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In-Store: Storytime with Emma Straub “Mama Hug”

Published: January 4, 2025; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

Event guidelines:

• All attendees are encouraged to wear face masks at all times.
• RSVP is highly encouraged but not required.
• Additional copies of the event book will be available for purchase in-store.
• A book signing will follow the reading.
• As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we’ll work it out.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please get in touch with eventhelp@booksaremagic.net.

A scrumptious, love-filled book for preschoolers by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Mama cuddle, Mama swing.
Mama dance, Mama sing.

Join this lovable Mama and baby for a joyful day of fun and snuggles. Bestselling author Emma Straub has created an irresistible rhyming text, and Stevie Lewis’s bright and adorable illustrations are the perfect match. This is a book that mothers will delight in reading to their little ones repeatedly. A wonderful baby shower gift and just right as a bedtime read, this sweet treat is a hug in book form.

Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of the novels This Time Tomorrow, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, and We’re All Adults Here, and the picture books Very Good Hats and Gaga Mistake Day. She and her husband own Books Are Magic, two independent bookstores in Brooklyn, New York.

Time: 11:00-11:30 am EST

Free!

Registration

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