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Bookstore Offers Sweet Stories

Tue, Jun 21, 2011

Featuring stories, a game, and a cookie-decorating contest, the Colgate Bookstore offers a program about desserts Thursday at 3 p.m. It's free and open to children of all ages and their families.

The Colgate Bookstore will host a “Just Desserts” children’s program on Thursday at 3 p.m.

Featuring stories, a game, and a cookie-decorating contest, the event is free and open to children of all ages and their families, but mainly geared towards ages 3-7.

Bookstore staff will dramatically read three picture books – about cupcakes, cookies, and chocolate cake – followed by a pin-the-candle-on-the cupcake game. Then, children will decorate cookies to have as a snack. Those who attend will receive a coupon for 20% off the day’s featured titles, and the winner of the cookie-decorating contest will receive a prize.

The featured stories will include:

  • Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake by Michael Kaplan. Betty Bunny eats chocolate cake for the first time and loves it so much she refuses to eat anything else. Mommy tells Betty that she has to eat healthy food first, and have patience. Will Betty Bunny learn that there is more to life than chocolate cake? Chocolate lovers and picky eaters will find an amusing kindred spirit in this amusing bunny tale. 
  • The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson. A twist on the ordinary barnyard, this picture book describes a curious incident on the farm. As the farmer makes his rounds each day, most of the animals chew on the foods a young reader would expect. But when it’s time to feed the cow, she feasts on something unexpected. 
  • Cupcake by Charise Mericle Harper. Poor vanilla Cupcake. He's feeling a bit drab next to his fancy friends. But when his new pal Candle comes along with some fresh ideas, the two concoct a plan to become the snazziest duo ever found on a plate.
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