Onsite Events

Saturday February 25 - 2:00pm
Lauren DeStefano
Children's Book World
17 Haverford Station Rd.
Haverford, PA 19041
610.642.6274

Young Adult author Lauren DeStefano, author of THE CHEMICAL GARDEN TRILOGY, will be visiting us to discuss her new book, FEVER!

WITHER, the first book in Lauren's exciting trilogy, begins the story of 16 year old Rhine Ellery, who has only 4 years left to live in this dystopian society where a botched effort to create a perfect race has left men with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of only 20. When Rhine is kidnapped and sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can't bring herself to hate him as much as she'd like to. But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband's world is what it seems. In a world spiraling into anarchy, Rhine hopes for freedom and tries to escape just before her seventeenth birthday.

Now Lauren is brings us the second installment Rhine's story in FEVER. Please join us to meet Lauren and get your book signed!

Monday March 5 - 4:00pm
Jen Fosberry
Children's Book World
17 Haverford Station Rd.
Haverford, PA 19041
610.642.6274

What is your favorite kind of berry? Ours is definitely the Fosberry ... and we are so happy that science geek JENNIFER FOSBERRY decided to turn author on us! We loved MY NAME IS NOT ISABELLA and MY NAME IS NOT ALEXANDER. Now Jen is returning to CBW so we can help her celebrate the publication of her newest book, ISABELLA: A GIRL ON THE GO! Come join us to find out where Isabella's wonderful imagination is taking her in this new book, and while you are here meet the author of these creative and life-affirming books which belong in every child's bedroom.

Tuesday March 13 - 5:00pm
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Children's Book World
17 Haverford Station Rd.
Haverford, PA 19041
610.642.6274

Last year, CAL RIPKEN, JR. hit one out of the ballpark with his book HOTHEAD. We are now eagerly awaiting the March arrival of its sequel, CAL RIPKEN, JR.'S ALL STARS: SUPER-SIZED SLUGGER! We are more than excited that Cal will be returning to CBW to help us celebrate the release of this highly anticipated book and we invite you to meet this extraordinary baseball legend as he signs your books. Please note that due to anticipation surrounding this event, we encourage you to stop in to purchase your book(s) prior to March 13. We cannot accept phone orders or hold books for this event. In-person sales only. Thank you. Please see further guidelines, below.

CAL RIPKEN, JR. EVENT GUIDELINES

• This event will be a straight signing only.
• Cal will sign for a maximum of 2 hours so please plan your arrival time accordingly.
• Cal will speak with each person individually as he signs.
• No memorabilia will be signed, so we respectfully ask you to leave all mementos at home--they will not be allowed in the store.
• Only books purchased at Children's Book World Will be signed.
• Book purchasers are invited to bring cameras. If you would like a photo with Cal, you will be asked to wait in a designated area after your signing. When approximately 10 people have lined up, Cal will take a break from signing and a member of his team will use your camera to take an individual, posed photo with Cal.

Friday March 16 - 7:00pm
Ally Carter
Children's Book World
17 Haverford Station Rd.
Haverford, PA 19041
610.642.6274

ALLY CARTER writes some of our favorite YA books about spies, thieves, and teenagers. She is the NYTimes best-selling author of HEIST SOCIETY and its sequel UNCOMMON CRIMINALS, as well as the NYTimes bestselling GALLAGHER GIRLS series which includes I'D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU, CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY, DON'T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER and ONLY THE GOOD SPY YOUNG.

Ally says she lives in the Midwest where her life is either very ordinary or the best deep-cover legend ever. She'd tell you more, but...well...you know... Whatever Ally's real life is like, we are very excited that she will be traveling to Haverford to visit us just as GALLAGHER GIRLS 5: OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF TIME hits the shelves. We cordially invite you to join us in what promises to be a delightful evening with Ally.

Saturday March 31 - 1:00pm
Lincoln Peirce
Children's Book World
17 Haverford Station Rd.
Haverford, PA 19041
610.642.6274

Our young customers love LINCOLN PEIRCE and eagerly await the release of each new BIG NATE book with bated breath. Nate is now back in BIG NATE GOES FOR BROKE. In his fourth adventure, Nate introduces us to P.S. 38's archival, Jefferson Middle School. The Jefferson teams seem to best those P.S. 38 kids at every turn, and you just know that Nate has a plan to even things out! Bring your child in to meet author/illustrator LINCOLN PEIRCE and have a book signed. It is sure to be an fabulous afternoon of cartooning fun for all!

Thursday April 5 - 7:00pm
Ridley Pearson
Children's Book World
17 Haverford Station Rd.
Haverford, PA 19041
610.642.6274

RIDLEY PEARSON is not only the author of the KINGDOM KEEPERS series and co-author of the PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS series, he is also an Eagle Scout, and the proud (and very lucky) carrier of a Disney VIP pass, which grants him free admission to any Disney park anywhere in the world! KINGDOM KEEPERS V: SHELL GAME will be released on April 3, 2012, and we are thrilled that Ridley will be joining us two days later to tell us all about it! Come in, meet Ridley, hear what he has to say about his books and his life, and get your books signed!

Monday April 9 - 4:00pm
Katherine Applegate & Michael Grant
Children's Book World
17 Haverford Station Rd.
Haverford, PA 19041
610.642.6274

It isn't often that we are lucky enough to get husband and wife authors in the store at the same time, but that is what is happening here on April 9th! KATHERINE APPLEGATE, author of our favorite ROSCOE RILEY books and co-author with husband MICHAEL GRANT of the ANIMORPHS series, has a new book out entitled THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN. This life-affirming tale of a gorilla living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade is appropriate for ages 8 and up, and will quickly find its way into your heart, where it will grab on and not let go. MICHAEL GRANT caters to an older audience and is the author of the GONE and MAGNIFICENT 12 series. He will discuss the first book of his new trilogy, which is entitled BZRK. This Young Adult mystery is part of Grant's larger goBZRK experiment in transmedia storytelling which extends across websites, blogs, mobile apps and video. Come learn about this fascinating project!

Wednesday April 11 - Time TBA
Erin Hunter
Children's Book World
17 Haverford Sation Rd.
Haverford, PA 19041
610.642.6274

How many WARRIORS and SEEKERS books has your child read? ERIN HUNTER has penned over 50 books for these two series and she is showing no signs of slowing down! Our readers absolutely love her books. Erin's newest series is entitled SEEKERS: RETURN TO THE WILD and the first book is ISLAND OF SHADOWS. Your children will have to wait until June to get their hands on Book 2: THE MELTING SEA, but while they are waiting, let them stop in to meet the author in person! Don't let your cat- and bear-loving kids miss out on this opportunity to hear Erin speak and get their books signed.