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.

Children's literature

plays a powerful role in shaping childhood experiences and children’s self-image.

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

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.