We had a fabulous time at Books and Brunch in the Blue Ridge! 

Just Added! Buzzing Bee Coffee Co. Coming to add Buzz to our Brunch offerings!
For readers & dreamers both young and old...
imagine a world where everyone is welcome just as they are.
In a partnership with Bluebird Bookstop, Emmanuel Episcopal invites readers of  all ages to a community event that celebrates the love of reading and the welcoming spirit of a new book from Roger Hutchison.

Shop at Bluebird Bookstop's Vintage Camper!
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Enjoy Brunch from Raclette on the Run and Sliced. Cake Bar!
​and Buzzing Bee Coffee Co.

Kid's Imagination Station

Bring chairs or blankets for a picnic. Enjoy the playground. Walk the nature trail.

​Meet some of Emmanuel's published authors. We are #bookish! 

​Leashed dogs welcome. Please observe mask ordinances.

Gift Bags While Supplies Last!
Just Added! Buzzing Bee Coffee Co. Coming to add Buzz to our Brunch offerings!
11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Story Time and Author Q&A with Roger Hutchison
1:00 p.m.
Where the Wild Things Are:
Parenting in an Ever-changing World
Have you ever considered that some of the best parenting resources might already be on your children’s bookshelf?

Through the sharing of classic and modern children’s books, children’s literature, and Holy Scripture, Roger Hutchison and his team at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas led a very popular parenting class that explored and discussed themes such as grief, diversity, mindfulness, mental health, and much more using children’s picture books.

Roger Hutchison will highlight a selection of these books and talk about ways children’s books can be used as resources for parenting. This is open to all – dual parents, single parents, stepparents, godparents, prospective parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, grandparents, educators, librarians… come one, come all! ​
What is Come In, Come In! ?
Come in, Come in! is a children’s picture book that captures a young child and their dream of a world in which everyone is welcome just as they are. In this world, absolutely anything is possible, and you will meet a cast of characters you are certain never to forget—elephant clouds, yogi giraffes, giggling moons, dancing tricycles, pirouetting porcupines, hiccuping hyenas, starfish wishes and more!

Written by #1 bestselling children’s book author Roger Hutchison, and illustrated by award-winning illustrator, Nicky Mills, Come in, Come in! is certain to please readers & dreamers both young and old with its uniquely compelling universe and profound words meant to showcase the possibility of a world in which we all accept each other for exactly who we are. 

​PRE-ORDER YOUR SIGNED COPY OF COME IN, COME IN! FOR PICKUP ON SUNDAY JUNE 6TH BY SHOPPING BLUEBIRDBOOKSTOP.COM
What is Faces: A Love Story ?

Faces: A Love Story is a picture book for people of all ages featuring a simple text and full-color face illustrations of those we might see in our neighborhood, in the office or school, in the grocery store, on the playground, or on the street. Faces reflecting the image of God. Faces that remind us of our diversity and the stories we tell through colors, shapes, scars, ages, and expressions, now more than ever. And when life returns to normal, faces we cherish more than ever did before.

​​PRE-ORDER YOUR SIGNED COPY OF FACES: A LOVE STORY FOR PICKUP ON SUNDAY JUNE 6TH BY SHOPPING BLUEBIRDBOOKSTOP.COM
Who Is Roger Hutchison?
Roger Hutchison is the #1 Bestselling author and illustrator of many books including, Faces: A Love Story, The Painting Table, My Favorite Color is Blue. Sometimes., and Come in, Come in!.
 
Following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, Roger had the privilege of painting with children who witnessed this tragic event. The experience profoundly affected him and convinced him to serve those who grieve with his writing and art.
 
Roger received the Governor’s Order of the Silver Crescent Award in 2014. The Order of the Silver Crescent is South Carolina’s highest civilian honor for exemplary performance, contribution and achievement within the community.
 
There is prayerful poetry woven through Roger’s work—a gentle reverence in his tone and posture toward the heartbroken—and an ambition to use art, color and poetic language to communicate love and promote healing and hope in today’s hurting world.
 
Roger serves as the Director of Christian Formation and Parish Life at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church in Houston, TX and is a member of the National Association of Grieving Children and Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. He lives with his wife and daughter just outside of Houston.
 
