{"id":7253,"date":"2017-02-27T23:04:04","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T07:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/?p=7253"},"modified":"2017-03-06T22:18:38","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T06:18:38","slug":"milk-bookies-8th-annual-story-time-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westsidemommy.com\/site\/milk-bookies-8th-annual-story-time-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Milk + Bookies 8th Annual Story Time Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday, my family and I attended the Milk +\u00a0Bookies 8th Annual Story Time Celebration<\/strong><\/a>. Held at H.D. Buttercup<\/strong><\/a> at Helms Bakery in Culver City<\/strong><\/a>, the charity event transformed\u00a0the unique interiors emporium into a food tasting area, arts and crafts section, bookstore, story time living room, and more – sprinkled with favorite storybook characters.<\/p>\n

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Upon entering, we were greeted with a (much needed) coffee cart from Coffee Commissary<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0I left my husband in the coffee line because my daughter spotted some storybook characters, who we absolutely had to meet. While we enjoyed brunch from Cast Iron Catering<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and Thyme Cafe and Market<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0Little Red Riding Hood<\/em> visited our table. From our table, we heard\u00a0Heroes<\/em><\/strong><\/a> actor Greg Grundberg read from his graphic novel Dream Jumper<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Later, we checked out the book store section, where you could purchase any book for $10, which you could keep or donate.<\/p>\n

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Of course an event thrown by Milk +\u00a0Bookies<\/strong><\/a> has to have milk and cookies, so we found exactly that in the desserts area. The “milk” was actually a vegan milk alternative, made out of peas by a company called Ripple<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Ripple is nut, gluten, & lactose free and is 100% vegan, which makes it ideal for a friend of mine, whose child has nut allergies. Mrs. Thinsters<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was the cookie sponsor, and thankfully because I’m currently on a diet, I treated myself to two thin, crispy, crunchy chocolate chip cookies.<\/p>\n

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After we scoped out more of the cool furnishings in H.D. Buttercup, we sat down to listen to more stories. It was quite a treat to hear Henry Winkler, “The Fonz” read from his children’s book,\u00a0Always Watch Out for the Potato Salad!<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and to see my favorite T.V. mom, Julie Bowen read on stage.<\/p>\n

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Milk+Bookies<\/strong><\/a> Story Time Celebration 8 ended with my husband and daughter enjoying some yummy ice cream from the McConnell’s truck in the parking lot of\u00a0Helms Bakery<\/strong><\/a>. It was a fun day for us, and a wonderful way to spend a special Sunday!<\/p>\n

Keep the next Story Time Celebration on your radar!<\/p>\n

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See more photos from the event on my Instagram feed at WestsideMommy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

About Milk +\u00a0Bookies<\/a><\/h1>\n

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Milk+Bookies<\/strong><\/a> is a nationwide charitable organization that gets books into the hands of thousands of children who need them. Your help also makes the\u00a0Milk+Bookies<\/strong><\/a> movement and its instructional efforts possible, and gives young hosts across the country the ability to orchestrate their own successful story time celebrations. It also expands the impact of our growing Leaders + Readers program.<\/p>\n

Milk+Bookies<\/strong><\/a> is a non-denominational, non-profit 501(3)(c) organization that prohibits discrimination of any kind, including that based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, age, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, political beliefs, or status as a covered veteran.<\/p>\n

Milk+Bookies website:\u00a0<\/strong>milkandbookies.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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Home Advisor<\/h2>\n

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Thank you to HomeAdvisor<\/a> who sponsored the StoryTime Celebration and invited me to attend on their behalf!<\/h5>\n

HomeAdvisor<\/a>\u00a0is a leading nationwide digital home services marketplace to match homeowners and prescreened service professionals.<\/p>\n

Facebook: @HomeAdvisor<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: @homeadvisor<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram:\u00a0@homeadvisor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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