

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Storytime with Jill Santopolo at USQ
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a storytime event with children book author Jill Santopolo for a reading of CAN YOU GROW A STRIPED BANANA?.About this EventThis event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 2nd floor Children’s Department at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.This event is FREE to attend.ACCESSIBILITYStrand Book Store is an ADA compliant venue. The event space is accessible via elevator.---------------------------------------------------------------------In this cozy read-aloud—with an irresistible mix of humor and tenderness—a mom assures her daughter that while mothers may not be perfect, they’ll always be full of love. The first picture book by the bestselling author of The Light We Lost and The Love We Found.Vibrant, adorable illustrations accompany a mother’s explanation to her daughter, who makes outrageous requests that simply can’t be met. “I can’t grow a striped banana. I can’t stretch like a giraffe. I can’t hear an earthworm’s whisper or make a spider laugh,” Mom admits. But the girl’s requests just get sillier, until the funny and touching moment the next day when Mom shows her daughter that she might have to disappoint her sometimes, but she’ll always find a way to demonstrate just how much she loves her.  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/1a8b5d70-0d28-11f1-a8a2-8fecd824cacd-rimg-w925-h740-dcaba5a4-gmir.jpg Photo credit: Tim CoburnJill Santopolo is the internationally best-selling author of five novels for adults, including The Love We Found, Stars in an Italian Sky, and The Light We Lost, which was a New York Times Bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, a Belletrist book club pick, and has been optioned for film. She is also the author of the children’s books in the Alec Flint Mysteries, Sparkle Spa, and Follow Your Heart series. Jill holds a BA from Columbia University, an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, and a certificate in Intellectual Property Law from NYU. She is the publisher of Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, and lives in New York City with her husband and daughter. This is her debut picture book.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/storytime-with-jill-santopolo-at-usq/100001983130183764
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment, fine-arts
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: New York
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Strand Book Store
- **lat**: 40.7333156
- **long**: -73.99095369999999
- **full address**: Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, New York, United States

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- **organizer**: The Strand Book Store (https://allevents.in/org/the-strand-book-store/22544066)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Strand Book Store, 828 Broadway, New York, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Strand Book Store
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Entertainment, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Storytime with Jill Santopolo at USQ ?
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