We know that Everyone Poops set the bar pretty high for explaining adult concepts to children, but Berkeley’s Guerilla Cafe will take it a step further this Tuesday when it hosts author and illustrator Ricardo Cores, creator of It’s Just a Plant, or, as the press release dubs it, “a children’s storyof marijuana.” Need to know more? The full press release after the jump.
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Two Smart Books for Kids
A Reading November 14, 2006 at Guerilla Cafe, Berkeley
WHAT: MartÃn Perna and Ricardo Cores will be reading from their
children’s books BLACKOUT! and It’s Just a Plant, a children’s story
of marijuana. This event is FREE!
WHEN: 6 PM at Guerilla Cafe at 1629 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley, CA.
BLACKOUT!, written by Martin Perna (founder of musical group Antibalas
and saxophonist for TV on the Radio), is a true tale of the 36 hour
blackout that affected the northeast USA in 2003. Illustrated in a
coloring book format by Ricardo Cortes, we see how urban communities
unite to use their imaginations to cope without electricity and in the
process discover the beauty of darkness. For more information on
BLACKOUT! visit: www.theblackoutbook.com
In addition to illustrating BLACKOUT!, Ricardo Cortes is author and
illustrator of It’s Just a Plant, a children’s story of marijuana.
Ricardo will read excerpts from this controversial book, which has
been called “a glimpse of what enlightened drug education could be,”
by Dr. Andrew Weil, and attacked by Bill O’Reilly and the Office of
Federal Drug Policy. For more information of It’s Just a Plant, check
out: www.justaplant.com
The readings will begin at Guerilla Cafe shortly after 6pm, followed
by book signing, discussion, and a collaborative coloring project of
BLACKOUT! Refreshments will be served.
For more information on the venue, visit www.guerillacafe.com
For more information on Magic Propaganda Mill Books, visit: www.mpmill.com
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