{"title": "Author Storytime with Special Guests: Between the Balloons with Artist E.A. KAHANE and Tom Toro for Aperture Kids", "start": "2026-11-21T15:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-21T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Children's Museum of Manhattan", "address": "West 83rd Street 212, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "An all-ages author storytime at the Children's Museum of Manhattan featuring the children's book Between the Balloons. Artist E.A. KAHANE and cartoonist Tom Toro present this magical take on the famed Thanksgiving Day Parade, in which larger-than-life balloon characters, marching bands, and delightful surprises fill every page. A playful blend of photography and illustration, the book reveals that with imagination anything you see can become something extraordinary. After the reading, children can let their imagination fly with an artmaking activity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/author-storytime-with-special-guests-between-the-balloons-wi-51848/", "official_url": "https://cmom.org/event/alphies-goodbye-storytime-with-special-guests-between-the-balloons-with-artist-e-a-kahane-and-tom-toro-for-aperture-kids/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-21T15:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-21T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Children's Museum of Manhattan", "address": "West 83rd Street 212, 10024 New York", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Toddler STEM Story Hour", "start": "2026-11-11T10:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "New York Hall of Science", "address": "111th Street 47-01, 11368", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "science/stem"], "description": "Toddler STEM Story Hour is a monthly program at the New York Hall of Science combining stories with hands-on making for young children. This session features a reading of \"What Color is It?\" by Alice Hemming along with other fall stories. Children under 5 can then decorate their own autumn trees with fabric leaves and sparkly touches, making a keepsake to take home. The session takes place in Lab 2 on the lower level.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/toddler-stem-story-hour-124704/", "official_url": "https://nysci.org/nysci-events/toddler-story-hour", "image": ""}, {"title": "Wednesday Story Time", "start": "2026-11-11T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T16:30:00-05:00", "place": "Society of Illustrators", "address": "East 63rd Street 128, 10065 New York", "price": "Free, with a suggested donation of $5", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books/picture-book"], "description": "Wednesday Story Time is a cozy afternoon gathering for families in the historic library of the Society of Illustrators, held every Wednesday. Each week, a selection of engaging picture books with wonderful stories and artwork is shared, giving young readers the chance to listen, look, and let their imaginations grow. It is a fun way to introduce children to the world of picture books while experiencing the Society of Illustrators. It is recommended for young children and their caregivers, no registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/wednesday-story-time-55952/", "official_url": "https://societyillustrators.org/event/wednesday-story-time-11-04-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7e71d13c4523b832133f76279b75499ab6246fcf2e545a0ec7628117201a6a18-600.webp"}, {"title": "Storytime", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T11:30:00-05:00", "place": "Whitney Museum of American Art", "address": "Gansevoort Street 99, 10014 New York", "price": "Free (tickets required)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "music/jazz"], "description": "Storytime is a family reading series for all ages held in the museum's lobby, part of its Free Second Sundays program. It launches a four-month partnership with Café con Libros, a community-centered bookstore and café in Brooklyn's BedStuy that especially welcomes women, girls, and non-binary people. Nicolette Natatle of Café con Libros shares stories about jazz, artists, and our hopes and dreams, highlighting the voices of women and girls. Admission is free, though tickets are required and capacity is limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/storytime-132150/", "official_url": "https://whitney.org/events/storytime-nov2026", "image": ""}, {"title": "SVA Presents: Tiny Table Talk", "start": "2026-11-16T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Rizzoli", "address": "Broadway 1133, 10010", "price": "", "price_from": "18.99", "price_to": "18.99", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/illustration", "literature/childrens-books"], "description": "SVA Presents: Tiny Table Talk is a public conversation event held at the Rizzoli bookstore. It is presented by the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Program at the School of Visual Arts in partnership with Rizzoli Bookstore, as part of a new series on the art and craft of the picture book. This edition features presenter and author Vesper Stamper together with Claudia Z. Bedrick, and is tied to the picture book Knot Is Not a Tangle, the story of an Iranian boy making a family rug with his grandmother.