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Charles M. Schulz Museum celebrates 9 years, author Mo Willems to visit

The Charles M. Schulz Museum is located at 2301 Hardies Lane, in Santa Rosa, California.  Schulz, a former Sebastopol resident, is the creator of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the Peanuts gang.  The museum provides a location to view the works of Charles M. Schulz as well as provide opportunities for artists to learn about cartooning, theater, and other children's authors.  The museum opened on August 17, 2002.

To celebrate the 9th anniversary of the opening of the Charles M. Schulz Museum, visitors will receive free admission and ice cream on Thursday, August 11 from 5 pm through 8 pm.  Another important museum date will be on Sunday, August 28 at 1 pm.  On that date, author and illustrator Mo Willems will be at the museum.  Willems is the creator of the fictional characters  Knuffle Bunny, Pigeon, Cat, Elephant, and Piggie.  Willems will be reading from his books and will also provide a drawing demonstration.  Free ice cream will also be available from Cold Stone Creamery.

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Mo Willems books are available for purchase online from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Powell's.  His books can also be purchased at independent bookstores like these northern California ones.

Hicklebee's
1378 Lincoln Avenue
San Jose, California 95125-3010
(408) 292-8880

Linden Tree Children's Recordings & Books
170 State Street
Los Altos, California 94022-2812
(650) 949-3390

Read.
4040 Blackhawk Plaza Circle
Danville, California 94506
935-736-9090

Book Lovers Bookstore
5800 Madison Avenue STE W
Sacramento, California 95841
916-332-3133

Gallery Bookshop & Bookwinkle's Children's Books
319 Kasten Street
Mendocino, California 95460
(707) 937-2665

2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, California
38.460323 ; -122.735802

, SF Children's Fiction' Examiner

Cindi has been reading children's fiction since she was a child herself. Her favorite gift to give a child is a book. She loves reading aloud to children, especially her granddaughter. She believes if you give a child a love of reading and a library card, they can accomplish anything.

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