This Saturday, September 22, ZooBorns co-founder and co-author of ABC ZooBorns!, Chris Eastland, will be at two special NYC Bookend Events as part of the Brooklyn Book Festival. The two events will offer guests and their children lively readings and book signings of ABC ZooBorns! You're invited to come join the fun at both! Also giving readings and signing books at both events will be Artie Bennett, author of Poopendous! and The Butt Book. The first event is at Coney Island's New York Aquarium, and will be followed by a second at Brooklyn's Prospect Park Zoo. Come on out and meet the authors, and enjoy a day at the zoo, the aquarium, or both! Details below...

A-Z Authors and Animals at the Aquarium

Enjoy a morning at the New York Aquarium! Come listen to lively author readings by Artie Bennett (Poopendous! and The Butt Book) and Chris Eastland (ABC Zooborns!), followed by book signings.

Location: New York Aquarium, Surf Avenue & West 8th Street

Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Price: $14.95/Adult, $10.95/Child (Ages 3-12), $11.95/Senior

Website: www.nyaquarium.com

A-Z Authors and Animals at the Zoo

Enjoy an afternoon at the Prospect Park Zoo! Come listen to lively author readings by Artie Bennett (Poopendous! and The Butt Book) and Chris Eastland (ABC Zooborns!), followed by book signings.

Location: Prospect Park Zoo, 450 Flatbush Avenue (Prospect Park)

Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Price: $8/adults, $5/children, $6/seniors

Website: www.prospectparkzoo.com

We hope to see you there!

ZooBorns' newest, cutest book for young children, ABC ZooBorns!, hits shelves Tuesday, July 24th. Pre-order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. With an adorable baby animal for each letter of the alphabet and fun facts for each speices, ABC ZooBorns! is perfect for the youngest readers (ages 2 and up).

ABC ZooBorns! at a glance:

* Features amazingly cute baby critters from zoos and aquariums all over the globe along with toddler friendly text and a full appendix with fun facts on each baby 

* 10% of all ZooBorns book sales go directly to the Conservation Endowment Fund

* Buy in bulk! The books are currently just $8.76 on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. They make perfect gifts!

But as LeVar Burton might say, you don't have to take our word for it! See what the critics have to say:

“Bleiman and Eastland introduce a new group of criminally cute baby zoo animals for each letter of the alphabet in a companion to 2010’s ZooBorns. Crisp, closeup photographs feature cheetahs, flamingos, marmosets, and sloths, among others, while lighthearted prose emphasizes the animals’ unique characteristics.”

—Publishers Weekly, May 14, 2012

ENTRIES FOR THIS GIVE-AWAY ARE NOW CLOSED AND A WINNER HAS BEEN SELECTED!  THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!

Everyone knows ZooBorns CATS!, our new hardcover book from Simon & Schuster, is a grrr-eat stocking stuffer, but did you know you can enter to win a FREE signed copy?

ZooBorns CATS! features adorable pictures of newborn felines from accredited zoos and conservation programs around the world. This is the largest and most complete collection of kittens of different feline species ever published! 

Details for entering the giveaway are on our Facebook page here.

You can order ZooBorns CATS! any time on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. A percentage of proceeds from sales of "CATS!"  goes directly to the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Conservation Endowment Fund.

Rules and restrictions below the fold and at the contest page.

From the guys who brought you the smash hit ZooBorns: The Newest, Cutest Animals from the World's Zoos and Aquariums, which DiscoverMagazine.com called “hands down the cutest books ever to grace my shelf” comes ZooBorns CATS!, featuring adorable pictures of newborn felines from accredited zoos and conservation programs around the world. ZooBorns: Cats! is the largest and most complete collection of kittens of different feline species ever published! Every sale of ZooBorns Cats! supports the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Conservation Endowment Fund. You can order ZooBorns CATS! now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  The following are just a handful of over 130 outstanding kitten and cub pictures from this extraordinary new book. Look out for exclusive giveaways and excerpts on our Facebook page in the coming weeks!

Ali, a Black-footed Cat from Utah's Hogle Zoo. 
(Photo: Sarah Ksiazek)

Indra, a Caracal from the Olmense Zoo in Belgium
(Photo: Olmense Zoo)

A Sand Cat from the Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort in the United Arab Emirates
(Photo: Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort / Xavier Eichaker)

Darius, a Persian Leopard from Zoo Madrid in Spain 
(Photo: © Lifeonewhite.com)

Matsi, a Clouded Leopard from the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, TN
(Photo: Christian Sperka)

Magala, a Jaguar from the Bosphorus Zoo in Turkey
(Photo: © Lifeonewhite.com)

You can order ZooBorns CATS! now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

From the guys who brought you the smash hit ZooBorns: The Newest, Cutest Animals from the World's Zoos and Aquariums, which DiscoverMagazine.com called “hands down the cutest books ever to grace my shelf” comes ZooBorns CATS! The Newest, Cutest Kittens and Cubs from the World's Zoos featuring adorable pictures of newborn felines from accredited zoos and conservation programs around the world. ZooBorns: Cats! is the largest and most complete collection of kittens of different feline species ever published! Every sale of ZooBorns CATS! supports the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conservation Endowment Fund. "CATS!" hits the shelves of local bookstores today, and you can order it now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Look out for exclusive giveaways and excerpts on our Facebook page in the coming weeks!

Above: One of over 130 outstanding baby cat pictures from ZooBorns CATS!, this photograph by Life On White shows Chapu, one of Zoo Madrid's endangered Persian Leopard cubs.

From the guys who brought you the smash hit ZooBorns: The Newest, Cutest Animals from the World's Zoos and Aquariums, which DiscoverMagazine.com called “hands down the cutest books ever to grace my shelf” comes ZooBorns CATS! The Newest, Cutest Kittens and Cubs from the World's Zoos featuring adorable pictures of newborn felines from accredited zoos and conservation programs around the world. ZooBorns: Cats! is the largest and most complete collection of kittens of different feline species ever published! Every sale of ZooBorns Cats! supports the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conservation Endowment Fund. With the official release on November 1st, you can pre-order ZooBorns CATS! now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Look out for exclusive giveaways and excerpts on our Facebook page in the coming weeks!