Events
Weekend Storytime
Every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 am
Join us every Saturday and Sunday for a weekend storytime and craft for your young ones!
No sign up is required.
Author Talk
Penny & Luck
Saturday August 8th 4 pm
Join us for a chat with author Claire Karwowski about her brand new book Penny and Luck: The Shadows of Rosehall! Claire will read a portion of her book and discuss STEM! We’ll talk about inventing, being a woman in STEM, and how we can incorporate science into our everyday lives. Kids will also leave with an inventor’s journal!
Step into a magical new world and help Penny & Luck solve a brain-teasing mystery in this action-packed STEM chapter book for ages 6-8!
Nine-year-old Penny Jones and her corgi sidekick, Luck, thought their summer would be ordinary—until a twist of magic sends them tumbling into a whole new world! BOOYAH!
Penny and Luck’s summer plans did not include finding a secret portal in their garden or being whisked away to a magical forest where bicycles fly, and birds are as big as watermelons! But trouble is stirring, and a warrior princess needs their help to save her home from the evil Shadows…
As secrets are revealed, Penny soon discovers that there is more to this enchanting place than meets the eye. Can she use her inventing skills to help the princess AND get back home before time runs out?
Hanna’s Bedtime Stories — WAITLIST SIGN UP
Sunday August 16th 11:30 am
A special story time event hosted by Hanna Andersson and MOTHER featuring Alan Muraoka (of Sesame Street fame!). Alan will be reading some of his favorite books, directing the kids in song and movement, and we'll have snacks, bookish arts & crafts, and PJ giveaways from Hanna Andersson's new Bedtime Stories collection. Space and stroller parking are limited, so we highly encourage RSVPs.
Pajama Movie Party
Friday August 14th 5pm
Summer Reading Celebration
To celebrate all our wonderful readers participating in our Summer Reading Challenge, we will be hosting a pajama movie party with free pizza! Stop into Words on Warren to pick up your summer reading log if you haven’t already.
Book Launch
The Weirdies Get Weirder
Tuesday August 25th 6:00pm
When the Weirdies’ parents come back from the dead, chaos ensues in this darkly humorous sequel to the nationally bestselling The Weirdies, perfect for fans of The Swifts and A Series of Unfortunate Events!
The Weirdie triplets are miserable, and their horrible parents are to blame. Barnacle, Melancholy, and Garlic have been burdened with the arduous chore of finding their bank-robbing grandfather’s lost fortune hidden somewhere in the Weirdie mansion. Deadeye Manor was built around a whole entire bank, and their parents want every last penny.
But the triplets long to be reunited with Miss Emily, the lovely adoptive mother they were ripped away from. Undeterred, she’ll stop at nothing to get her three mischievous children back, even if it means sneaking into Deadeye manor itself, where hooligans and criminals are now taking up residence!
Will the Weirdies and Miss Emily find their way back to each other, or are they doomed to never see one another again?
Join us and author Michael Buckley for the release of the sequel to his middle grade novel The Weirdies, The Weirdies get Weirder
Guest Storytimes
Storytime
Sometimes I’m Stinkeroo
Katie Honors is a really sweet kid. She has a smile for everyone, almost all the time. She can clean right up and say goodbye at a playdate when her mom says so. But sometimes Katie isn't ready to finish playing and doesn't feel sweet at all. When this happens, she becomes Stinkeroo! She slams the door shut and hides in the curtain. Her emotions feel uncontrollable until they EXPLODE... and Katie Honors is back to herself again. But her friend, James, assures Katie that sometimes he's Stinkeroo, too, and she is not alone in her feelings.
Rachel Vail and Hyewon Yum have teamed up once again for Sometimes I'm Stinkeroo to show that even the sweetest kids can have a tantrum with unexpected consequences and that it's always possible to make amends.
