# Author Storytime with Special Guests: Between the Balloons with Artist E.A. KAHANE and Tom Toro for Aperture Kids

> Event for families in the New York–Newark–Jersey City area (NY / NJ). Times are Eastern Time.

- When: Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Where: Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 West 83rd Street, New York, NY 10024
- Ages: All Ages
- Price: events included with museum tickets
- Organizer: Children’s Museum of Manhattan
- Official page: https://cmom.org/event/alphies-goodbye-storytime-with-special-guests-between-the-balloons-with-artist-e-a-kahane-and-tom-toro-for-aperture-kids/
- Last checked: Mon, Nov 9

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## About

Listen to a reading of Between the Balloons, a book that combines photographs and illustrations of the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Afterward, make art inspired by the story.

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