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Activities for children and families are an important part of the Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written WordSM. At the Festival, a Children's Stage operates throughout the weekend and features special events for children of all ages. Musicians, poets, songwriters and storytellers encourage children to read, share stories and sing songs.
Birthday parties are held each year for the anniversaries of major children's books. Parties are held for everyone from Peter Pan to Stellaluna.
Kids also have the opportunity to meet special characters such as The Cat in the Hat, Winnie the Pooh and Wild Thing and to have their pictures taken with them.
2007 schedule of events
NOTE: this is not the current schedule of events.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Noon–1:30 pm, Room 12 : The Trials and Tribulations of Middle School: Novels for Pre-Teens : Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, Jacques Couvillon
2:00–3:00 pm, Room 12 : Red Moon at Sharpsburg : Rosemary Wells
2:30–3:30 pm, Senate Chambers : Book of a Thousand Days : Shannon Hale
3:30–4:30 pm, Room 12 : Such a Pretty Face: Short Stories about Beauty : Ann Angel (editor), Ellen Wittlinger, Lauren Myracle
Saturday, October 13, 2007
9:00–11:00 am, Sheraton Suite 5 : Curious and Courageous: Teen Protagonists Face Life Head-on : Lauren Myracle, Kirsten Miller, Margaret McMullan, Kelly Bingham
9:00–10:00 am, Room 29 : Teen Manners: From Malls to Meals to Messaging and Beyond : Cindy Post Senning, Ed.D.
10:00–11:00 am, Room 12 : Iron Thunder : Avi
10:00–11:00 am, Room 29 : The Ultimate Weapon: The Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb : Edward T. Sullivan
11:00 am–Noon, Room 29 : Engaging Picture Books for Pre-Schoolers : Lynne Berry, Marcia Bryan,
11:30 am–1:00 pm, Sheraton Suite 5 : Coming of Age Outside the Box: Teen Novels on Identity, Gender and Sexuality : Alex Sanchez, Ellen Wittlinger, Perry Moore
Noon–1:00 pm, Room 29 : The Aurora County All-Stars : Deborah Wiles
1:00–2:00 pm, Room 12 : Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy : Robin Preiss Glasser
1:00–2:00 pm, Room 29 : Graphic Novels: Two Authors Discuss this Popular Genre : Scott Christian Sava, Sara Varon
1:30–3:30 pm, Sheraton Suite 5 : Strong Young Women: Four Novels for Teens and Pre-Teens : Helen Hemphill, Kerry Madden, D. Anne Love, Ronald Kidd
2:00–4:00 pm, Room 12 : A Fly, a Dog, a Bunch of Loose Animals and a Restless Red-head: Four Illustrators Discuss their Picture Books : Harry Bliss, Adam Rex, Marc Rosenthal, Robert Blake
2:00–2:30 pm, Room 29 : Hair Dance! : Dinah Johnson
3:30–4:30 pm, Sheraton Suite 5 : Celebrating the Underdog: Debut Novels for Young People : Jacques Couvillon, Jeff Kinney,
4:30–5:30 pm, Sheraton Suite 5 : Molly Moon: Micky Minus & the Mind Machine : Georgia Byng
5:00–5:40 pm, Room 29 : Turn the Page and You Don't Stop: Sharing Successful Chapters in Our Lives with Youth : Patrick Oliver (editor)
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Noon–1:00 pm, Room 29 : Tough Boy Sonatas : Curtis Crisler, Floyd Cooper
1:00–2:30 pm, Room 12 : Life Lessons: Fiction and Fantasy : Matthew Olshan, Ronald Koertge, Adam Rex
1:00–2:00 pm, Senate Chambers : A Play's the Thing : Aliki
1:30–2:30 pm, Room 31 : Kentucky Summers: The Cave, the Cabin and the Tattoo Man : Tim Callahan
2:00–3:30 pm, Room 29 : The Children's Book and its Challenges: Writing, Illustrating, Translating and Publishing : Marilyn Kallet, Sandra Van Winkle, Beto Cumming
2:00–3:00 pm, Room 30 : Papa Fish's Lullaby : Susan Eaddy
Schedule of Children's Stage events
Friday, October 12, 2007
Noon–1:00 pm : Father Goose, Charles Ghigna, "America's Beloved Children's Poet"
1:15–2:00 pm : Hester Bass Presents So Many Houses: A Colorful Trip around the World Featuring Houses from Across the Globe
2:15–3:00 pm : Cindy Post Senning Presents Emily's Magic Words: Please, