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Flo,


Feeling anxious about next Tuesday’s election? Need a break from doomscrolling and refreshing polls and election projections?


Come party with us next Monday night in Palo Alto with the always-entertaining Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris as they put on The First Cat in Space Live–a stage show featuring live music, dramatic performances, and out-of-this-world hijinx. Based on their hilarious graphic novel series–which spun out of a series of videos they created during the pandemic–this is a can’t-miss event!


We only have a few seats left, so if you’ve been waiting, grab your tickets now! Every ticket comes with a copy of their new book (out next Tuesday, but you’ll get a signed copy early) and we’ll have tons of other books and First Cat merch on hand. Come in First Cat cosplay and get a special gift!


And afterwards, no matter how things go on Election Day, you can think to yourself, “Well, at least I had a blast at the First Cat event last night!” 😂


See you at the shop,

Chris

 

Trick-or-Treat, then Candy Swap!


Bring your little ghouls and goblins downtown on Halloween starting at noon to trick-or-treat at a bunch of downtown Los Altos businesses, including ours!


Then come back Friday-Sunday for our annual candy swap. The rules are simple: bring in your Halloween candy and we’ll give you 10% off your purchase. We’ll donate the candy, you’ll get some great books, and your teeth will thank you. Fine print: only one small bag of candy per family, no refunds or exchanges on sale purchases, and NO CANDY CORN. (Seriously.)

 
📅 Upcoming Events

Maysa Odeh

Saturday, November 2 at 11:30am

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Join us for a special storytime with author Maysa Odeh to celebrate her debut picture book, A Map for Falasteen. In this gentle and heartfelt book, a young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map.

 

Does a place exist if it’s not on a map? At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families’ home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine.


Confused, she turns to her family for answers. Her grandfather draws her a new map that reveals the villages, trees and rivers that make up their homeland, her grandmother gifts her the key to the home they were forced to leave, and Mama encourages her to believe in the places she hasn’t yet seen with her own eyes. Each of their stories help her understand her people's history and her own place in the world.

The First Cat in Space LIVE

with Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris

at Cubberley Community Theatre in Palo Alto

Monday, November 4 at 6pm

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We’re excited to welcome children's book superstars Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris for an evening of live music, dramatic performances, and out-of-this-world hijinks in celebration of their new graphic novel, The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip.

 

This is a ticketed event. Buy tickets now »

 

This event will be held at the Cubberley Community Center Theatre in Palo Alto. It will include Mac and Shawn's stage show and a special photo opportunity with Mac and Shawn. All books will be signed; due to the size of the event, books will not be personalized. Fans are encouraged to come in First Cat cosplay!

 

4.5 billion years ago... on the ancient planet of Theia, an AI paperclip designed to fix grammatical errors attempted a coup. CheckMate was tired of correcting “who” vs “whom”—and concocted a plan to eliminate spelling errors once and for all. It would turn all carbon-based life forms into something beautiful, practical, perfect.

 

A paperclip.

 

And Checkmate would’ve destroyed the world too, if not for a fateful crash landing into Earth that buried it deep in debris. It was forgotten by civilization. Until now.

 

When a explorer unearths CheckMate, the AI soon escapes and invades every computer on Earth. The General and Dr. Milksop are out of options. There's only one group who can help them now: the First Cat in Space, the Moon Queen, and LOZ 4000. But when CheckMate zoops First Cat's spacesuit and reverts him into a regular cat, all hope seems utterly lost.

 

Will our heroes be able to stop Checkmate in time? Will everyone be turned into paperclips? What exactly does that First Cat spacesuit do anyway?

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Linden Tree Books

265 State Street, Los Altos, CA

(650) 949-3390

www.lindentreebooks.com


Store Hours

Tuesday 10am-6pm

Wednesday 10am-6pm

Thursday 10am-6pm

Friday 10am-8pm (for First Friday)

Saturday 9am-6pm

Sunday 9am-6pm

Closed Monday


Storytimes

Sundays at 10:30am

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