Join M.K. Weber at Page & Palette on Saturday, October 24 from 1–3 PM for a playful, bookish celebration of The Book Monster — a picture book inspired by Mariah’s lifelong passion for readers and her work nurturing young learners. Meet the author behind Sybil’s delightfully literal appetite for stories, hear about how classroom curiosity and multilingual teaching shaped this quirky tale, and pick up a signed copy that’s sure to charm every tiny book monster in your life.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Book Monster is a picture book about a girl and her
voracious appetite for books: Sybil isn’t in denial. Her Book Monster transformations
are hardly problematic. The boy receiving a new library
card hasn’t disrupted her visit at all. She loves
lines. She hasn’t waited months for the book he’s
unshelved. Eating the boy was a perfectly reasonable
response. But, her stomach aches. Is it the boy? Guilt?
Both? She could spit him out and relinquish the book,
but… what if she doesn’t want to?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mariah’s love of books led to a career in education in which she could inspire the next generation of book lovers. As a former elementary and ESL teacher, Mariah now serves as the Executive Director of Auburn University’s Harris Early Learning Center and faculty in Human Development and Family Science. She received her PhD from University of Alabama at Birmingham in Early Childhood Education with a focus on supporting multilingual
learners. Her husband Ryan has been her favorite person since elementary school. Together they have
created two tiny book monsters. They have made their home in Birmingham, Alabama in which you
can find them taking walks around the lake, playing board games, or, of course, reading.