Join author Rachel Vail and illustrator Hyewon Yum as they read their book Sometimes I’m Stinkeroo
Sunday August 9th 11:30 am
Rachel Vail
Hyewon Yum
Hanna’s Bedtime Stories
Sunday August 16th 11:30 am
A special story time event hosted by Hanna Andersson and MOTHER featuring Alan Muraoka (of Sesame Street fame!). Alan will be reading some of his favorite books, directing the kids in song and movement, and we'll have snacks, bookish arts & crafts, and PJ giveaways from Hanna Andersson's new Bedtime Stories collection. Space and stroller parking are limited, so we highly encourage RSVPs.
Storytime
The Grump Queen
Featuring the return of Words on Warren’s first guest author, Brooke Bourgeois!
From the author of Penelope’s Balloons, a tale about a grumpy little bee who learns to manage her emotions, perfect for fans of Grumpy Monkey.
Princess Posie is mad as can be. Every day is filled with the same boring princess duties, yucky foods, and impossible-to-achieve expectations. Posie knows the hive is counting on her to become the queen one day, but what she really needs is a break! But no matter how many times she shares her feelings, no one will listen to her—not even her mom.
Soon, Posie’s anger begins to brim and bubble … but when she finally finds a way to let her feelings out, Posie finds herself in an even stickier situation.
Brooke Bourgeois’s lush art and infectious storytelling teach a lesson in emotions that is essential for all bees big and small: it’s okay to be grumpy sometimes, as long as no one gets stung along the way.
Join author-illustrator Brooke Bourgeois for the release of her new book The Grump Queen
Saturday August 29th 11:30 am
Storytime
Ege and Ávra
A tangled fishing line leads to unexpected friendship in this heartwarming tale of laughter, connection, and understanding across cultural divides.
A thought-provoking picture book celebrating cross-cultural relationships in a gentle, intergenerational story connecting Türkiye and Greece on the Aegean Sea.
While fishing in the Aegean Sea with her grandfather, Ege, a girl from Türkiye, crosses paths with Ávra, a girl from Greece, who’s also fishing with her grandfather. At first, the girls ignore each other, but when their fishing lines cross, they become angry, a little like how their countries have fought for centuries.
But soon an unlikely kinship sparks! Ege and Ávra share laughter, food, and prayer in this story about cultural connection.
For every reader who’s ever felt divided by differences—or discovered that understanding can turn strangers into friends.
Join author Evgenia Mantikas for the release of her new book Ege and Ávra
Saturday August 29th 2:30 pm
Saturday September 5th 11:30 am
Storytime Double Feature!
Wake Up, Poppyville!
Explore the irresistible town of Poppyville, where midnight is morning, and a cheerfully quirky cast of characters that will have you giggling to no end!
“A beautiful dream of a book. For those children who wonder what goes on at night long after they’ve closed their eye.” –Raúl the Third, award-winning creator of the World of Vamos and New York Times bestselling illustrator
“Mind blowing.”–Matthew Forsythe, award-winning creator of Pokko and the Drum
Set in a fantastical world, two travelers arrive to Poppyville, a town where midnight is morning, milk is blueberry flavored, and the residents are wonderfully strange. It’s Busy Town meets Adventure Time in this hilarious and quirky picture book adventure brimming with oddball charm.
It’s the grand opening of Delilah’s toy shop and everyone has come, near and far, including two travelers who are in search of a dragonwagon. But what the travelers discover is that the journey is just as magical as the destintion.
With playful sensibility, unique art style of cut paper and limited palette, Wake Up, Poppyville!, will have readers eager to join this bustling community that only wakes up at night.
Sugar Glider Lights a Way
In this charming picture book, a determined flying forest creature looks for light and discovers the glow of its bioluminescent neighbors.
On reading nights, Sugar Glider always curls up under the moon. But tonight, Moon is nowhere to be found!
As they chase Moon through the trees and behind the clouds, it seems the forest is full of other bright things—just not the moonlight Sugar Glider loves...
Will Sugar Glider find a way to read their book tonight?
Filled with beautiful, twinkling illustrations this cozy picture book is a story about creative problem solving and finding a solution with the resources in front of you. Perfect for independent little ones and those curious about the forest's nightlife.
Join us and author-illustrators Vikki Chu and Maya Tatsukawa as they read their new books, Wake Up, Poppyville! and Sugar Glider Lights a Way
Vikki Chu
Maya Tatsukawa