Celebrate Pippi's 8th Birthday!

Show your love to our bookstore cat!

Celebrate another year with our cat Pippi!

ALL DAY ACTIVITIES!

10% off all cat related items (Pippi is not for sale, sorry) 

Pippi photo contest - use #BookstorePippi and #HappyBirthdayPippi then tag Once Upon A Time to be entered into a contest for special cat books. Find us on Facebook (@onceuponatimebookstore), Instagram (@onceuponatimebkstore), Twitter (@onceuponatimebk), and TikTok (@onceuponatimebookstore)

Crafts and coloring pages available all day

Make sure to check out Pippi's favorite books here!

Two Story Times!

At 11 am:

A special story time will be devoted to all things feline. 

At 5:30 pm:

Pippi will have a special TunaCake and we will sing Happy Birthday!

Afterwards, we will read all writing contest entries, time permitting. 

WRITING CONTEST:

What does Pippi do at night in the bookstore?

Be sure to bring your essay (can be words, drawing or combination; put your first name, age and phone on each entry- please write legibly)

Winning entry will receive a gift card! Bring entries to event OR submit to Jessica@onceupona.com

A portion of the day's sales will be donated to the Pasadena Humane Society, where we found our perfect bookstore cat, Pippi Longstocking. Please feel free to donate to them at any time here

Pippi Longstocking Birthday Cake

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 10:00am to 6:00pm
Event address: 
Once Upon A Time Bookstore
2207 Honolulu Ave.
Montrose, CA 91020
Books: 
Staff Pick Badge
Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky (Jenny's Cat Club) By Esther Averill, Esther Averill (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Esther Averill, Esther Averill (Illustrator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781590170472
Availability: Recently On Our Shelves
Published: NYR Children's Collection - November 30th, 2003

Party Hearty Kitty-Corn By Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Shannon Hale, LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781419750953
Availability: Recently On Our Shelves
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - March 28th, 2023

Staff Pick Badge
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza By Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063084087
Availability: Available to Order from Our Warehouse
Published: Katherine Tegen Books - May 10th, 2022

Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach (My First I Can Read) By James Dean, James Dean (Illustrator), Kimberly Dean Cover Image
By James Dean, James Dean (Illustrator), Kimberly Dean
$4.99
ISBN: 9780062110725
Availability: Available to Order from Our Warehouse
Published: HarperCollins - May 21st, 2013

Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue By Paula Harrison, Jenny Lovlie (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Paula Harrison, Jenny Lovlie (Illustrator)
$5.99
ISBN: 9780062934710
Availability: Recently On Our Shelves
Published: Greenwillow Books - September 10th, 2019

Katie the Catsitter #3: Secrets and Sidekicks: (A Graphic Novel) By Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Colleen AF Venable, Stephanie Yue (Illustrator)
$13.99
ISBN: 9780593379721
Availability: Recently On Our Shelves
Published: Random House Graphic - May 2nd, 2023

Cat's First Baby: A Board Book By Natalie Nelson Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781683692935
Availability: Available to Order from Our Warehouse
Published: Quirk Books - March 1st, 2022

Kitten's First Full Moon Board Book: A Caldecott Award Winner By Kevin Henkes, Kevin Henkes (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kevin Henkes, Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780062417107
Availability: Available to Order from Our Warehouse
Published: Greenwillow Books - September 15th, 2015

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