Shawn Amos - Cookies & Milk

133 East Court Square,Decatur GA 30030

28 May, 2022

Description

Shawn Amos comes to Little Shop for the most fun, sugary sweet event in recorded history! As a bookstore, we're legally obligated to put "books" in the number one slot of our favorite things list, but to be honest, cookies are a very, very close second! So, we're combining our two favorite things to create an event that's sure to leave us running around the store in a sugar rush to rival all previous sugar rushes! Shawn Amos, famous blues musician and son of Wally Amos AKA Famous Amos (THE cookie guy), is going to be coming to Little Shop, along with special guest Brian Egeston, on May 28th at 5:00 PM! Shawn and Brian will be treating us to a night of story and song as they share with us about Shawn's new middle grade book, Cookies & Milk, a semi-autobiographical story about his own experience helping his father open the world's very first chocolate chip cookie store on Sunset Boulevard in 1976! There will be singing and reading and (of course) plenty of cookies so come on out for a super fun, sugary-sweet night! Tickets: Admission: $0 That's right, tickets are free! However, you will still need to "purchase" one ticket for every person in your group (ex: a family of four needs four tickets) Pre-order Cookies & Milk: $16.99 About the book: Eleven-year-old Ellis Johnson has the summertime blues. He dreamed of spending the summer of 1976 hanging out with friends, listening to music, and playing his harmonica. Instead, he'll be sleeping on a lumpy pullout in Dad's sad little post-divorce bungalow and helping bring Dad's latest far-fetched, sure-to-fail idea to life: opening the world's first chocolate chip cookie store. They have six weeks to perfect their recipe, get a ramshackle A-frame on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard into tip-top shape, and bring in customers. But of course, nothing is as easy as Dad makes it sound, even with Grandma along for the ride. Like she says, they have to GIT—get it together—and make things work. Along the way, Ellis discovers a family mystery he is determined to solve, the power of community, and new faith in himself. Partially based on Shawn Amos's own experiences growing up the son of Wally “Famous” Amos in a mostly white area, and packed with humor, heart, and fun illustrations, this debut novel sings with the joy of self-discovery, unconditional love, and belonging