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The 2nd Annual Celebraton of all Things Seuss --The Dr. Seuss-athon, was a blast.  Thank you to the Starved Rock Reading Council for sponsoring the event and to Donna "Drama" Stone for managing the event.  Enjoy the photos from this fun-tastical, super-underful afternoon.  

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A wild and crazy time at the Dr. Seuss-athon.

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Tim Trumbo reading Fox in Socks.  Thank you to all the celebrity readers - Julie Hettle, Jen and Rex Williamson, Kris Zierke, Anita Kopko, and Anna Mattes.

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Marvelous Donna "Drama" Stone and friends.

A cutie pie.
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A real cutie pie.

Grand Cats!
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Grand actors and actresses from Grand Ridge!

A wonderful, wonderful cat in the hat!
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A young cat "kitten" in the hat.

Thank you Dylan, Jordan, and Becca!
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Thanks Devin, Jordan and Becca!

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"Drama Donna Stone and the wonderful Harding School acting troop!

Horton and some Book Mouseketeers.
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Josh, Rachel, Eileen and Horton. 

Who doggie and who friend.
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What a great day with the Cat in the Hat!
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Psssst.  We'll see you next year!

At the Book Mouse this you can see the works of local artists.  Brian Nolan is one of our favorites.  Welcoming you into the store is a six-foot tall carving of a Potowatami indian by Brian.  

On May 9th our Abraham Lincoln Stove Pipe Hat will be unveiled.  Sponsored by the Landers House in Utica, Illinois.  Lets see who our artist is and what s/he creates with the giant fedora!  You'll see similar stove pipe hats all over Ottawa as we celebrate the 150th a


This spring in our store the Ottawa Art League will display the works of over 30 local artist and artisans.  There will be a reception kicking off the exhibit May 10.



RACE FOR THE CURE  - 10% of all the money we make on Saturday, June 7th will be donated to the local race for the cure fund.

If your not-for-profit organization would like to host an event in our store, give us a call and let's chat about it.

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