{"id":34674,"date":"2024-11-04T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T20:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/?p=34674"},"modified":"2024-11-04T16:05:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T21:05:38","slug":"ray-gurz-to-launch-fourth-childrens-book-at-bethlehem-area-public-library-jacob-and-ridley-hang-with-koda-on-november-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/ray-gurz-to-launch-fourth-childrens-book-at-bethlehem-area-public-library-jacob-and-ridley-hang-with-koda-on-november-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Gurz to Launch Fourth Children’s Book at Bethlehem Area Public Library:\u00a0Jacob and Ridley Hang with Koda\u00a0on November 30"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ray Gurz to Launch Fourth Children’s Book at Bethlehem Area Public Library:\u00a0Jacob and Ridley Hang with Koda<\/em>\u00a0on November 30<\/p>\n

Bethlehem, PA (October 2024) \u2014 Lehigh Valley artist, musician, and professional skateboarder Ray Gurz will release his fourth children’s book, Jacob and Ridley Hang with Koda<\/em>, at a special launch event here at the Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL) on November 30 at 10 AM. Gurz, known for his energetic creativity and his passion for skateboarding, continues the heartwarming adventures of his beloved characters, Jacob and Ridley, in this highly anticipated new book.<\/p>\n

Jacob and Ridley Hang with Koda\u00a0follows the two best friends as they embark on a new adventure, welcoming a new furry friend named Koda into their crew. Koda is based on Ray\u2019s real-life pug of the same name, who he adopted from the\u00a0Sanctuary of Haafsville. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit their work.\u00a0As in previous books, Gurz\u2019s playful illustrations bring the story to life, while the narrative encourages children to embrace friendship, inclusion, and living authentically.<\/p>\n

“I’m so pumped to introduce Koda in this book,\u201d said Gurz. \u201cThe Jacob and Ridley series is all about staying true to yourself and hanging with your friends \u2014 with a little skateboarding fun thrown in for good measure.”<\/p>\n

This marks Gurz’s fourth book, building on the success of his previous titles, including\u00a0Jacob and Ridley Head to the Park <\/em>and Jacob and Ridley Start a Band<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re thrilled to welcome Ray back to the library,\u201d said BAPL Executive Director Josh Berk. \u201cI\u2019m a big fan of his music and art and the Jacob and Ridley books in particular. They are so fun and it\u2019s always a blast having him at the library. Maybe Koda will come too!\u201d<\/p>\n

The event will take place at\u00a0BAPL\u2019s Main Library, located at 11 W. Church Street in Bethlehem. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet Ray Gurz, purchase signed copies of\u00a0Jacob and Ridley Hang with Koda<\/em>, and enjoy activities for kids. Copies of the book will be available for sale during the event.<\/p>\n

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Ray Gurz to Launch Fourth Children’s Book at Bethlehem Area Public Library:\u00a0Jacob and Ridley Hang with Koda\u00a0on November 30 Bethlehem, PA (October 2024) \u2014 Lehigh Valley artist, musician, and professional skateboarder Ray Gurz will release his fourth children’s book, Jacob and Ridley Hang with Koda, at a special launch event here at the Bethlehem Area […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bapl-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paVu5I-91g","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34674"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34677,"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34674\/revisions\/34677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}