Book Launch with Joanna Ho
at 129 1st St., Los Altos 
Saturday, December 7 at 11am 
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Join us to celebrate the holiday season with Joanna Ho and her latest picture book, A City Full of Santas! Come in Santa costume or other festive dress to enter our costume contest. (Hot chocolate and other holiday snacks will be provided, of course!)

For one little girl, staying awake long enough to meet Santa has been her mission for many years. But with the help of her mama, she is sure this is the year she will finally meet the man she knows smells like peppermint and laughs like the sun clapping its hands. However, when the duo arrives at the store where Santa is expected to show up, there are Santas ho-ho-hoing about everywhere, making finding the real one extra difficult. Will she find him in time for Christmas?

From New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, comes a whimsical tale of a little girl’s mission to find the one true Santa, and she ultimately realizes that one may not need to see Santa to truly feel the magic of Christmas. 

Book Launch with Jan Brett
at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Palo Alto
Thursday, December 12 at 5pm
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Linden Tree is thrilled to welcome beloved author-illustrator Jan Brett to celebrate Alice in a Winter Wonderland, a striking rendition of Alice in Wonderland transported to a shimmering Alaskan tundra, in Jan Brett's rich signature style.​

This event will be held at All Saints’ Episcopal Church at 555 Waverley Street in Palo Alto. It will include a public drawing demonstration and talk by Jan Brett about the inspiration behind Alice in a Winter Wonderland.

This is a free event, but you must RSVP as space is limited. To join the signing line, you must have purchased a copy of Alice in a Winter Wonderland from Linden Tree.

Books will be available for pickup at the event. Jan will sign one copy of Alice in a Winter Wonderland per family/person; if time allows, she will personalize and/or sign additional books. If Jan is not able to sign additional books, attendees will receive signed bookplates as needed. 

In this beautiful retelling of Alice in Wonderland, Alice spies a white rabbit checking his pocket watch before hippity-hopping down a crevasse in an Alaskan glacier, and she knows she must follow him. And so she pops down the rabbit hole, into a world of absurd personalities, topsy-turvy action, and laugh-out-loud silliness. Favorite characters like Cheshire Cat and the Duchess and King and Queen come to life as vibrant animals native to Alaska making this classic tale shine through a fresh lens, certain to appeal to readers of all ages.

Outdoor Storytimes
Sundays at 10:30am

Join us every Sunday morning at 10:30am in front of the store as one of our booksellers (or perhaps a local author) shares some of their favorite read-alouds. (Grab a tasty treat from our neighbors at Manresa Bread while your kids enjoy the stories!) All storytimes feature picture books and are appropriate for all ages.