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Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)

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November 2018

Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 10:00 am
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Author Francie Latour

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Family history and homeland come alive for a young girl in her Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings. What will she discover about herself when she has her own portrait painted?…

Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 11:00 am
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Author Diane Landy

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Zap, a spunky blue alien, needs help learning about Earth and his new furry stowaway. Write your own space story in this one-of-a-kind interactive book, Adventures with Zap.…

Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Author Arianna Arteaga Quintero

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley En Guachipira va de viaje se cuentan las peripecias de un pequeño pájaro que busca devolver la normalidad a los miembros de su familia; para ello emprenderá un larguísimo viaje por la geografía venezolana en busca del remedio en un puñado de flores. (Libro con ilustraciones Stefano Di Cristofaro). Con el apoyo de la Fundación Cuatrogatos, el Departamento de Educación Bilingüe y Lenguas Extranjeras de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado Miami Dade y Ediciones Ekaré.…

Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 11:30 am
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Susie Jaramillo

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Start your morning singing along to your favorite nursery rhymes in both English and Spanish with Canticos, now a Nickelodeon Jr. animated series!…

Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 12:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Diane Landy

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Join Zap, a spunky blue alien, on a one-of-a-kind space adventure! Help him learn about his furry Earthling stowaway by writing your own version of this interactive story, Adventures with Zap.…

Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 12:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

The Game is Afoot: Dynamic Duo Detective Stories

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Go undercover in Elizabeth Eulberg’s The Great Shelby Holmes and the Coldest Case to crack a figure-skating cipher, uncover a Russian spy ring for the FBI in James Ponti’s Trapped!, and protect a whole monster community from the humans in Drew Weing’s The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo: Monster Mall.…

Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 1:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Just Like Magic: Diving Into (Un)Familiar New Worlds

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley These heroes are being whisked off by traveling carnivals, stepping out of their comfort zones, and building Star Wars movie sets. You might lose yourself (or find yourself!) in the stories of Amy Ephron’s Carnival Magic, Stacy McAnulty’s The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl, and Mark Tatulli’s Short & Skinny.…

Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 2:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Eva Chen

Embark on an epic journey through time and space, stepping into the shoes of female icons from Cleopatra to Serena Williams, in Instagram superstar Eva Chen’s fashionable guide to girl power, Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes. Moderated by Amy Dang-Stojanovic. In partnership with…

Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 3:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Laura Lippman

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Liza Jane thinks she can find better parents, so she fires her mom and hires someone new. She knows exactly what qualities she wants in a parent—or does she? Find out in Laura Lippman’s Liza Jane and the Dragon.…

Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 3:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: David Ezra Stein

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Every good story needs an elephant of surprise—or is it element? Papa isn’t so sure about that, but can he convince Chicken? Everybody’s favorite little red chicken returns in David Ezra Stein’s Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise.…

Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 4:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

ReadCaribbean Presents Adventures for Kids

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Two friends search for a long-lost quilt patch in Marjuan Canady’s Callaloo: The Trickster and the Magic Quilt, an Arctic seal tries to get back home in Joanne C. Hillhouse’s Lost!, discoveries abound during a simple walk through the neighborhood in Paula-Anne Porter Jones’ Sandy, Tosh and the Moo Cow, and family history come alive in Francie Latour’s Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings.…

Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 11:30 am
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Susie Jaramillo

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Start your morning singing along to your favorite nursery rhymes in both English and Spanish with Canticos, now a Nickelodeon Jr. animated series!…

Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 12:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Zack Bush

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley There’s nothing quite like the joy and awe of watching your baby grow up. Made for Me is a tender story about that special bond between a father and his new child.…

Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 1:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Margaret Cardillo

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley Jackie Kennedy was an American icon if style, grace, and steel. In Just Being Jackie, you can follow her legacy as a journalist, editor, and First Lady who was respected and beloved by leaders around the world.…

Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 1:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley How adventurous are you? Brought to you by Dylan Thuras, one of the creators of Atlas Obscura, check out this kid-friendly passport to 100 weird-but-true secret places on earth—from the Yucatan, ground zero for the ancient meteor crash that caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs, to a cave in Vietnam so vast you could fly a Boeing 747 plane through it.…

Sunday, November 18, 2018 @ 2:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Heartwarming Stories of Identity & Belonging

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley A boy struggles to reconnect with his roots and estranged father in Pablo Cartaya’s Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish, a girl learns the hard way how to support the Deaf, ASL community in Alex Gino’s You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P!, and two friends uplift each other in the midst of humiliation and heartbreak in Erin Entrada Kelly’s You Go First. This session will provide ASL interpretation,…

November 2019

Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 10:00 am
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Illustrator Ramón París

Upper plaza of Children’s Alley La caimana, libro álbum con texto de María Eugenia Manrique e ilustraciones de Ramón París, narra la historia real de un hombre que “adopta” a un pequeño caimán en los campos de Venezuela. Cuando el animal crece, forma parte de su familia y los niños del barrio se divierten con él. Con el apoyo de la Fundación Cuatrogatos, el Departamento de Educación Bilingüe y Lenguas Extranjeras de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado Miami Dade y Ediciones Ekaré.  

Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 11:00 am
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Author Jeffrey Brown

Return to the Darth Vader and Son series with brand-new adventures starring young Rey and Kylo, Finn and Poe, Hux and BB-8, all under the watch of Luke, General Leia, Hann, and Chewie in Rey and Pals.…

Friday, November 22, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

CANCELLED – Author Jamaica Kincaid

Three girls attend a party to celebrate the publication of the first of the Nancy Drew mystery books. There are many distractions at the fancy affair. Suddenly, the oldest girl sees something. The other girl sees it too. The youngest does not, and has a hard time getting anyone to tell her anything in Party: A Mystery.…

Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 12:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Bobbi Dick

Blanchette is a white toy poodle who lives happily with her human family—until they start adopting kittens. Find out what happens in 1+9: The Story of Blanchette. Moderated by Tara Gilani.

Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 1:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Unusual Heroes: Stuffies, Ghosts, and Warriors, Oh My!

In Liz Braswell’s Stuffed, a grandma-made sock animal is the last line of defense against nefarious shadow monsters. A girl searching for her father becomes an attorney for a ghost in William Lashner’s Elizabeth Webster and the Court of Uncommon Pleas. Katie Zhao’s The Dragon Warrior might just be a twelve-year-old girl, if only she can prove her worth. Moderated by Los Tweens & Teens.…

Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

CANCELLED – Picture Book Author: Jamaica Kincaid

Three girls attend a party that has many fancy distractions. Two of the girls see something. The youngest does not, and has a hard time getting anyone to tell her anything in Party: A Mystery.…

Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 2:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Friendship, Family, and Finding Your Place: Hilarious & Heartfelt Stories

In The Rhino in Right Field by Stacy DeKeyser, a boy must keep his eye on the ball—and the rhino in the outfield—to join his local baseball team. Coding and music take center stage in Aimee Lucido’s Emmy in the Key of Code as the new girl tries to find her place in a new school. Rahul wonders if he’s truly good at anything in Maulik Pancholy’s The Best at It. Moderated by Ivy Rosettes.…

Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 3:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Jeffrey Brown

New York Times bestselling author of the Darth Vader and Son series returns to the Star Wars galaxy with Rey and Pals, a collection of brand-new adventures starring young Rey and Kylo, Finn and Poe, Hux and Phasma, Rose and BB-8—all under the watch of Luke, General Leia, Han, and Chewie. Moderated by Miami Moms Blog.…

Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 4:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Serena Minott

Aya travels the world with her parents and her stuffed sloth buddy, Pete. Whether it’s Paris, London, or New York, you can read all about The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete. Moderated by Miami Moms Blog.…

Saturday, November 23, 2019 @ 4:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Andrea Beaty

When Sofia petitions City Hall to turn a local landfill into a park, she’s told she can’t build a park because she’s just a kid. Down but not out, she sets out to prove what one kid can do in The Questioneers: Sofia Valdez, Future Prez. Moderated by Miami Moms Blog.…

Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Krystel A. Kanzki

La Petite Pétra: Haiti Discovery Series is a bilingual series in English and Haitian Creole that teaches children to read while learning about Haitian culture.…

Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 12:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Julie Berry

Whether learning the best way to embrace the circumstances we find ourselves in each day or celebrating the unconditional love and joy in the promise of a new child, you’ll love these brilliant picture books!…

Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 1:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Trailblazers in History: On Making a Difference

Meet Jo Ann Allen Boyce, author of This Promise of Change and one of 12 African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. Kyandreia Jones provides a different view of history with Choose Your Own Adventure: Spies: James Armistead Lafayette, recounting the life of a slave turned spy and war hero for General George Washington. Moderated by Leslie C. Campbell.…

Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 2:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Duncan Tonatiuh

José de la Luz Sáenz believed in fighting for what was right. Although he never received proper credit, he was a WWI hero and creator of the the oldest Latino civil rights organization in America—a true Soldier for Equality.…

Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 2:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Cedella Marley

Bob Marley’s beloved song about countering injustice and lifting others up with kindness and courage comes to life in this beautifully illustrated adaptation of Get Up, Stand Up.…

Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 3:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Authors Jon Scieszka & Steven Weinberg: AstroNuts Mission One

AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug are animals that have been hybridized to find other planets for humans to live on once we’ve ruined Earth. So off they rocket to the Plant Planet! Will that planet support human life? Or do Plant Planet’s inhabitants have a more sinister plan? Find out in AstroNuts Mission One: The Plant Planet

Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 3:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Susan Choi

In Camp Tiger, every year, a boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond. Usually they see things like eagles and salamanders, but this year is different. This year, a tiger comes to the woods.…

Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 4:00 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Author Mark Kurlansky: Bugs in Danger

By now you’ve probably heard that bees are disappearing—but they aren’t the only ones at risk. Fireflies, butterflies, and ladybugs are in danger too. Learn just how much the growth, spread, and recent declines of these four types of insects matters to our world. In conversation with Rev. Linda P. Freeman.…

Sunday, November 24, 2019 @ 4:30 pm
Wembly’s Author Tent (Upper plaza of Children’s Alley)
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132 United States

Picture Book Author: Edwidge Danticat

When a child wakes up feeling sick, her remedy includes a yummy cup of hot chocolate, a cozy bubble-bath, and unlimited snuggles. My Mommy Medicine can heal all woes and make any day the BEST day!…

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