Melissa & Doug Craft Day! Decorate Your Own Wooden Chest

2010 March 3
by Summer
  
Calling all crafty 6-12 year old! Summer’s stories will be hosting a craft day, Wednesday , March 24 from 1-2 pm, where girls can pick which of the three wooden chest they would like to decorate and take home. (Butterfly, Flower or Heart Chests) Cost will be $5.00 a participant. We will also be having drinks and snacks to munch on to get our creative juices flowing.  Be sure to sign up your daughter and her friends early so they can get their first choice of chests. Limit 9 girls. Call 260-349-1745 to sign up, or email us at summersstories@sbcglobal.net to reserve your spot.  Please specify a first and second choice of chests when signing up. Payment is due on or before March 24.

Grandma’s Bag of Tricks Activity Day

2010 March 3
by Summer
 
“Created by Sharon Lovejoy-a grandmother of four and the author of two classic books of garden activities Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars is an ecologically inspired guide that combines more than 130 green activities with timeless grandparenting advice.It’s an inventive resource for grandmother and grandchild to connect with each other through nature. It is the book to make sure an afternoon, a day, or a weekend turns into a memory that lasts forever.”
 
After seeing this book, I just had to have a grandparent & grandchild activity day!  So on Saturday, March 20 from 1-3 pm we are inviting grandparents and their grandchildren to stop in the store and make a “Rainstick for a Rainy Afternoon” (a project from the book). Stop in for an afternoon a fun and hopefully a lifelong memory for you and your grandchild.  Activities will run from 1-3 pm, so come at your convience.  All ages are encouraged.
Want to find out more about Sharon Lovejoy and her books? Check out her amazing blog for more information and activities! http://sharonlovejoy.blogspot.com/

New Winter Hours and Book Hotline!

2010 January 4
by Summer
Due to the slow economy, Summer’s stories will be shortening their hours this winter.  We are by no means going out of business, we are just adjusting our hours to match the slow economy.  To make up for the days we will be closed, Summer’s Stories now has a 24/7 book ordering hotline.  You can call and place an order for a book that you would like, and we will either special order it for you, or pull it off our shelves for you.  This will make it possible for us to still help those who would like to order books on a day that we are closed. The Hotline number is 260-334-BOOK. Summer’s Stories strives to provide you with the best book buying experience around. Thanks for doing business with us.

Follow us on Twitter!

2009 July 13
by Summer

Want to know whats going on at the store on any given day? Want to know what I’m reading, doing or putting off?  Find out what stock item Lilly has just ruined? Follow us on Twitter.  Just go to www.twitter.com/SummerStories  Check it out!

Love to Read, but Don’t Have Time? Check this Out!

2009 February 10
by Summer

Love reading, but just can’t find the time to finish a whole novel? Check out these awesome short stories by crazy talented local author Nick Hayden at nickhayden.digitalnovelists.com  You won’t be disappointed!

Introducing The Book Fairy Program

2008 December 1
by Summer

Summer’s Stories is excited about our newest program, The Book Fairy.  This program could be the perfect Christmas gift for that special child in your life!  Just sign up any child (or special person of any age) to receive one or more books or items from out store every month.  We need the child’s name and address,age reading level, interests, and your desired price range.  We’ll pick an book your child will love from the information you’ve provided us.  We’ll charge your credit card or send you a bill at the end of the month for your items as well as a small flat shipping charge. 

This is the gift that keeps on giving, and your child will be excited to receive a new package from Summer’s Stories every month.  Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, or friend, The Book Fairy program can be a gift or just a way to shape a child’s life.  Stop into the store or call us at 260-349-1745 for more information.