# Event Details - **Event Name**: In-Store Storytime: Jill Santopolo, Can You Grow a Striped Banana? - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 am – Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 12:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: East City Bookshop welcomes Jill Santopolo for an author storytime featuring her new book, CAN YOU GROW A STRIPED BANANA?About this EventNote on Format: This event is in-store only. Preorder your copy of Can You Grow a Striped Banana? in Eventbrite checkout as an add-on to your ticket.ABOUT CAN YOU GROW A STRIPED BANANA?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.Jill 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/washington/in-store-storytime-jill-santopolo-can-you-grow-a-striped-banana/100001985449275229 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 22.19, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Washington - **state**: DC - **country**: United States - **location**: East City Bookshop - **lat**: 38.88456060000001 - **long**: -76.9968836 - **full address**: East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, Washington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: In-Store Storytime: Jill Santopolo, Can You Grow a Striped Banana? - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/62b62b913fe06d259abab5b0b16d62d8e2e05dc98f8fd49a3e78c51b7f8958d5-rimg-w1200-h600-dcde6569-gmir.jpg?v=1773872036 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is In-Store Storytime: Jill Santopolo, Can You Grow a Striped Banana? being held? - **A:** In-Store Storytime: Jill Santopolo, Can You Grow a Striped Banana? takes place on Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 11:30 am to Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 12:30 pm at East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, Washington, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for In-Store Storytime: Jill Santopolo, Can You Grow a Striped Banana?? - **A:** Tickets for In-Store Storytime: Jill Santopolo, Can You Grow a Striped Banana? are priced at USD 22 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityIn-Person AdmissionFreeAvailableCopy of CAN YOU GROW A STRIPED BANANA?USD 22 + USD 2 fee + USD 1 taxAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing In-Store Storytime: Jill Santopolo, Can You Grow a Striped Banana?? - **A:** In-Store Storytime: Jill Santopolo, Can You Grow a Striped Banana? is organized by East City Bookshop. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at East City Bookshop's events? - **A:** Attendees have given East City Bookshop a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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