Chaucer’s Storytime – Birds, Monarchs, and Hikes
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Date & Time
Sun, Feb 15 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Address (map)
3321 State Street
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Chaucer's Books
Sunday February 15, 2026 – 3:00 PM
Chaucer’s Books (3321 State Street) hosts local author Leslie Bains for a storytime reading and signing of her book Birds, Monarch Butterflies, and Short Hikes in the Santa Barbara Area.
Book Description
Birds, Monarch Butterflies and Short Hikes in Santa Barbara is a family guide to the various types of seasonal birds in the Santa Barbara Community; an overview of the 30,000 monarch butterflies who inhabit our area from November to February every year; and a variety of short hikes for the family to enjoy. There are also questions for children to enhance their knowledge.
About the Author
Santa Barbara resident Leslie Bains, an award-winning children’s book author, was President of AFS International, the largest student exchange program in the world with offices in over fifty countries.
Prior to that she had a 50 year career in Wealth Management serving as the highest ranking woman as Senior Executive Vice President of HSBC and was recognized as one of the top 25 women in banking worldwide.
Leslie has been involved as a corporate director and trustee of many corporations and non-profits and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Granada Theatre, the Board of the Cancer Foundation, Duke University Board of Health and Duke Global Health.
