Once Upon a Time in Montrose, Calif., hosted Jennie Palmer, whose debut picture book is The Wompananny Witches Make a Mean Pizza (Abrams). The event drew a standing-room-only crowd of more than 80 enthusiastic listeners, all eager to learn how to make that pizza. Storytime, sketching, cookies and spotting of the store cat, Pippi Longstocking, were crowd favorites. Pictured: Palmer (2nd from l.) with booksellers (l.-r.) Mallory Hill, Michael Alvarez and Jack Festoon.
