2026

JANUARY

Jan. 28 – THE BIG BOOK OF BARF turns 1 year old! Happy Barfday!

FEBRUARY

Feb. 4 – World Read Aloud Day – Middletown Elementary in Frederick County, Maryland

Feb. 11 – World Read Aloud Day – Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii

MARCH

APRIL

April 25 – Pulp & Press Lit Arts Fest in Vicksburg, Michigan

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2025

JANUARY

January 28, 2025

The release of THE BIG BOOK OF BARF: A Spewnami of Sick Science, Hurled History and Body Oddities

FEBRUARY

February 2, 2025

Special event at The Caboose Bookshop in Royal Oak, MI

February 5, 2025

World Read Aloud Day

Virtual read alouds to students at . . .

Wilder Elementary – Louisville, Kentucky

C.B. Lamb Elementary – Wrightstown, New Jersey

February 11, 2025

Jackson Christian Elementary School

February 16, 2025

Gross science at Brighton District Library in Brighton, MI

MARCH

National Reading Month

March 17

2 p.m., Warner Elementary School, Spring Arbor University

March 27

1 p.m. 2 Dandelions Bookshop – We’re making a Barfday Cake

APRIL

MAY

May 2

Paragon Academy, Jackson, MI – Career Day

May 10

Jackson Reads! presented by the Jackson County Intermediate School District at Ella Sharp Museum, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Jackson, MI

JUNE/JULY

AUGUST

August 17

SCBWI-MI KAST (Kalamazoo Area Shop Talk) 2 – 3 p.m. – virtual event

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

October 25

Story Fest 2025 – Pumpkin Palooza

Pumpkin Palooza features a special appearance from the author of The Big Book of Barf Vicky Lorencen. This will be followed by pumpkin picking, painting, and pumpkin-themed fair games!

1 – 4 p.m.

Jackson District Library – Carnegie Branch, downtown Jackson

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER