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Hi, Friend! Come join me for TWO July 12 events:

Saturday, July 12 @ 10:30 a.m. PST – Storytime and Craft
Invitation Bookshop
3119 Judson St, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Saturday, July 12 @ 4 p.m. PST – Storytime and Craft
Fact or Fiction: Raccoon Picture Book Storytime
Lake City Branch – The Seattle Public Library
12501 28th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
You can order THERE'S SOMETHING ODD ABOUT THE BABYSITTER from...
☆ Local independent bookstore Queen Anne Book Company for personalized and signed copies! (They also ship!) ☆
☆ Local independent bookstore Third Place Books for personalized and signed copies! (They ship!) ☆

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Bookshop.org
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Target.com

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