Book cover for SUNDAY SCARIES by Debra Kempf Shumaker

Join us for a very special story time to celebrate the beginning of the school year. Author Debra Kempf Shumaker will read her new picture book, SUNDAY SCARIES, followed by a fun activity and coloring.

Josie loves the weekend. She gets to do all her favorite things with mom and dad like movie night and eating the fluffiest pancakes ever. But then it starts. At first, it’s just a tickle in her throat. A wisp of a shadow behind her back … MONDAY is coming. Josie has a case of the Sunday scaries, maybe her parents too.

A playful exploration of the anxiety that bubbles up on Sundays when thinking about Monday and the week ahead, with practical methods on banishing those Sunday scaries for good!

The perfect read aloud for the “scary Sunday” before the first day of school, and a great book to have in your arsenal for the Sundays ahead. Debra will be available to sign copies after her reading.

No RSVP necessary for this event, but if you’d like to reserve a copy of the book in advance, please stop in to the store or call Cozy Calico at 571 409 0897. This will help us ensure we have enough copies on hand!

Author photo of Debra Kempf Shumaker

Debra Kempf Shumaker started reading at the age of four and hasn't stopped since. She grew up on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin but now lives in the suburbs of Northern Virginia with her husband and two cats. She is the author of several fiction and nonfiction picture books. Her latest, Sunday Scaries, releases August 4, 2026. When she isn’t reading or writing picture books, she enjoys hiking, gardening, setting puzzles, and watching Jeopardy. Find her online at www.debrashumaker.com.