March
1
Royal T
If you live in L.A. (or just visiting), love Japanese art, fashion and food, then ROYAL T is the place for you. This cafe/ art gallery is one of the coolest spots around.
This Sunday, March 4th, Milk + Bookies is very proud to partner with these arbiters of cool for a special day of art and giving in Culver City.
We hope you will join us!
Here are the details.
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27
Hooray for Hollywood
We are so thrilled for our friends at MOONBOT STUDIOS for taking home the gold statue last night. Hope this means that thousands more people (who haven’t already) will log on to watch The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
Cheers to William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg!!! No other story depicting the magic of books deserves it more.
February
18
Here There Everywhere
Have you seen this website? It’s a great place for kids to get the “news”. Founded by a TODAY SHOW producer and mother, “Here, There and Everywhere Kids News” is a very cool place for you and your children to spend time online.
With articles about nature, sports, politics and a section called “WOW”, there is a lot of very interesting info for kids. A great and easy way to broaded their horizons.
Check it out here.
February
18
Little Book of Feelings
We love “The Little Book of Feelings” from The Mother Company. It is so sweet and lovely plus it’s a fabulous way for young ones to start their social and emotional learning – which we believe is just as important as the ABC’s.
Now they have created an App to show kids on a screen – as well as the board book – how they can express themselves and what it all means.
Check it out here.
February
1
Harry Potter!!!
We love “little junebugs”, the children’s book store and crafting studio in Pasadena, California.
Now we have a reason to love them even more. On February 25th, they are hosting a family fun day in all it’s Hogwarts glory.
Families are encouraged to donate books by bringing in a copy, or two, for the enormous “Harry Potter” donation they are building. Through Milk + Bookies, this delivery will be donated to the children serviced by Operation School Bell in Los Angeles.
And the magic of yumminess will be there through the generosity of our partners, Isabella’s Cookie Company. No Bertie’s Bots for us!
“Expeliarmis!”
more details little junebugs.
Isabella’s Cookie Company
January
31
We Love Morris
A while ago we shared with you our excitement (read: obsession) with the movie and app for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.
We are thrilled to announce that it has received a VERY WELL DESERVED Oscar nomination for “best animated short film”.
We sure hope it wins the statue, it has already won over our hearts.
Thank you, Moonbot Studios, for your genius and the happiness you have brought us.
Watch the magic here.
January
27
Read All About It
Check out this high school that has had 2 separate students hosting events in different ways! We are so excited to see this.
January
17
Assemble Gallery
Alway happy to share new ways in which people add Milk + Bookies to their lives.
The lovely ladies at ASSEMBLE GALLERY in Seattle, Washington put on this pretty party at their store/ gallery. Doesn’t it look great? Any version of getting books, giving books and feeling great about both – we are all over.
Milk + Bookies… it’s not just for kids.
January
13
For the love of books
Any chance we get to celebrate our love of books, we are happy to share. This amazing stop motion movie is such a lovely way to think about books and the lives they lead when we are sleeping.
Watch and enjoy: The Joy of Books
January
3
Happy New Year
With over 25,000 books raised and more than 6,500 children participating in our program thus far, we are ready to start 2012 with a bang!
Above is Frankie, our Milk + Bookies Teen of the Year 2011 who hosted THREE class projects events around Los Angeles.
Other winners include;
Olivia, age 7, Milk + Bookies Young Leader of the Year 2011, who raised over 450 books for her birthday in Franklin, TN.
Kim Fainas, Teacher of the Year 2011, a 4th grade teacher in Ocala, FL who organized a M+B book fair that raised 1,971 books for thier community.
And Milk + Bookies Philanthropic Family of the Year 2011 goes to the owners of Flywheel in Boca Raton who had a spinning book drive raising over 500 books.
Can’t wait to beat all of these incredible numbers for 2012.
Thanks for reading and for your interest and support in Milk + Bookies.
Happy New Year!