By Daily Press staff
West LA’s Children’s Book World is hosting a number of events in January, featuring meet and greets, book readings and autograph opportunities.
The events include: ■ Storytelling with Jon Reed. Join Reed, a professional actor and singer, for a comical retelling of classic children’s books. The show will be held Saturday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. and it is recommended for children ages 4 to 8. ■ Author talk and autographs with Claire and Monte Montgomery. The Montgomerys are the authors of the middle-grade novel, “Hubert Invents the Wheel.” They will talk about the process of writing their first book and getting it published, as well as offering facts about ancient Mesopotamian culture. The event will be held on Saturday Jan. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and it is recommended for children ages 9 to 12. ■ Storytelling with Kathleen Zundell. Zundell and her puppet friends invite children ages 3 to 8 to join them for stories and songs guaranteed to make everyone laugh. The show will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 10:30 a.m. ■ Author talk and autographing with Louis Sachar. A chance for both children and adults to meet author Louis Sachar. His books are popular with children age 7 through teenage. His works include, “Marvin Redpost,” “Wayside School” and “Holes.” The event will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and is open to guests ages seven and up.
Children’s Book world is located at 10580 1/2 Pico Blvd. For more information, call (310) 559-BOOK. Auction to benefit pro bono law firm
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 4, 2006. Read the original PDF.