Savannah hosts 'largest children's book festival in the country'

Posted: November 7, 2012 - 10:27am  |  Updated: January 11, 2013 - 3:46pm
Savannah Morning News file photo You never know who you'll run into at the Savannah Children's Book Festival in Forsyth Park.
Savannah Morning News file photo You never know who you'll run into at the Savannah Children's Book Festival in Forsyth Park.

 

Sure, there’s no Stephen King, but any kid will tell you Saturday’s book fest is a pretty big deal.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the free Savannah Children’s Book Festival returns to Forsyth Park. Hosts Live Oak Public Libraries and the city of Savannah are inviting families to swing by and celebrate the joy — and power — of reading.

“We are so thrilled to feature another stellar lineup of authors and illustrators,” says the libraries’ Christy Divine. “Children of all ages are excited to celebrate the joy of reading, the power of the written word and the magic of storytelling with us.”

More than 60 authors will present their work Saturday, with arts and craft, food and other entertainment alongside. J’miah Nabawi again will host the festival’s International Tent — which features a variety of multicultural musical performances and storytelling sessions — and young actors from the Savannah Children’s Theatre will present skits and short plays throughout the day.

“This event has grown to become the largest children’s book festival in the country,” Divine says. “The beauty of Savannah and our focus on children’s literature combine to draw folks from all over the country to our city for this festival.”

 

IF YOU GO

 

 

What: 2012 Savannah Children’s Book Festival

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10

Where: Forsyth Park; in case of rain, the festival will relocate to the Civic Center

Cost: Free

Info: liveoakpl.org

 

FEATURED AUTHORS

• Tad Hills, author and illustrator of “Rocket Writes a Story,” “How Rocket Learned to Read” and “Duck & Goose”

• Victoria Kann, illustrator and co-author of “Pinkalicious” and “Purplicious”

• Laura Vaccaro Seeger, author and illustrator of “Green,” “Dog and Bear” and “First the Egg”

• Andrea Davis Pinkney, author of “Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America” and “Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down”

• Blue Balliett, author of “Chasing Vermeer,” “The Wright 3” and “The Danger Box”

• Shana Corey, author, “Here Come the Girl Scouts!: The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette ‘Daisy’ Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure”

• Carmen Agra Deedy, author of “Return of the Library Dragon” and “14 Cows for America”

• Alan Katz, author of “Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs”

• John Harris, author of “Jingle Bells: How the Holiday Classic Came to Be”

• “Dino” Don Lessem, author of “National Geographic Kids Ultimate Dinopedia” and “Monsters of the Sea”

• Calvin Alexander Ramsey, author of “Belle, The Last Mule at Gee’s Bend: A Civil Rights Story” and “Ruth and the Green Book”

• Michael P. White, illustrator of “Return of The Library Dragon”

• Raven Magwood, teen author of “The 7 Practices of Exceptional Student Athletes”

• Elizabeth Dulemba, author and illustrator of “Soap, Soap, Soap” and “Lula’s Brew”

 

For more about the authors,
go to liveoakpl.org.

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