Mariana Llanos is a Peruvian-born writer of children’s literature. Her picture book Run, Little Chaski! won the 2022 Oklahoma Book Award and was listed among Bank Street’s Best Books of 2021. The Spanish edition, ¡Corre, Pequeño Chaski!, was a 2022 Alma Flor Ada Award​​ winner and a Premio Campoy-Ada Honorable Mention. Mariana is a SCBWI member (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) and currently serves as the Inclusion and Diversity Chair for their Oklahoma Chapter. When she’s not writing, she enjoys baking, spending time with her children, and visiting schools to ignite the love for reading.

Benita and the Night Creatures was selected for Kirkus Reviews’ 2023 Fall Preview issue and was called “an imaginative peek at colorful monsters.” Its Spanish edition Benita y las criaturas nocturnas earned the Junior Library Guild Gold Seal, which is a high accolade among the library spaces.

“Family Halloween Fun”

featuring

Mariana Llanos

children’s author of
Benita and the Night Creatures

Sunday, October 29
11:00 am

Barefoot Books
23 Bradford Street, Floor 2
West Concord, MA

“FAMILY HALLOWEEN FUN”

Come for Halloween Fun at Barefoot Books! We’ll have spooky tales from acclaimed children’s book writer Mariana Llanos (reading her two Barefoot titles, Benita and Night Creatures and Run, Little Chaski!, virtually from her home in Oklahoma) before kids can get creative with monster crafts and activities. Then we’ll have more seasonal, fun stories at our Storyteller Throne before closing out with a costume parade!

Perfect for ages 3-9.
This event runs from 11:00 to 12:30 pm.
RSVPs requested at http://bit.ly/HalloweenFunBarefoot.