BOOK EVENTS

Monday, Garden Grove: Students from Garden Grove High School read to children ages 3 to 5 years old. Garden Grove Regional Library, 11200 Stanford Ave. 11:30 a.m. (714) 530-0711.

Saturday, Huntington Beach: Peter Rabbit is the special guest for children’s story time. Barnes & Noble, 7777 Edinger Ave. 11 a.m. (714) 897-8781.

Saturday, Mission Viejo: The kids book club reads “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss. Borders Book Store, 25222 El Paseo. 1 p.m. (949) 367-0005.

All month, Laguna Beach: April is National Poetry Month and the library holds its first poetry contest with categories divided by age: Primary through first grade, second to fifth grade, sixth to eighth grade and adult. Winners’ poetry will be displayed in the library and published in the Laguna News Post and Laguna Coastline. Winners will be announced in mid-May. Laguna Beach Library, 363 Glenneyre St. (949) 497-1733.