2017 Storybook Gala
Mirrors, Windows, Doors
May 17, 2017
6:00pm – 9:00pm
The City Club of San Francisco
Mirrors
Mirrors are important to validate a child’s self-worth by showing characters that look like them, and situations that they experience. These stories help all children know they are important, worthy, and valued.
Windows
Windows provide a way for children to experience lives, situations, and events that they may never be exposed to in everyday life. These books build a child’s imagination, critical thinking skills, and empathy.
Doors
Doors are the opportunities that open up when a child reaches school ready, in love with books and learning, and strong in their self-confidence and empathy for those around them.
Thank you!
Wow! We are thrilled to announce that tickets have SOLD OUT for our first-ever Storybook Gala!
While we no longer have tickets for sale, you can still support diversity in children’s books and quality early learning programs in the Bay Area by making a donation to Tandem. No donation is too small, and every donation helps support a family to share joyful moments bonding over books.
To add your name to our waitlist, please contact Julie Barton.
Featured Guests
Confirmed children’s book authors and illustrators
Mac Barnett
Elisa Kleven
Innosanto Nagara
Isabel Campoy
Annie Barrows
Maya Christina Gonzalez
Mitali Perkins
Kate Schatz
JaNay Brown-Wood
Kathryn Otoshi
Marcus Ewert
Jim Averbeck
Oliver Chin
Robert Liu-Trujillo
Shirin Yim Bridges
Ana Aranda
Katrina Goldsaito
Host Committee
Charlotte Burchard
Supervisor Mark Farrell
Summer Laurie
Jakob Rosenberg
Laurie Edelstein and Scott Andersen
Jackie Schmidt-Posner and Barry Posner
Kirsty Traill
Sylvia Yee
The Brown Family
Our Sponsors
Literacy Lover – $5,000 Sponsor
Reading Rock Star – $2,500 Sponsorship
Storybook Supporter – $1,000 Sponsorship
Ryan Hazelton
Michele Stillwell-Parvensky and Ryan Tierney
Bill and Marcia Wertz
Other Supporters
Tickets are no longer available for this event. Thanks to supporters like you – we’re SOLD OUT!
However, you can still support diversity in children’s books and quality early learning programs in the Bay Area by making a donation to Tandem. No donation is too small, and every donation helps support a family to share joyful moments bonding over books.
To add your name to our waitlist, please contact Julie Barton.