Event Date:  May 25, 2013 - 12:00pm - 3:00pm Are your children afraid of the dark? Let the Goofy Grin Monsters help them get over their fears. Local author, Zaid Mohammad, will be reading his imaginative and interactive children’s book, “Why Are There Monsters In My Room?” at Honey's Harvest, 7150 Lake Shore Drive Rose Haven, MD 20714. Call (410) 257-7757 or visit www.goofygrinmonsters.com for more information. Location Honey's Harvest 7150 Lake Shore Drive Rose Haven, MD 20714 United States See map: Google Maps

  Annapolis Library: 410-222-1750 • 9:30am & 10:30am: Babies to 2-year-olds hear stories and songs.

  Eastport-Annapolis Neck: 410-222-1770 • 9am-3pm: Kids make a craft.

  Kids age 2 to 5 years old hear a story and enjoy a healthy snack and drink. 11-11:30am at Whole Foods, Annapolis. $2; rsvp: 410-224-2042; www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/annapolis.

  Kids age 2 to 5 years old hear a story and enjoy a healthy snack and drink. 11-11:30am at Whole Foods, Annapolis. $2; rsvp: 410-224-2042; www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/annapolis.

Event Date:  June 8, 2013 - 3:00pm - 6:00pm Are your children afraid of the dark? Let the Goofy Grin Monsters help them get over their fears. Local author, Zaid Mohammad, will be reading his imaginative and interactive children’s book, “Why Are There Monsters In My Room?” at Sweet Frogs, 3059 Solomons Island Rd, Edgewater, Maryland 21037. Call (410) 571-3925 or visit www.goofygrinmonsters.com for more information.

Ages 6 to 9 discover plants that attract butterflies. Dress for a mess. 2-3:30pm at Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary, Prince Frederick. $8 w/discounts; rsvp: 410-535-5327; www.calvertparks.org. 

  Ahoy, matey! Learn about life on the high sea and find out why pirates swabbed the deck and if they actually walked the plank at Pirate Fest, offering fun for kids, live music, pirate costume contests and treasure hunt. Refreshments sold. 11am-4pm at Darnall’s Chance House Museum, Upper Marlboro. $5: 301-952-8010; www.history.pgparks.com. 

  Annapolis Library: 410-222-1750 • 6:30pm: Families wear your jammies for an evening story. Twin Beaches Library, Chesapeake Beach: 410-257-2411 • 6:30-7:15pm: K-3rd graders hear stories and make projects;rsvp.

  Broadneck Library: 410-222-1905 • 10am: Ages 2 to 5 hear stories and make crafts to celebrate Mom. Mountain Rd. Library, Pasadena: 410-222-6699 • 10:15am: Babies to 2-year-olds hear stories and songs. South County Library, Deale: 410-222-1925 • 10am & 6:30pm: Ages 2 to 5 hear stories.