Tour dates for If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff

Today was the official release date of Laura Numeroff's kids' book If You Give a Cat a Cupcake. I predict we see even more kids-themed cupcake books, just as we are seeing more and more cupcake cookbooks.



Here's the review from Publisher's Weekly, which says it's geared toward kids ages 3-7:

If you give an adorable gray kitten a supporting role in a popular series, he'll cry out for a lead—and thus, this latest entry from Numeroff and Bond, which features a cat that first appeared in If You Give a Pig a Party. Like its predecessors, the story bubbles with cascading “if... then” silliness: a girl's granting of a cupcake, for example, leads to a request for sprinkles, which causes a mess; cleaning up gets the cat overheated, which prompts a trip to the beach, and so forth. Some of the connections feel forced even for this series (a ride on a merry-go-round whale inspires a wish to go to a science museum), but the vivacity of the drawings and pertness of the kitty protagonist make up for the shortcomings. Besides, a lot of the series' appeal can be credited to the competency and ingenuity of the various human enablers in the books. While sometimes baffled by the goings-on, the girl in these pages is able to roll with the punches—unlike many adults.

We're waiting for the copy we just ordered from Amazon, but will let you know what's in it soon, and in the meantime, here are her tour dates: (sorry for the crazy spacing, just scroll down; I copied the code from her site, but if anyone knows how to fix this, email me at cupcakestakethecake at yahoo.com - thanks!)





































































































































































































































































WhenLocationCity/State
Wednesday, October 1, 2008        
4:00pm 


(Event sponsored by Bookends)
YMCAWycoff, NJ
Thursday, October 2, 2008       
6:30pm 
Borders1499 Post Road, Fairfield, CT
Friday, October 3, 2008       

6:30pm 
B&N Kingston, NY
Sunday, October 5, 2008       
3:00pm


(Event sponsored  by
Creekside Books)
Syracuse Civic Center Syracuse, NY
Monday, October 6, 2008        
7:00pm
B&NParamus, NJ
Tuesday, October 7, 2008     
7:00pm 
BordersNewark, DE
Thursday, October 9, 2008       
11:00am
BordersFairfax, VA
Monday, October 20, 2008    

6:00pm 
Books-A-MillionPeachtree City, GA
Tuesday, October 21, 2008       
7:00pm 
B&NAlpharetta, GA
Wednesday, October 22, 2008      
4:00pm 
B&NMt. Pleasant, SC
Thursday, October 23, 2008     
4:00pm
Park Road Books Charlotte, NC
Friday, October 24, 2008      

4:30pm 
Quail Ridge BooksRaleigh, NC
Saturday, October 25, 2008 

Call (316) 682-1181 for
details 
Watermark BooksWichita, KS 
Monday, October 27, 2008 

Call (913) 384-3126 for
details
Rainy Day BooksFairway, KS
Saturday, November 8, 2008       
1:00pm 
Books & Co.Dayton, OH
Monday, November 10, 2008 

Call (614) 263-1624 for
details
Cover to CoverColumbus, OH
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 

Call (847) 446-8880 for
details
The Book StallWinnetka, IL
Wednesday, November 12,
2008       10:00 am
B&NSkokie, IL 
Thursday, November 13, 2008    
7:00pm
Anderson’s BookshopNaperville, IL 
Friday, November 14, 2008     
7:00pm
BordersBrentwood, MO 
Saturday, November 15, 2008 


Call (314) 367-6731 for
details
Left Bank BooksSt. Louis, MO
Monday, November 17, 2008       
7:00pm
Joseph-BethLexington, KY
Tuesday, November 18, 2008       
7:00pm
BordersLouisville, KY
Thursday, November 20, 2008 

Call (702) 869-8943 for
details
NeverEnding Story BookshoppeLas Vegas, NV
Monday, December 1, 2008     

6:00pm
Books-A-MillionsBirmingham, AL
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 

Call (662) 236-2262 for
details
Square Books Oxford, MS
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 

Call (601) 366.7619 for
details 
Lemuria BookstoreJackson, MS
Friday, December 5, 2008      
10:00am


(Event sponsored by Garden
District Book Shop)
Louisiana Children's MuseumNew Orleans, LA 
Saturday, December 13, 2008   
11:30am
BookPeople Austin, TX 
Sunday, December 14, 2008     
2:00pm
Legacy BooksDallas, TX 
Monday, December 15, 2008       
6:00pm
B&NThe Woodlands, TX

Comments

TaraMetBlog said…
is she coming to L.A.?