“Be our guest” and step into an enchanted evening of literature and fairy tales as The Frosted Apron celebrates the launch of the 2nd book in The Frosted Apron’s children’s book series, A Sprinkle of Library Fun: Let’s Get a Cookbook!
This family fun event is free to attend, and will be held at Rip Van Winkle Gardens (5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd., New Iberia) inside the Bayless event center on Aug. 23, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The book series was published by Pelican/Arcadia Publishing.
Activities for the Day:
Meet the author, Stacey Dempsey, and the illustrator, Lexi Renard, who will be signing copies of both, A Stir of Imagination: Let’s Bake a Cake and A Sprinkle of Library Fun: Let’s Get a Cookbook. Both books will be available for purchase at the event. Everyone attending will also get a sneak peek of book #3 that is currently in the works.
Because of her love for reading, Belle from Beauty and the Beast will be attending with photo opportunities available with her in front of the Beast’s library. Other complimentary offerings include scoops of ice cream with a choice of topping served by Baskin Robbins (New Iberia), face painting by Frenchie’s Fabulous Face Painting, and a create your own Beauty and the Beast bookmark.
Play along with the Iberia Parish Library for an exciting Passport game to score a goodie bag. Attendees will have a chance at winning a Book Bag Raffle, access to the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten registration forms, and calendars of upcoming fun when you stop by the Vermilion Parish’s (Abbeville Branch Library) station.
This is a first-come, first-serve, available while supplies last public event. Please refrain from bringing outside food or drinks.
Cafe Jefferson will be open before the event if you would like to go early and grab a bite to eat. You can also purchase a tour of the gardens inside the gift store.
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