One Man Band for Kids

Last night at the Village Marketplace I met a wonderful, funny and friendly performer named Peter McCory. Peter is a one man band! So cool, entertaining and family friendly.

He played a mix of folk, classic rock and the occasional kids favorite (but not so much that it was annoying). He even took requests!

When children approached he had shakers, bells and tambourines for them to play along. And of course they had a blast dancing and singing along!

Check out his website and if you can catch one of his shows!

A Book Lover in the Making

At the Village Market tonight I meet a great 10 year old. He was helping his mom, another vendor, set up but then had very little to do during the market.
While he was browsing my display I suggested several titles, Little Leap Forward, Barefoot Book of Pirates. He was drawn to The Boy Who Grew Flowers and settled in on my rug to read it. Mom commented that his teacher wanted him to read at a higher level and he was always choosing picture books below his reading level. I pointed out that just because these books had pictures didn't mean they were below his level. Next he picked up the Barefoot Book of Monsters, and didn't put it down.
The next thing I knew he was counting his money in his wallet to buy it! He read all evening, camped out on the rug!
Mom was ecstatic! She had never seen him read like that!
Next they want to buy some books for his little sister and their teachers!

To Market, To Market to buy a Great Book!

I'm off for my first day at a new vendor venue in Fairfax, VA. If you are in the area, looking for dinner, music, fun and a good book come on by!


Or if you would rather curl up on the couch with a mug of hot chocolate (Yummmmm!) Stop by the Barefoot Books Website where you can order 3 books and get the 4th one FREE!

Great Place to Shop

This time of year I get very discouraged walking through the Malls and Big Box Stores! I just keep seeing the same old stuff. Call me quirky but I love to look for the unusual gift, the gift that will let my loved ones know I was really thinking about them when I purchased it.

Add to that the fact that in this economy I'm not exactly excited to hand money money over to the big corporations! I would rather support small business owners, crafts people, artisans...you know the little guys like me!

Hoooray for a perfect place to get that all done right here in my backyard! Downtown Fairfax now has open a wonderful Village Market Place filled with local people showing their wares! Check out their website and come on down on Friday and Saturday evenings. Lots of nice restaurants in the area as well, so make a night of it!

I'll be there with Barefoot Books several times through out the season. See ya there!