Our First Author Reading!

How many quills does a porcupine have?*

Local author Laurie Isop asked more than 40 toddlers and preschoolers this question at an event sponsored by Cheerios and First Book at Seattle’s Mockingbird Books on March 27. Isop, the 2009 winner of the Cheerios Spoonful of Stories program, delighted her young audience by reading her book, “How Do You Hug a Porcupine?” and two other selections.

Cheerios is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its Spoonful of Stories program, which encourages parents to read to their children. Since the program began, Cheerios has distributed more than 60 million free books in its cereal boxes and has contributed more than 3.8 million dollars to First Book nationally.

We were so excited to introduce First Book -- Seattle to this inquisitive group of young readers and their families. Many thanks to Mockingbird Books for hosting.

*The answer, by the way, is 30,000 quills. OUCH!