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this Week! Special Guests Jean Woodbury and Bonnie L. Sylvester Join The Paper Mermaid, Essex, Sawyer Free, and Manchester Public Libraries For #PictureBooks Holiday Storytimes

Posted on by Catherine

Award-winning author Jean Woodbury and illustrator Bonnie L. Sylvester join The Paper Mermaid and the libraries on Cape Ann for holiday fun featuring the children’s picture book, The Tree in Dock Square.

The free family events will include story time, book and holiday crafts, autographed copies with Jean, and in Gloucester custom art with Bonnie, too.

Cape Ann READingS: The Tree on Dock Square on the go.

Schedule:

Dec. 1 The Paper Mermaid at 4:00PM | 57 Main Street, Rockport

Special story time event: Jean Woodbury

Dec. 2 TOHP Essex Burnham Library at 4:00PM

Special story time event: Jean Woodbury

Dec. 3 Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Public Library at 2:00PM

Special story time event: Jean Woodbury and Bonnie L. Sylvester

Dec. 10 Manchester Public Library at 2:00PM

Special story time event: Jean Woodbury

Visit The Tree in Dock Square website www.thetreeindocksquare.com

Check out the new release: The Tree in Dock Square Book Trailer by Megan Mathieson!

A Book Party in Rockport!

Posted on by S.D. Kelly

BookADayinRockportPlease stop by this Sunday, July 19th and join Mary Faino at her shop in Rockport, The Paper Mermaid, along with me (aka S.D. Kelly) for a party in celebration of our new release: A Day in Rockport.

Mary created beautiful illustrations of iconic places throughout Rockport, and I wrote the text to go along with her work. It was a fun collaboration and we enjoyed the entire process, from choosing the places that would make it into the book — ranging from Millbrook Meadow to Bearskin Neck to the Headlands — to the more technical aspects of book design.

We’ll have locally-made treats at the party, a Scavenger Hunt, and a raffle to win a framed print of one of the illustrations in the book. Celebrate Rockport with us and stop by!

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Mermaids on Main Street

Posted on by S.D. Kelly

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In anticipation of tomorrow night’s special shopping event in Rockport, here’s a little preview of the store The Paper Mermaid, located at 57 Main Street in Rockport, just around the corner from Front Beach.

The Paper Mermaid is a treat, both visually and practically-speaking.  Mary, the owner, carries some fantastic toys – we are faithful fans of the Automoblox line of cars (check ’em out, parents & grandparents – they are inexpensive, well-made, and kids like them – what more could you ask for?), books, and games.  She also covers a lot of ground in the world of paper.  There is a great selection of cards, many of which feature designs by local artists (including Mary herself), notepaper, and art supplies, both for children and grown-ups.  The atmosphere of the store is both modern and vintage, wildly colorful but also somehow very calm.  Shopping for toys and greeting cards can actually be a pleasant experience, shockingly enough, when you do it at The Paper Mermaid.   The store is featuring a discount during tomorrow night’s shopping event – for details give Mary a call at 978-546-3553.