Join us for a story-time and activity with author Marissa Bañez as we celebrate her book Hope and Fortune. After Esperanza chases after a butterfly, which inevitably leaves her behind, lost, and scared, she meets 12 Fortune Fairies who help her discover her true path.

Event will include story time, arts & crafts, as sing-along, and a giveaway!

*RSVPs required for children, but not guardians!

About the author:

Marissa Bañez is an award-winning children’s author, Marissa is also a litigator with published legal articles in the New York Law Journal and the American Bar Association, a journalist/essayist for The Fil/Am Magazine, and mom to Angelica. Her books, Hope and Fortune and Hues and Harmony (How the Rainbow Butterfly Got Her Colors) – which foster and celebrate diversity, self- acceptance, and empowerment – have garnered numerous 5-star online reviews and favorable press from traditional media and the blogosphere. Check out her website at https://www.marissabanez.com