READ, PLAY, SHOP! STORY HOUR BEGINS AT THE GALLERIA AT WHITE PLAINS AND THE WESTCHESTER

Simon Kidgits Club and Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Team Up to Make Stories Come Alive

 Read, Play, Shop! The Simon Kidgits Club® and Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing are excited to present ‘Story Hour’ at at White Plains and . Designed especially for families and children, this innovative program will be held once a month beginning in September.

At The Galleria at White Plains, Story Hour will take place from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on September 14, October 12, November 16 and December 14 in The Food Court. 

At The Westchester, Story Hour will take place from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on September 15, October 20, November 17 and December 15 on Retail Level 1.

Each month, children will enjoy listening to the captivating stories and participating in fun activities.

Raffles will also be held for lucky Kidgits Club members to take home books. Here is the complete Story Hour book list:

September

• Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich
• Hootenanny! by Kimberly Ainsworth / Illustrations by Jo Brown
• Say What? by Angela DiTerlizzi/ Illustrations by Joey Chou
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst / Illustrations by Ray Cruz
• I Must HaveBobo! by Eileen Rosenthal / Illustrations by Marc Rosenthal
• Stars by Mary Lyn Ray / Illustrations by Marla Frazee

 October

• Bear’s Loose Tooth by Karma Wilson / Illustrations by Jane Chapman
• Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell / Illustrations by Lizzy Rockwell
• Catch that Baby! by Nancy Coffelt / Illustrations by Scott Nash
• Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. / Illustrations by Lois Ehlert
• Home-field Advantage by Justin Tuck / Illustrations by Leonardo Rodriguez

November

• Olivia Talks Turkey by Farrah McDoogle / Illustrations by Jared Osterhold
• I’m Here by Peter H. Reynolds
• Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin / Illustrations by Betsy Lewin
• You Can Do It! by Tony Dungy / Illustrations by Amy June Bates
• Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker

December

• Making a Friend by Alison McGhee / Illustrations by Marc Rosenthal
• Mouse’s First Snow by Lauren Thompson / Illustrations by Buket Erdogan
• Fuddles by Frans Vischer
• Olivia Says Good Night by Farrah McDoogle / Illustrated by Patrick Spaziante
• We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen / Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury 

“We’re delighted to team up with Simon & Schuster to present these stories that will entertain our Kidgits Club members and stir their imaginations at the same time,” said Paula Kelliher, area director of mall marketing for The Galleria at White Plains and The Westchester.  “In addition, each child attending will receive a bookmark which they can color as a keepsake.”

Lucille Rettino, director of marketing at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing added, “With the changing publishing landscape and decreasing number of physical locations to promote books, we are thrilled here at Simon & Schuster to be partnering with the Simon Kidgits Club for this new ‘Story Hour’ promotion. This promotion is a great opportunity to have many children exposed to some of our best titles and authors.”