# Event Details

- **Event Name**: In-Store: Storytime w/ Elisha Cooper: The Rare Bird
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Event Description**: "A gentle celebration of imagination that honors both the wildness of play and the creature comforts of home." —Publishers WeeklyAbout this EventEvent guidelines:All attendees are encouraged to wear face masks at all times.RSVP is highly encouraged but not required.Additional copies of the event book will be available for purchase in-store.The reading will be followed by a book signing.As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out.If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact eventhelp@booksaremagic.net.Caldecott Honoree Elisha Cooper returns with a unique and playful tale about an imaginative house cat who dreams of all the wild things it can be.The imagination of one housecat takes him to unexpected adventures as he dreams of spreading his wings as a "rare bird."Because a Rare Bird can do anything!Fly fast through the forest,or splash in the bird baths,or meet animals from faraway lands.Readers will fall head over heels for this extraordinary tale of dreaming, the power of imagination, and the freedom of creativity, by Caldecott Honoree Elisha Cooper.Elisha Cooper is an author / illustrator who has received a Caldecott Honor for Big Cat, Little Cat, and his following book River won the 2020 Robin Smith Picture Book Prize. One of his earlier books, Dance!, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year, and Beach won the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. In 2016 he was awarded a Sendak Fellowship. His essays and sketchbooks have appeared in the sports section of The New York Times. Cooper lives with his wife, daughters, and cats in New York City.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brooklyn/in-store-storytime-w-elisha-cooper-the-rare-bird/100001979791186734
- **Event Categories**: sports, art, literary-art, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Brooklyn
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Books Are Magic Montague
- **lat**: 40.6945995
- **long**: -73.994642
- **full address**: Books Are Magic Montague, 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is In-Store: Storytime w/ Elisha Cooper: The Rare Bird being held?
  - **A:** In-Store: Storytime w/ Elisha Cooper: The Rare Bird takes place on Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 11:30 am at Books Are Magic Montague, 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing In-Store: Storytime w/ Elisha Cooper: The Rare Bird?
  - **A:** In-Store: Storytime w/ Elisha Cooper: The Rare Bird is organized by Books Are Magic.

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