{"title": "Storytime with Marilyn Singer at USQ", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T11:00:00-04:00", "place": "Strand Bookstore", "address": "Broadway 2020, 10023 New York", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/storytime-with-marilyn-singer-at-usq-tickets-2003021460107", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/childrens-books"], "description": "A free read-aloud storytime event in the children's department of a New York bookstore, where a children's book author reads her picture book to young listeners. Author Marilyn Singer, joined by her editor Jill Davis, reads 'THE VERY UNUSUAL PUMPKIN', a story in which Lulu helps her Grandma become a better storyteller and together they spin a tale about an unusual pumpkin and a fairy godmother. The book, aimed at readers ages 4-8, explores how curiosity and dialogue shape great stories. 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