Word Up welcomes children’s book author Apolonia Valiente for an interactive weekend storytime featuring The Words Will Come, a picture book for ages 3–7 that celebrates all the ways children communicate. This storytime is especially meaningful during Autism Awareness Month (April)
Word Up welcomes Jonnie Park--better known by his rap moniker, Dumbfoundead-- for a signing for his raw and electrifying memoir, SPIT. Jonnie Park rose from an unruly childhood in Los Angeles's iconic Koreatown to international rap stardom is as unlikely as it is exhilarating, and tells it all in his memoir. Attendees must preorder the featured book ahead of the signing at WordUpBooks.com.
Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra presents Storytime with the Symphony, in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. Each program features stories and music with thoughtful connections to themes familiar to children growing up in Washington Heights, with bilingual narration.
