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Stuffy Sleepover & Storytime with Author Sue Fliess

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16 W Market St
Leesburg VA, United States
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Fri, Jan 16, 10am - Sat, Jan 17, 9:30am 2026 EST

Event description

Stuffy Sleepover & Storytime with Author Sue Fliess
Hosted by Birch Tree Books and Plants & Wonder

Get ready for a magical weekend! Drop off your favorite stuffed animal at Birch Tree Books and Plants any time between 10 - 5 p.m. on Friday, January 16th for a special overnight adventure. After your stuffies have been tucked in for hibernation, a special fairy will whisk them away to Wonder.

Meet us at Wonder on Saturday morning on January 17th as early as 9 a.m. to pick up your stuffy and enjoy a delightful storytime with beloved children’s author Sue Fliess at 9:30 a.m., featuring her book, How to Teach a Monster! After the event, continue the exploration at Wonder with a discounted stay and play price of $5 to all event attendees (not included in the ticket price--pay when you arrive on Saturday).

Details

  • Stuffy Drop Off & Sleepover: Friday, January 16th, drop your stuffy off anytime at Birch Tree Books and Plants

  • Pick-Up: Saturday, January 17th pick up as early as 9 a.m. at Wonder (stay and play for an addition $5!).

Storytime with Sue Fliess: 9:30 a.m. and stay for a book signing!

Event Highlights:

  • Stuffy Sleepover at Birch Tree (drop off Friday all day)

  • Saturday morning pickup starts at 9 a.m.

  • Storytime & author meet-and-greet with Sue Fliess at 9:30 a.m.

  • Book signing available

  • Purchase a signed copy of How to Teach a Monster for 10% off.

Ticket Options:

1. Stuffy Sleepover Package $25
   Includes for one child:

  • Stuffy overnight at Birch Tree (Friday drop-off)

  • Saturday morning Pickup

  • Admission to Sue Fliess author event & storytime

  • Stay and play at Wonder for a discounted rate of $5 (Pay when you arrive on Saturday. Payment NOT included in package.)

2. Signed Book – $19.08

  • A hardcover copy of How to Teach a Monster at 10% off

  • Get it signed by Sue Fliess at the event

Limited spots available! Reserve your ticket early. Sibling discounts available.

About the Author

Sue Fliess ("fleece") is the award-winning, bestselling author of over fifty children's books including Cicada Symphony, Octopus Acrobatics, Beauty and the Beaker, Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket, Flash and Gleam Light in Our World, the Kid Scientist series, Beatrice Bly's Rules for Spies series, Magical Creatures and Crafts series, many Little Golden Books, and more.

Her picture books have been named to many prestigious lists, earned starred reviews, been selected to the Junior Library Guild, included in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, appeared on Jill’s Steals and Deals (The Today Show), Reading Rainbow Live, mentioned in The New York Times, and even read by celebrities!

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16 W Market St
Leesburg VA, United States