Host Story & Craft Time

Young dog lovers are in for a special surprise when local author Juliette Heath and her four-legged friend Oreo host Story & Craft Time on Saturday, April 20, at 10:30am at Books & Books, Camana Bay. Families will have an opportunity to interact with Oreo while Heath reads from her new children’s book, Hello My Name is Oreo: Puppy Dog Tails. Then imaginations will run wild as kids explore their creative sides with a craft.

Free and open to the public, Books & Books hosts Story Time every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:30am.

About the Book

Hello My Name is Oreo is the first in a series of children’s books written from the perspective of author Juliette Heath’s cute and curious canine Oreo. Through her light-hearted and humorous stories, Heath addresses real life issues such as the problems facing unwanted puppies and stray dogs, and brings awareness to the amazing works of the Humane Society. 10% of all profits from the series will be donated to the Cayman Islands Humane Society.

Hello My Name is Oreo is now available at Books & Books.

About the Author

Juliette Heath was born in the United Kingdom and moved to the Cayman Islands in 1999 where she works in Wedding and Event Planning, but her real love has always been animals. Inspired by her passion, Heath volunteers at the Cayman Islands Humane Society and is currently writing a series of children’s books based on one of her own rescue dogs, Oreo. Her stories are designed to teach kids about shelter animals and she hopes that they will encourage more families to consider adopting and volunteering.

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Founded in 1982 by Mitchell Kaplan, Books & Books is exceptionally well-respected in the literary community as one of America’s most successful independent bookstores with three locations in South Florida – plus stores in Grand Cayman, Westhampton Beach, Miami International Airport and the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale.

Books & Books Grand Cayman is located in the Town Centre of Camana Bay, at 45 Market Street, where it is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00am to 9:00pm. The store number is 345.640.2665.

Books & Books was one of the first shops to open in the Town Centre of Camana Bay; Grand Cayman’s most vibrant shopping and entertainment destination. The store is designed to encourage customers to explore and creates a sense of discovery with a large section dedicated to Caymanian authors, as well as a vast number of titles of Caribbean interest. A light and airy room dedicated to children has a particularly impressive selection of picture books in addition to toys, educational games and books for kids of all ages. The new and notable fiction section includes New York Times bestsellers, while the art room has a comprehensive collection of architecture, design, photography and gardening books.

The Books & Books International Visiting Author Series brings renowned authors from around the world to Grand Cayman. The store has hosted more than 100 writers including Salman Rushdie, Michael Ondaatje, Robert Goolrick, Alexander McCall Smith and Dylan Lauren and children’s authors and illustrators such as Mo Willems, Loren Long and Anna Dewdney.

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