To learn more about Roger and follow his story, you can find him on Instagram Instagram @rogerhutchisonbooks or on his website www.rogerhutchisonbooks.com.
What is Bluebird Bookstop?
Bluebird Bookstop is a 1966 Banner custom camper-turned-bookmobile based in beautiful Central Virginia in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Run by a former librarian and mother of 4 avid readers Bluebird offers a curated collection of books for all ages and in all genres.  Bluebird's goal is to provide a community bookstore to Crozet and the surrounding area.
Meet Emmanuel's Authors Coming June 6th
Emmanuel is blessed with many published authors and illustrators in our midst. We are delighted that four will join us on the day of our event.  Helen, Linda, Kat and Catriona are going to be on hand to welcome guests and host the Emmanuel author table. ​​
Helen L. Williamson
Helen L. Williamson was born in Holywood, Northern Ireland. She received her B.A. and M.A. from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. For many years she taught creative writing in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she lives with her husband. She is the author of Tales from Balladhoon, A Pineapple Dream and Other Nonsense, Higgledy-Piggledy Thoughts, I Just Met a Dinosaur, and Adventures in Dinglewood.
Linda Marchman
Linda Marchman has lived with 45 cats and 1 dog in her lifetime. She began rescuing homeless cats when she was in elementary school, trying to find appropriate homes for them. Strays and semi-feral cats have become beloved pets over the years. To date, Linda has written and self-published three books about cats:  Two novels (Gone Astray and Silent Meow) and a collection of true tales of happy reunions, (Lost and Found Cats.)   She and her husband live close to Crozet, Virginia, with a houseful of felines of all colors and ages. (Pictured: Linda and Peter, of the trio Peter, Paul, and Mary.)
Kat Connell
Kathryn Dodge Connell worked with her daughter Elizabeth Connell Lewis on publication of My Teacher's Garden.  In My Teacher's Garden, Ms. Hildegard is a special kind of teacher. Not only does she have a knack for gardening, she nurtures the children in her classroom in a similar way. Just as a gardener tends to different flowers, she gives every child what he or she most needs to blossom and grow. Elizabeth also authored Stick Boy: Peter is a dreamer, and with just the right stick, he imagines all sorts of exciting games and adventures. Sometimes his imagination gets him into trouble, however. While he is inventing new games, he often completely forgets the world around him.

​Kat is a life-long gardener and artist. She waters her flowers in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Elizabeth Connell Lewis has been a teacher, writer and Gifted Education specialist for 25 years. 
Catriona Tudor Erler
Catriona Tudor Erler is a freelance garden writer, photographer, and speaker.  She is the author of nine garden books and contributed to many more. She also has written for magazines including Southern Accents, Garden Design, The English Garden, Home by Design, The American Gardener, and the Smith Mountain Laker. Her interview with sculptor Henry Moore was published in Architectural Digest. She has worked with several British publishers to "translate" British-written garden books to reflect the growing conditions in the United States and to be clear to American readers. Catriona's photographs illustrate her own work as well as the work of others. She has spoken to groups throughout the United States and in England, and has been a guest expert on television and radio shows.

Books written by Catriona include:
- Design Ideas for Home Landscaping (Creative Homeowner Press, December 2007)
- Poolscaping: Landscaping and Gardening Around Your Swimming Pool and Spa (Storey Publishing, Spring 2003)
- Complete Home Landscaping(Creative Homeowner Press, February 2000)
- Garden Rooms: Create and Decorate Outdoor Garden Spaces (Time-Life, April 1999)
- The Frugal Gardener, How to Have More Garden for Less Money (Rodale Press, August 1999, hardcover; paperback edition printed January 2001, translated into Polish in 2002)
- Step-by-Step Successful Gardening: Trees & Shrubs, (Better Homes & Gardens Books, January 1997)
- Step-by-Step Successful Gardening: Herb Gardens, (Better Homes & Gardens Books, August 1995)
- The Garden Problem Solver(Simon & Schuster, 1994)
- 550 Home Landscaping Ideas (Simon & Schuster, 1992) 

Learn more about Catriona's works at catrionatudorerler.com.