Nate is an East Bay community papers editor for the East Bay Times and Bay Area News Group.
Quercus, the new wood sprite mascot at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, gives high-fives to a couple of his pint-sized fans.I’ve interviewed many memorable personalities in my time, from Howdy Doody’s pal, Buffalo Bob, to the Berkeley Waving Man. But this was the first time I’d ever interviewed a wood sprite.Its name is Quercus , the brand-new official puppet mascot of Children’s Fairyland in Oakland.
“They seemed to like talking with me when we learned that tofu is made out of magic beans because tofu can be made to taste like anything. So we talked about vegan cooking and tofu, and afterwards the kids came up and gave me high-fives, which I really liked because I’ve only seen children from far away up in my tree.”
Now, most of us celebrate Halloween for only one night. But with Fairyland being Fairyland, they’re stretching it out over two weeks, and each day will feature something special. Oct. 20 and 27 will be Magic Fridays. Oct. 21 will be Wizard Day, and Oct. 28 will be “Pirates! Argh!” Oct. 22 will be Creepy Crawly Sunday, and Oct. 29 will be Silly Circus.
On Oct. 28, children’s book author and illustrator Vicky Fang will read from her latest book “The Boo Crew Needs You!” about a Halloween night that goes totally wrong and on which night heroes Luna, Ghost and Fang — a ghost, a skeleton and a vampire! — have to join forces to save the day.
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