Poetic Story Time and Book Signing for Pondering by Paul Paolilli and Dan Brewer

Uncle and nephew creative team Paul Paolilli and Dan Brewer, will be sharing their beautiful new picture book, Pondering: A Story in Cinquains. The two will read their book filled with this uniquely American poetry form and then sign books. Best for ages 4+.
If you can't make it to the event, you can order signed books in advance here: shoponceuponatime.com/event/2026-07-25/pondering
Dan Brewer and Paul Paolilli author photo. Two white men sitting next to each other. The man on the left has grey almost white hair and a trim white beard wearing a long sleeve blue shirt with his arm around the shoulders of the man next to him. The man on the right hand side is bald with a scraggly grey beard and tightly wrinkled eyes wearing a long sleeve red shirt.
About Paul Paolilli and Dan Brewer:
A love of poetry began early for the authors with a long-standing family tradition of creating rhyming poems to celebrate special occasions. Both have dabbled in other creative pursuits, including music, drawing, painting, and woodworking. For more than twenty years they have worked together on such diverse projects as writing a movie script, short stories, and a novel, yet poetry and poetic language remains their passion. They live in sunny Southern California.
Celebrate Once Upon A Time's 60th anniversary!
In honor of our founding in 1966, we are hosting a giveaway for each author event in 2026. Every event attendee will get a raffle ticket at the beginning of the event with a chance to win a $20 gift card at the end of the event. No purchase necessary.
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