SB Reads: The Last Cuentista Family Book Discussion and Watercolor Activity

SB Reads: The Last Cuentista Family Book Discussion and Watercolor Activity

SB Reads is a family affair!  Join SBPL to share a meal and your thoughts about The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera, an award-winning and suspenseful middle grade novel that explores the power of storytelling. Higuera transports readers to a near future in which a select group of families have been sent to populate a new planet after a comet has ravaged Earth. The main character has a special connection with her abuela and “carries the stories of our past, and with them, any hope for our future.”

After our dinner and discussion, we’ll create a watercolor “postcards from Sagan” using phrases from the book. Copies of the book are available for kids age 10+ during SB Reads.

This event is part of SB Reads. Santa Barbara Reads events will run from late September through mid-November and include book discussions, workshops, musical performances, and more! Santa Barbara Reads is funded through the annual support of the Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation. To learn more about the foundation and how to support SB Reads 2023, visit their website.