blue manatee and brazee: glass art story time at brazee!

Thu. May 17th @ 1:30pm

Bring your little one to Brazee Street Studios to create a work of glass art inspired by a favorite picture book! Join blue manatee's Miss Kelli as she reads My Garden by Kevin Henkesi, and our friends from Brazee help create a one of a kind chameleon artwork. 

$18 per child, ages 3-6

Please call 321.0206 for more information or to register, or click here. 

Spanish Playdate for Preschoolers

Fri. May 18th @ 10:30am

Join Ana Gallegos-Yavorsky, native Spanish speaker, for this fun Spanish Playdate.
Listen to and repeat a simple lesson in Spanish, then color, play and sing what you have learned. Take a reminder home to practice with mommy. Hasta la vista!

Open to amigos and amigas ages 3-6
$5 per child
pre-registration is required, as space is limited.

Joel C: Live at blue manatee

Sat. May 19th @ 3pm

Join Joel Caithamer for songs and fun on blue manatee's LePage Stage!
Parent's Choice Award winner Joel Caithamer has been entertaining audiences with his music in the tri-state area for more than ten years. Also known as the Singing Librarian, Joel wrote and starred in the television series, "Joel's Library Jam" which continues to air on local PBS affiliate, CET. During the day, Joel is a real live children's librarian who manages a children's department in Kentucky!

-Free, all ages event
Joel's CDs are available now at blue manatee

Meet the Doulas

Sun. May 20th @ 3:30pm

Come meet local doulas, ask questions, and find out about options for pregnancy, labor, and birth.
For more information, see the Cincinnati Area Doula Society's website at www.cincinnatidoulas.com.

Puppet Power!

Sun. May 20th @ 2pm

Explore the animal world with some silly puppet friends! Mike the puppeteer will share stories and fun animal facts in this zany story time.

-Free, all ages event

We'll have another on Friday, June 2nd at 10:30am! Come join the fun! 

Signing with author Andrea Cheng

Sat. June 2nd @ 11:30am

blue manatee welcomes Andrea Cheng to discuss and sign her newest work, The Year of the Book. This novel for grades 2-6 has been chosen as a 2012 Junior Library Guild Selection, and will release on May 22nd, 2012. 

About the book: In Chinese, peng you means friend. But in any language, all Anna knows for certain is that friendship is complicated. When Anna needs company, she turns to her books. Whether traveling through A Wrinkle in Time, or peering over My Side of the Mountain, books provide what real life cannot—constant companionship and insight into her changing world. Books, however, can’t tell Anna how to find a true friend. She’ll have to discover that on her own.

In the tradition of classics like Maud Hart Lovelace’s Betsy-Tacy books and Eleanor Estes’ One Hundred Dresses, this novel subtly explores what it takes to make friends and what it means to be one.

"The Unity Blankets" signing and story time

Sun. June 10th @ 2pm

Come meet The Unity Blankets author Brandi Patchan and illustrator Beth Adams. This a magical fairy tale that reminds us that we are always connected to those we love no matter how far apart we are. Stay after and create your own set of Unity Blanket Wearables (bracelets). Perfect in time for Father's Day.

A free, all ages event