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Story Time with Local Kids’ Author Mike Bender
Saturday, May 10 at 3:00 PM
Chaucer’s Books (3321 State Street, 805-682-6787) hosts local author Mike Bender for a reading and signing of his latest children’s book Bored Panda.
Description
Come along with a tech-obsessed Panda as he goes from having a “boring” no-screens day to a joyful, out-and-about day. The New York Times bestselling creator of Awkward Family Photos wants you to know: being bored is not boring!
For Panda, there is NOTHING worse than being bored. It’s just so…boring.
But what’s a tech-loving panda to do when there’s no electricity? Skeptical that the great outdoors will cure his boredom, Panda nonetheless sets out on a day full of surprises. They might even turn out to be fun surprises!
From the duo behind The Most Serious Fart comes a very not boring tale about how boredom is never really boredom–it’s a chance to discover all the fun waiting to be had!
About the Author and Illustrator
Mike Bender is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of Awkward Family Photos. He has written the Junior Library Guild Selection, The Book About Nothing, The End Is Just The Beginning, and The Most Serious Fart. He lives in Santa Barbara with his family and can’t wait for boredom to inspire his next idea!
Chuck Dillon has created award-winning illustrations for Highlights for Children, Scholastic, Dr. Suess Enterprises, PBS, Squishmallows, and his most recent collaboration with Costco and Monopoly. He is a proud member and four-time Reuben nominee of the National Cartoonist Society. Last year Chuck and author Mike Bender’s book, The Most Serious Fart, was featured on Ryan Reynolds’ show “Bedtime Stories with Ryan.”