CHECK OUT OUR 2025 STORY STROLLS & AUTHOR EVENTS AT THE MIDTOWN FARMERS MARKET!
Marian Hassan with Dhegdheer: A Scary Somali Folktale
Meet author Marian Hassan and get a free signed copy of her book!
Keenan Jones with Saturday Morning at the Shop
Join us for a story time featuring author Keenan Jones and get a free signed copy of his book! This book will be on display as a story stroll from 9-noon.
Timi Bliss and In Search of the Gingerbread Man
Meet author Timi Bliss and get a free signed copy of her book!
Ty Chapman with James Finds the Beat
Meet author Ty Chapman and get a free signed copy of his book!
Shannon Gibney with We Miss You, George Floyd
Join us for a story time featuring author Shannon Gibney and get a free signed copy of her book! This book will be on display as a story stroll from 9-noon.
Trisha Speed Shasken with The Itty Bitty Witch
Meet author Trisha Speed Shaskan and get a free signed copy of her book!
Art Coulson with Unstoppable
Meet author Art Coulson and get a free signed copy of his book!
John Coy with So Cold
Join us for a story time featuring author John Coy and get a free signed copy of his book! This book will be on display as a story stroll from 9-noon.
V.T Bidania with Astrid and Apollo and The Sticky Noodle Situation
Meet author V.T Bidania and get a free signed copy of her book!
T. Mychael Rambo with The Stories from My Grandmother's Hands
Meet artist T. Mychael Rambo and get a free signed copy of his book The Stories from My Grandmother’s Hands!
Cristina Oxtra with What Lolo Wants
Join us for a story time featuring author Cristina Oxtra and get a free signed copy of her book! This book will be on display as a story stroll from 9-noon.
Meenal Patel with Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala
Meet author/illustrator Meenal Patel and get a free signed copy of her book Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala!
Molly Beth Griffin with Rings of Heartwood
Meet author Molly Beth Griffin and get a free signed copy of her book Rings of Heartwood!
Karen Latchana Kenney with Snow Steps
Join us for a story time featuring author Karen Latchana Kenny and get a free signed copy of her book! This book will be on display as a story stroll from 9-noon.
Chris Park with Touch the Sky
Meet Illustrator Chris Park and get a free signed copy of his book Touch the Sky!
Author Visit Featuring Molly Beth Griffin
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Visit the author! The first 10 readers to meet Molly Beth Griffin will receive a free signed copy of her new book.
Author Visit Featuring Ty Chapman
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Meet Ty Chapman! The first 10 visitors will receive a free signed copy of his new book.
Artist Visit Featuring Monica Rojas
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Meet the illustrator of our story stroll book. The first 10 readers who visit with Monica Rojas will receive a free copy of the book!
STORY STROLL: Something You Should Know About Us by the 4th Graders of Urban Academy
Stroll through these powerful stories by students writing with 826 MSP.
Author Visit Featuring John Coy
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Come meet John Coy! The first 10 readers to visit the author will receive a free signed copy of The Secret of Fall.
Author Visit Featuring Trần Thị Minh Phước
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The first 10 readers to visit with the author will get a signed copy of her new book!
STORY STROLL: Loaf the Cat Goes to the Pow Wow by Nicholas DeShaw
Stroll through the story and find out what happens when a Native American boy’s cat surprises him at his first powwow—making for a very special dance indeed!
Author Visit Featuring Rose McGee
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Come meet MN author Rose McGee! The first 10 visitors will get a free signed copy of her book!
Author Visit Featuring Kao Kalia Yang
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Enjoy a story time and visit the author! The first 10 readers who visit with Kao Kalia Yang will get a free signed copy of The Rock in My Throat.
Illustrator Visit Featuring Magdalena Mora
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The first 10 visitors will get a free signed copy of one of Magdalena Mora’s books.
STORY STROLL: The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang
Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee navigating life at home and at school.
Author Visit Featuring V.T. Bidania
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Meet MN author V.T. Bidania. The first 10 visitors will get a signed copy of one of her books!
Author Visit Featuring Thuba Nguyễn
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Meet MN author Thuba Nguyễn and enjoy a story time featuring her book. The first 10 visitors will get a signed copy of My Daddy Tells Me...
Author Visit Featuring Crown Shepherd
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The first 10 visitors will get a free signed copy of one of CrownTheWriter’s books!
STORY STROLL: My Daddy Tells Me... by Thuba Nguyen
Stroll through a story that celebrates the life-changing love between a father and daughter.
Author Visit Featuring Nasra Noor
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Meet MN author Nasra Noor. The first 10 visitors will get a signed copy of My Mommy is a School Teacher.
Author Visit Featuring Sarah Warren
The first 10 visitors will get a free signed copy of Everything a Drum! Stick around for a story time at 10am!
STORY STROLL: Makoons by Elizabeth Albert-Peacock
Stroll through the life of a young Ojibwe bear cub as he learns cultural wisdom from his mother.