan, and me
If you love Bank Street as much as I do, please show your support for the bookstore. Become a frequent customer, encourage friends, neighbors and family to become frequent customers, and become a friend of Bank Street Book Store. To learn more about how you can become a friend of Bank Street, please contact the store.
Three cheers for Bank Street Book Store! Congratulations and thanks so much for a wonderful day!!!
What a fun and star-studded day! 🙂 Congrats to Bank Street Book Store and to you, Robin!
Love it! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Lauri! 🙂
Thanks, Teresa! Wish you could have been there. It was a great day! 🙂
Yay Robin!!!!
Thanks, Sarah! xoxo
So much book love! Glad you could be a part of it, Robin. I’m sure it was a warm, fuzzy day!
Penny, Lots of crazy book love yesterday! It was AWESOME! 🙂
What great photos, Robin! I was there in the late morning but couldn’t stay long, unfortunately. Wish I could have come during your reading time. I saw someone reading a LLAMA LLAMA book and thought it was Betsy Bird, but now that I see your picture of her, I’m not sure. Looks like it might have been somebody else. In any case, the reading was excellent. What a fabulous event and how exciting that you were a part of it! (I love your hat, btw!)
Diana, Sorry I missed you! Looking forward to meeting you at Laura’s signing on Saturday.
Robin, this was SUCH a fantastic day, I was elated throughout and am still smiling because I got to attend 🙂 Getting to witness you doing your reading was a joyful experience and YOU WERE GREAT!!! I was SO impressed at how you gave life to your characters and story (and didn’t even stop for a swig of water! lol), not to mention the very cool detective hat, the detective badges you gave out (I’ve got one!), the fingerprinting and all the other fun promo material 🙂
I was honored to be there for you and, of course, getting to meet so many wonderful people throughout the day. Seriously–it’s a day I’ll never forget. Congratulations, my friend! I see that is just the beginning of a VERY successful career for you! 😀 😀 😀
Donna, Many thanks for trekking to Manhattan and making the day so very special. I cannot wait for the day when I walk into Bank Street and see your books there. Big, big hugs! xo
It was 1000% my pleasure, and as you know already—from your lips to God’s ears! I wish I had the confidence in my future as others seem to have lol
What a wonderful day! Congratulations! Wish I could have been there!
Thanks, Susanna! Wish you could have been there! It was very special day. 🙂
Spectacular! A celebration of the grandest sort – just what you deserve!
Cathy, Wish you could have been there! Such a wonderful day for Bank Street and the Upper West Side! 🙂
How fun! Congrats on reading your story there and meeting these authors, etc!
Thanks, Tina! It was an awesome day. 🙂
What a wonderful day and a wonderful store. LOVE the hat!
Thanks, Laura! 🙂
Wow…what an awesome day! I love the celebrity photos, your cool detective hat and another friendly face from a friend…Hi, Donna Marie! It sounds like a fabulous event and I am so happy for you. Next stop is the book launch, correct?!
Darlene, It was an AWESOME day! As of now, my next stop will be my launch at The Corner Bookstore on April 30th b/n 6-8 pm. There will wine, cheese, and LOTS of carrot cake!!!! 🙂
psst…Hi, Darlene! Wish you could’ve been there. Would’ve loved seeing WHEELS OF CHANGE on the “menu,” too 🙂
Wow Robin it’s like you were a part of history. That’s fantastic and impressed how many authors are in that area. Yay for carrot missing carrot cake.
Thanks, Catherine! 🙂 It was very much a historic moment. Over 30 authors and illustrators were reading and signing books, not to mention many others stopped by to show their support and love for the bookstore.
Oh, I wish I coulda been there! It looks like you had a fantastic day.
Mike, It was a great day for Bank Street. 🙂
So glad you did this, Robin! And lovely to see you and sort of talk to you amidst the wonderful chaos! What a great day.
Thanks, Deborah! It was wonderful to see you again. And what a great day for Bank Street!
Congrats, Robin! What a fabulous event! Sorry I missed it!
Thanks, Annie! Wish you could have been there. 🙂
Reblogged this on Z is for Zampetti and commented:
I’m in the throes of revising and trying to get a few more pages in before heading off to work. So why rack my brains trying to create a worthy post when I can reblog Robin Newman’s about the Grand Opening Festival of the Bank Street Bookstore?
Plus, her pictures are WAAAAAY better than mine. It feels as if you were there!
Enjoy!
Leslie, Thanks for the reblog. Good luck with the revising. I’m doing that now. It’s not a pretty sight. 🙂
Dear Robin, I was so happy to be part of this doubly-wonderful event on Saturday: Bank St re-opening & meeting you and your intrepid detective duo. Also special to meet your daughter & sister 🙂 I am so excited for you. And yes, your hat was perfect.
Annina, It was such an extra special treat to finally meet you in person. (Although it feels like we’ve been friends forever. 🙂 ) p.s. I sent in our pic to the alum mag. Not sure if it made the final cut. I guess we’ll find out. 🙂 p.p.s. Zoe is my amazing niece.
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