The Reading Bug

Ages 0-2. 
Shake a leg (or have Mommy or Daddy shake your leg for you)!  

All Ages. 
Sing along to your favorite songs and listen to great new stories.  

Ages 3+ 
More than just a storytime!  Once the stories are done, we'll complete a related craft project together! (No cost)  

Ages 3+ 
More than just a storytime!  Once the stories are done, we'll complete a related craft project together! (No cost)  

Ages *2+
Come prepared to wriggle, jiggle and sing!
 *Children under 2 are welcome to attend, but stories/activities are targeted to 2+  

Ages 0-2. 
Shake a leg (or have Mommy or Daddy shake your leg for you)!  

Ages 4+ 
This storytime is targeted towards those of you who have to be at school during our normal 11AM story hours.  We'll be reading longer picture books, classics and maybe even some chapter books.    

Ages 2+
Come prepared to wriggle, jiggle and sing!
 *Children under 2 are welcome to attend, but stories/activities are targeted to 2+  

Part of our new Parenting Series, join us for a lecture with nutritionist Suzanne Tennis.  The topic will be "How to Help Your Kids Eat Balanced Meals: Dealing With Under & Over Eaters".

Dr. Tennis sees parents most troubled by picky eaters and also by kids that never stop eating! The solutions to both these extreme type of eating behaviors are the same. During the event, we will go over guidelines for parents that will help them teach their children about the reasons behind food groupings, meal timing issues, appetite regulation, green food phobia syndrome (hum...), and creating complex carb/protein combinations that work forthe family. Most importantly, Dr. Tennis will discuss the dynamics between parents and kids as related to role modeling, control issues, and emotional eating. The focus of the talk will be simplicity and solutions.

Bio: Dr. Suzanne Tennis is a Preventive Care Specialist & Nutritionistwho has worked in her San Carlos office with kids and their parents since 1989. She has been specializing in children's nutrition far before the term "national childhood obesity" went mainstream. She has also taught nutrition and health at many California colleges. Her office is on Laurel Street, across from the Reading Bug. She can be reached at 650-637-0480.  

Ages 0-2. 
Shake a leg (or have Mommy or Daddy shake your leg for you)!  

All Ages. 
Sing along to your favorite songs and listen to great new stories.  

A special event for children to celebrate their love of their Grandparents for Valentine's Day!

Join us when Author Ashley Wolff visits The Bug to sign copies of her beautiful books, I Call My Grandma Nana and I Call My Grandpa Papa.

We'll also be taking photos of children with their grandparents and printing them on the spot to paste onto a Valentine or into the front of the book, where there is a special frame. You can also bring a picture from home if your Grandparents live far away.

Recommended for age 3+

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: There seems to be no thrill like becoming a grandmother. ASHLEY WOLFF
knows so many joyful, energetic, and downright hip Nanas, Abuelitas,
and Grandmas that she had to write a book to celebrate how special each
one is. Ashley has written and/or illustrated more than fifty books
including Baby Beluga, Stella and Roy Go Camping, Miss Bindergarten
Gets Ready for Kindergarten, When Lucy Goes Out Walking, The Wild
Little Horse, and Mama's Milk. She lives in San Francisco
with her husband, Sabin, and border collie, Lucy. Ashley hopes that
someday her two sons will make her a Granny, too.

While Moms and Dads shop, we'll be behind the curtain in our event space, making secret valentines for them and reading Valentines stories!   Recommended for ages 3+

Ages *2+
Come prepared to wriggle, jiggle and sing!
 *Children under 2 are welcome to attend, but stories/activities are targeted to 2+  

Ages 0-2. 
Shake a leg (or have Mommy or Daddy shake your leg for you)!  

Ages 4+ 
This storytime is targeted towards those of you who have to be at school during our normal 11AM story hours.  We'll be reading longer picture books, classics and maybe even some chapter books.    

Ages 2+
Come prepared to wriggle, jiggle and sing!
 *Children under 2 are welcome to attend, but stories/activities are targeted to 2+  

Come on in and get your face painted with your favorite Greek God's symbol while eating blue food!  Be sure to also pick up your Percy Package (first come, first serve).

Ancient Greek soldiers were also known as Hoplites. They carried a large
shield often made of wood and were painted by the individual soldiers
to their own design.  Ours won't be quite as sturdy - but your creativity will make them just as elaborite!

Together, we'll go on a quest through the store to find Zeus' Lightning Bolt.
Afterwards, get your picture taken and pick it up in the store next week!

Ages 0-2. 
Shake a leg (or have Mommy or Daddy shake your leg for you)!  

Moms and daughters will choose, read and discuss a different book each month. We'll have thought provoking and fun questions to help guide our monthly conversations along with an occasional activity. Come join the fun and share your love of reading with a girl in your life! Future meetings will be held the third Friday of every month.

This Month's Book:

All Ages. 
Sing along to your favorite songs and listen to great new stories.  

A not-to-be-missed author visit!  Tim Myers, author of several Reading Bug favorites like If You Give a T-Rex a Bone, Dark Sparkle Tea, and The Furry-Legged Teapot will be in-store to sign books, answer questions and weave beautiful, magical folktales.  Tim is one of our favorite guests, and we're thrilled to have him visit us again! Recommended for ages 3+ 

Tim Myers is a writer, songwriter, storyteller, and lecturer in education and English. His Good Babies (2005) earned a strong review from Kirkus.  Basho and the River Stones (2004) was a Junior Library Guildselection, got excellent reviews in The New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and a starred review in School Library Journal; it was also a NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book 2005, and is being adapted and performed as a play by the Bret Harte Elementary School After-School Theater Project, Burbank, CA.

Tanuki’s Gift (2003) got an excellent boxed review with art in the New York Times and was chosen as a “Best Book of the Year” by NickJr. Magazine, among other honors.  Basho and the Fox (2000) was read aloud on NPR by Daniel Pinkwater, made the New York Times bestseller list for children’s books, and was chosen as a Smithsonian Notable Children’s Book, a Children’s Book Council “Not Just for Children Anymore” selection, and a Bank Street Irma Black Honor Book, among other honors.  Tim’s placed numerous pieces with top children’s magazine(Cricketgroup, Cobblestone group, Appleseeds, Storyworks, Highlights, New Moon)—won a national poetry contest judged by John Updike and has an adult poetry chapbook coming out—won a prize in the international Writers of the Future Contest for science fiction/fantasy—and has published much other fiction, non-fiction and poetry for kids and adults.  He was a SCBWI Golden Kite picture-book judge for 2002 and has a new children’s book in press. 

Tim spent fourteen years as a classroom teacher in the States and overseas, has fourteen years’ university experience and has been a professional storyteller for over 25 years.

His wife directs the reading program at SCU, his older son is working on a Ph.D. in rhetoric in New Mexico, his younger son is in grad school in Montana, and his daughter is a book-gluttonous UC Berkeley student and "Daily Californian" blogger.

Tim is the oldest of eleven children and can actually whistle and hum at the same time. 

Ages 3+ 
More than just a storytime!  Once the stories are done, we'll complete a related craft project together! (No cost)  

Ages *2+
Come prepared to wriggle, jiggle and sing!
 *Children under 2 are welcome to attend, but stories/activities are targeted to 2+  

Ages 0-2. 
Shake a leg (or have Mommy or Daddy shake your leg for you)!  

Ages 4+ 
This storytime is targeted towards those of you who have to be at school during our normal 11AM story hours.  We'll be reading longer picture books, classics and maybe even some chapter books.    

Ages 2+
Come prepared to wriggle, jiggle and sing!
 *Children under 2 are welcome to attend, but stories/activities are targeted to 2+  

We'll be reading and discussing great fiction for young people, like C.D. Payne's Youth in Revolt and Chuck Palahniuk's Choke. After meetings, we can relocate to one of the many bars and restaurants nearby! Come for the book discussion, the finger food, or just the good company. Future meetings will be held the last Thursday of every month.

This Month's Book:

Ages 0-2. 
Shake a leg (or have Mommy or Daddy shake your leg for you)!  

All Ages. 
Sing along to your favorite songs and listen to great new stories.  

Ages 3+ 
More than just a storytime!  Once the stories are done, we'll complete a related craft project together! (No cost)  

Ages 3+ 
More than just a storytime!  Once the stories are done, we'll complete a related craft project together! (No cost)  

Intended for readers from 8-12, the monthly one hour meeting will consistof discussing the book and completing a related activity. Please joinus for an exploratory hour of fun! Future meetings will be held thelast Sunday of every month.

This Month's Book:

All Ages

Come hear your favorite Dr. Seuss stories, as The Bug celebrates his birthday!

Begins at 4:00PM with a very special performance by the cast of Seussical the Musical (from North Star Academy).

Help celebrate this famous author's birthday with a special activities, including Seussian tongue twisters, word games, and poetry writing.  Plus, help us create a giant birthday card for Dr. Seuss!

Card and Crafts recommended for ages 3+

Word games and poetry - ages 6+

Ages 0-2. 
Shake a leg (or have Mommy or Daddy shake your leg for you)!  

Ages 4+ 
This storytime is targeted towards those of you who have to be at school during our normal 11AM story hours.  We'll be reading longer picture books, classics and maybe even some chapter books.    

Ages 2+
Come prepared to wriggle, jiggle and sing!
 *Children under 2 are welcome to attend, but stories/activities are targeted to 2+  

Future meetings will be held the first Thursday of every month.

This Month's Book:

Ages 0-2. 
Shake a leg (or have Mommy or Daddy shake your leg for you)!  

All Ages. 
Sing along to your favorite songs and listen to great new stories.  

Ages 3+ 
More than just a storytime!  Once the stories are done, we'll complete a related craft project together! (No cost)  

Join us for high tea w/ cookies, and a side of... madness! Come dressed as Alice, the Mad Hatter, or any of your favorite Wonderland characters

• Musical chairs
• Crafts (Queen of Hearts crowns)
• Caterpillar relay race-- how fast can you move as a caterpillar?

Ages 4+

Ages 3+ 
More than just a storytime!  Once the stories are done, we'll complete a related craft project together! (No cost)