Richard Michelson will sign Lipman Pike: America's First Home Run King and As Good as Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom.

Richard Michelson has received numerous awards for his books for children, including recognition from American Library Association, NY Public Library, and a finalist for The National Jewish Book Award.

The 2011 Art Contest is to design a book jacket for your favorite book! Artwork will be judged for originality, creativity, and interpretation of the book’s theme.

Entries are due in the store before October 7.

Winners in each grade level (one through eight) will receive gift certificates from The Open Door, and all entries will be displayed in the store windows Nov. 12-19.

The entry form can be downloaded via the following link entry form

For sleepy little ones everywhere, Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan offers a lyrical Tanzanian lullaby that follows a loving family through their day.

The rhythm of the day’s activities creates the melody of the evening’s lullaby in this sweet song of family life along the banks of Lake Tanganyika. As the bright day shifts to twilight, the lantern on Baba’s boat twinkles in the distance, sending the baby off into a peaceful sleep on Mama’s shoulder. Inspired by a visit to her son, his wife, and their child in Tanzania, Patricia MacLachlan writes a gentle story of an African family’s day from sunup to sundown. Rich, beautifully detailed illustrations by Elizabeth Zunon offer a restful complement to the Swahili refrain "lala salama"—an invocation to "sleep well."

Celebrate Halloween seacon with tales of fantasy, mystery, and magic. Joe Bruchac will be signing three of his new novels.

John Sardos and family will be signing their picture book for children What Country Do They Come From? This is a true story of adoption.