Celebrating INDIES FIRST at Bank Street Book Store

 

It was a day of celebration at Bank Street Book Store, an INDIES FIRST select store. INDIES FIRST is a special day of reading in recognition of neighborhood bookstores. The date coordinates with Small Business Saturday by encouraging holiday shoppers to support independent booksellers, a most precious and valuable resource for all.

An all-star lineup of authors and illustrators came out in droves to support Bank Street on this very special day.

Here are some photographic highlights:

Robie Harris

Amy Hest 

Chris Grabenstein 

Vin Vogel 

Gail Lauren Karp

Todd Tarpley

Patricia Lakin 

Mike Curato and Steve Light

Steve Light 

A sneak peek of Steve Light’s new book, Swap! 

(Ahoy, Mateys! Swap! sails onto bookshelves February 2016)

Yippee Skippee Puppet Theatre, starring Andrew Laties

Julie Gribble from KidLit TV

The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake on a shelf at Bank Street Book Store.  🙂

Karin Lefranc and Dan Gutman 

Monica Wellington 

Daphne Benedis-Grab and Laura Pedersen

Thank you Bank Street Book Store for a terrific day.

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During this holiday season, please remember to support your neighborhood independent bookstore.

 

Bank Street Book Store’s Grand Opening

 

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 107^th 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!!!