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sva-presents-tiny-table-talk-89363/", "official_url": "https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/sva-presents-tiny-table-talk", "image": "https://noky.io/images/adbca7ccc11e9ffe05241013f4353ef415a0473c5c55852c3958079d1d4005d8-600.webp"}, {"title": "Storytime with the Author | DAVID EZRA STEIN", "start": "2026-11-15T11:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Books of Wonder", "address": "West 17th Street 42, 10011", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "Books of Wonder hosts a storytime with author-illustrator David Ezra Stein at its 17th Street store. He presents the latest picture book in his Interrupting Chicken series, Interrupting Chicken Raises Her Wing. In the story, the little red chicken's class visits the art museum, where she must raise her wing instead of calling out, yet is never called on. The store invites readers of all ages to celebrate the book's release in-store.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/storytime-with-the-author-david-ezra-stein-81090/", "official_url": "https://booksofwonder.com/blogs/upcoming-events/storytime-with-the-author-david-ezra-stein", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d11f3262a3b11b6bd826a4d5eb482c84608f55fb192fb8cdde3ad79882f8bf47-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Bi-lingual Storytime with Culture Tree Founder Anu Sehgal", "start": "2026-11-08T15:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00-05:00", "place": "Children's Museum of Manhattan", "address": "West 83rd Street 212, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": "15.99", "price_to": "19.99", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling", "occasion/diwali"], "description": "A drop-in storytime for children ages 4 and up at a museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Anu Sehgal, founder of Culture Tree, leads a Diwali storytime with her puppet friends. It explores the significance and origins of Diwali and how it is celebrated worldwide. Children create their own vibrant marigold artworks to take home.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bi-lingual-storytime-with-culture-tree-founder-anu-sehgal-51837/", "official_url": "https://cmom.org/event/bi-lingual-storytime-with-culture-tree-founder-anu-sehgal/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/184b027b191222e8d0493a4f9f65ede6c156b0c2cf479dcf78390e843cde3c68-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Author Event: The Ones Who Came Before with Kevin Mallaird and Illustrator Sibu T.P.", "start": "2026-11-14T10:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T11:30:00-05:00", "place": "Children's Museum of Manhattan", "address": "West 83rd Street 212, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books", "society/indigenous"], "description": "An author event at the Children's Museum of Manhattan celebrating the release of the picture book The Ones Who Came Before, followed by book signings and activities. Author Kevin Mallaird, the award-winning author of Fry Bread, and illustrator Sibu T.P. appear at the event. The book follows a Native American \"city kid\" named Aabanya who encounters a bear while visiting her grandfather. Interwoven with indigenous concepts about land and the natural world, the story and its rich, vibrant illustrations explore heritage, ancestry, sharing space, and belonging, and it is open to all ages.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/author-event-the-ones-who-came-before-with-kevin-mallaird-an-51842/", "official_url": "https://cmom.org/event/author-event-the-ones-who-came-before-with-kevin-mallaird-and-illustrator-sibu-t-p/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Story Blanket Collage", "start": "2026-11-12T10:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T12:30:00-05:00", "place": "Children's Museum of Manhattan", "address": "West 83rd Street 212, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/collage", "community/kids", "occasion/native-american-heritage-month"], "description": "Story Blanket Collage is a drop-in art program for children ages 5 and up. Inspired by storytelling traditions and textile arts, participants create layered collage \"story blankets\" using fabric, stamps, paper, and symbolic imagery. The works are meant to tell stories about home, nature, family, and community. The program is offered by the Children's Museum of Manhattan as part of its Drop-in Programs during Native American Heritage Month.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/story-blanket-collage-51840/", "official_url": "https://cmom.org/event/story-blanket-collage/2026-11-12/1/", "image": ""}]}