Reading pays author, Chris Grabenstein, entertained kids around St. Louis this week with stops at two elementary schools and Buder library. Take a look at the fun below and keep an eye out for our next Reading Pays program in Fall 2016!

Kids at Ames Visual and Performing Arts School had their books signed by Chris Grabenstein before posing for a photo.

Grabenstein tells kids at Nance Elementary School about the library in Brooklyn, NY that inspired him to write Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

Before asking patrons to solve puzzles, Chris Grabenstein spoke to fans about the many state awards Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library has won. The book is up for this year’s Mark Twain award in Missouri!

There was a packed house at Buder Library for Grabenstein’s visit.