Red Balloon is so excited to welcome author and illustrator duo Philip and Erin Stead on tour for their new picture book, A SNOW DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE! Amos and his familiar companions are back for this delightful tale of winter hope and joy—the latest follow-up to the Caldecott Medal...
Celebrate the (early!) launch of the young adult thriller SEVEN FOR A SECRET with local author Mary E. Roach at Red Balloon Bookshop! In the town of Avan Island, there was a group home called Sister’s Place. It housed girls no one cared about, girls who had nothing and no...
Red Balloon Bookshop is SO excited to welcome award-winning authors Angie Thomas and Claribel A. Ortega on tour for the new books in their respective middle grade fantasy series, NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES: THE BOOK OF ANANSI and WITCHLINGS: SCEPTER OF MEMORIES! Join Angie Thomas and Claribel A. Ortega...
Red Balloon Bookshop is incredibly excited to welcome two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall on her tour for her new picture book, IF WE WERE DOGS! Sophie Blackall will be joined in conversation by children's librarian Lisa Von Drasek. Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall’s follow up to IF I WAS A...
Join Red Balloon Bookshop for a celebration of local author Erin Soderberg Downing's new middle grade novel, WHAT HAPPENED THEN! In this alternating narrative by bestselling author Erin Soderberg Downing, a decades-old family secret is buried within the sand, water, and woods… waiting for cousins Avery and Jax to find...
elebrate the wonders of our many features at a storytime with Miriam Moore-Keish, local author of the picture book THIS IS MY WONDERFUL FACE! With art portraying a wide variety of facial features, author Miriam Moore-Keish celebrates all the important functions our faces can serve--supporting children as they form a...
oin local author David LaRochelle and illustrator Colleen Muske for a storytime celebration of their new picture book, HOW TO DRAW A TREE! The key to drawing a tree—or anything, for that matter—is to understand your subject. How do you get to know a tree? Use all your senses! Enjoy...
Are you a manga lover or someone who wants to learn more about manga but doesn't know where to start? Then join us for the first-ever Manga Night at Red Balloon Bookshop with special guest, Briana Lawrence! Enjoy a manga and anime-themed games, bask in the company of fellow fans,...
We're incredibly excited to welcome author Kao Kalia Yang to Red Balloon for a reading and Q&A to mark the paperback release of THE DIAMOND EXPLORER! "Lyrical, evocative prose deftly captures Malcolm's longing for a sense of belonging; Yang has crafted a layered, profoundly moving musing on grief, connection (and...
Celebrate EMBARRASSED FERRET and THE METAMORPHOSIS OF BUNNY BAXTER the new releases by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough and Barbara Carroll Roberts! Join these two graduates of Hamline University's MFA in Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults program for a conversation about picture books, middle grade literature, and craft at Red...
