Walter and Wakame Tomorrow at The Storyteller Bookstore

Every year, Walter Mayes, one of the authors of Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children and best known in some circles as "Walter the Giant Storyteller," gives a talk about his children's book picks for the year. If you are involved at all with children's books in the Northern California Bay Area, you will recognize Walter's huge frame, bright red hair, and bushy beard. (And if you were at Hicklebee's bookstore on the night of the final Harry Potter release, you would have recognized him as Hagrid.)

Walter will be giving his "Best Books of 2007" talk tomorrow night at The Storyteller, an incredible children's bookstore in Lafayette, California. Right in my backyard, as a matter of fact. And I just found out today that one of his picks will be The Wakame Gatherers by Holly Thompson and Kazumi Wilds! Woohoo!

If you're in the area, you should definitely consider stopping by. Walter is a great speaker, and he will surely excite you about all the great books that came out this year.

Walter's Best Books of 2007!
The Storyteller Bookstore
30 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette CA 94549
Thursday, November 8, 7:00-9:00 pm
$10 fee. Reservations required. Call 925-284-3480

For parents and teachers, this evening full of giveaways and great advice is a yearly favorite. Walter will be covering ages 0-12. (Watch for another night of great book for ages 12-18 in the spring.) The Storyteller finds itself overwhelmed by posters and other giveaways, so we hope you'll come down for this event and take away great armfuls.