Bath Book Bash

Author Gail Donovan will be leading kids in a kitty-cat book mark craft from 12:45-1:15 in the craft area!

See you Sept 7 at the Bash!

Take a look inside the world of tree hole dwellers with this science/ nature themed reading and workshop with Melissa Stewart! 🌳🦝🐿️

2:20-3:00 in the Workshop Tent.

See you Saturday Sept 7 at the Bash!

What makes a monster frightening? Or marvelous? 👹

Author Alysa Wishingrad will lead kids through the monster-making process (written or drawn) in the Workshop Tent from 1:40-2:20.

Bring your imagination and see you Sept 7 at the Bash!

Find out the secrets to drawing cute characters in this reading and drawing workshop with illustrator Kevin Hawkes!

1:00-1:40 in the Workshop Tent.

See you Sept 7 at the Bash!

Attention artists!

Do you have a Wings of Fire fan who loves to makes fan art? If so, we’d love to see it! 🔥

Send a photo of your child’s artwork to [email protected] with their name and age. (Images will be shared on our social media accounts.)

We will choose 2 submissions at random on September 5 to win a Bath Book Bash gift certificate.

Author Christy Mihaly teaches kids how to turn simple words into ✨Poetry✨ using different poetic forms.

“You Can Be a Poet” meets from 12:20-1:00 in the Workshop Tent.

See you September 7 at the Bash!

Is your child a budding artist? 🎨🖌️🖼️

Join illustrator Russ Cox for the drawing workshop, “How to Draw Using Basic Shapes” from 11:40-12:20 in Workshop Tent.

See you September 7 at the Bash!

Join author Katie Coppens for a science-themed workshop that totally rocks!

11:00-11:40 in the Workshop Tent/ Recommended for ages 7-12.

See you at the Bash on September 7!

In celebration of Tui T. Sutherland’s appearance at the Bash, we’ve partnered with 8 downtown Bath businesses for a little Wings of Fire fun!

Can you guess what we’ll be doing with these 8 dragons?! 🐉🔥

Details coming soon!

Last year’s Flash Portraits with Charlotte Agell was so popular we are not only bringing her back to do more, but also adding another session of Flash Drawings with Neesha Hudson!

Charlotte will be drawing fast, free portraits for kids and Neesha will be drawing an animal or character from one if her books for kids to keep.

They will be set up near the Game Tent, so make sure you get in line early- these will be popular!

See you at the Bash!

Check out this incredible lineup of authors for Storytime!

Storytime starts at 11:30 and runs every 30 minutes until 2:30.

September 7th at the Bash!

Board Games with Authors returns for a 2nd year! 🎲♟️♣️♦️🃏

Pull up a chair and challenge an author to Tic Tac Toe, Checkers, Jenga, and more!

11:30-3:00 in the Game Tent.

Game on.

We invite kids of all ages to get creative with our 2nd annual Children’s Costume Contest & Parade led by none other than The Pigeon! 🐦🐦🐦

The Pigeon will lead kids in a *parade* around Library Park, follwed by judging on the gazebo stage by our celebrity author judges.

Prizes will be awarded for:
🏆Originality
🏆Classic Character
🏆Group Costume

The parade will line up at the Children’s Room entrance of the Patten Free Library at noon.

See you at the Bash!

In case you missed it: we’re here to remind you to SAVE. THE. DATE!!

Meet #1 NYT bestselling author, Tui T. Sutherland at the Bath Book Bash on Saturday, September 7 from 11:00-4:00!

We can’t wait to see you at the Bash 📚

The Bath Book Bash is excited to welcome Brycen back for his 3rd time!

Brycen Green is a twelve year old author who enjoys creating imaginative worlds and sharing them with people through his stories. He has had a passion for writing since he was six years old. He has written 3 books: Camp Creatures, The Night Monsters, and his newest story, Magic and Mystery: A War Between Worlds. Brycen’s books have been featured in his elementary school library and in the Bath Book Bash. When Brycen is not writing you can find him playing on the field or court. His favorite sports are baseball, basketball, and soccer. Brycen also is an avid outdoorsman. He enjoys fishing and hunting.

We’re just 1 MONTH away from the Bath Book Bash! 🎉📚❤️

Saturday, September 7 in Library Park.

See you at the Bash! 📚

The Montsweagers are quickly becoming an annual tradition at the Bash! 🎻🪕

They return this year to kick off the Bash with their toe-tapping tunes on the Gazebo Stage at 11:00.

Come ready for some fun and bring your dancing shoes! 💃🏼

The Monstsweagers 🤝 Bath Book Bash

🚨📢 Callling all Fanwings! 🐉

Check out these adorable WINGS OF FIRE plush danglers available at Target - we just had to grab a few!

We’re working on some fun WOF-themed activities so stay tuned for details about how kids will have the opportunity to win their own plush dangler.

Make sure to save the date: Tui T. Sutherland will be signing books and greeting fans at the Book Bash on Saturday, September 7!!

He may be a little cranky at times, but we know The Pigeon is ready and excited to meet his biggest fans at the Book Bash!

The Pigeon will be making appearances throughout the day, so make sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, September 7.

See you at the Bash!

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We’re delighted to announce that Tui T. Sutherland will be joining us at the Bath Book Bash!

Tui T. Sutherland you is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series, the Menagerie trilogy, and the Pet Trouble series, as well as a contributing author to the bestselling Spirit Animals and Seekers series. In 2009, she was a two-day champion on Jeopardy! Her favorite books include Nimona, by N.D. Stevenson, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, by Carlos Hernandez, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin, and Among Others, by Jo Walton. She lives in Massachusetts with her family and two very patient dogs. To learn more about Tui’s books, visit her online at www.tuibooks.com.

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Saturday, September 7 from 11:00-4:00 at Library Park!

📢 Author Announcement 📢

Shannon Doleski is an ELA teacher and librarian in Maine. Her debut middle grade novel, “Mary Underwater,” was named a Best Book of the Year from the New York Public Library. Her book, “Gabe in the After,” was a 2023-2024 Maine Student Book Award nominee.

Shannon lives in an old Victorian with her three children, a speckle-eared beagle, and an ornery dachshund.

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Alysa Wishingrad writes fantastical stories for young readers. She is the author of “Between Monsters and Marvels,” a Golden Kite Finalist, which was featured on the 2024 ALA Summer Reading List, and ”The Verdigris Pawn,” a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.

Alysa lives in the Hudson Valley with her family and two demanding rescue dogs, who are either monsters or marvels, depending on the day.

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Chris Van Dusen is the award-winning author/illustrator of “The Circus Ship” and “BIG TRUCK Little Island.” and the illustrator of the bestselling Mercy Watson series. He is the recipient of the Lupine Award and the Katahdin Award for lifetime achievement.
Chris lives on the coast of Maine.

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Wendy Ulmer is a former music and English teacher and has written nine books for children and youth, including her most recent middle grade novel, “The Marsh.”
Wendy lives in Arrrowsic, Maine.

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Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of the New York Times best-selling picture book “Dasher” and its sequel “Dasher Can’t Wait for Christmas,” as well as “Red and Lulu” and several sports biographies. He is also the illustrator of “Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” and many other picture books.
His recent graphic novel, ”Hoops,” is a 2024-2025 Maine Student Book Award nominee.
Matt lives in Maine.

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Melissa Stewart has written more than 200 science books for children, garnering awards such as the Sibert Honor, AAA/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books, eighteen NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students, two Green Earth Book Awards, and three ALA Notables. While gathering information for her books, she has explored tropical tain forests in Costa Rica, gone on safari in East Africa, and swam with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands.