SLCL and the Novel Neighbor Present Children’s Book Sensation Andy Griffiths

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Reading Garden Series for Young Audiences and the Novel Neighbor are pleased to present popular children’s book author Andy Griffiths for the latest installment in his hilarious Treehouse Series - “The 156-Story Treehouse: Holiday Havoc!”

The event will take place on Friday, November 10, 6:30 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Rd., St. Louis MO 63011.

The program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event from the Novel Neighbor.

Andy Griffiths is one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors. He and illustrator Terry Denton have collaborated on more than 33 bestselling books including over 15 books in their internationally beloved Treehouse Series. 

Andy’s books have sold 10 million copies worldwide, won 80 children’s choice awards and 10 Australian Book Industry Awards—including Book of the Year for “The 52-Story Treehouse” in 2015. The much-loved Treehouse Series has been embraced by children around the world and is now published in more than 35 countries. Five of the books in the series have been adapted for the stage and have all had sell-out seasons at the Sydney Opera house.

In the 12th book in the illustrated chapter book series, Andy and Terry’s treehouse now has 156 stories.  It has a wishing well, a super-stinky stuff level, a bouldering alley (it’s just like bowling, except you use boulders instead of balls), an enigma engine, a TV quiz show level hosted by Quizzy the quizzical robot, and the amazing mind-reading sandwich-making machine that knows exactly what sort of sandwich you want and makes it for you.

It’s the night before Christmas but Andy and Terry aren’t ready yet! They haven’t written their letters to Santa, they haven’t sung any carols or hung their stockings, and now Mr. Big Nose wants their next book done by tomorrow. When Santa Claus’s sleigh crash-lands in the treehouse, the reindeer become tangled in the branches and Santa falls into the cloning machine. With dozens of Santas running around and no way to tell which one’s the real one, who’s going to deliver all the presents? It’s up to Andy and Terry to work together to save Christmas—and maybe even finish their book on time!

Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.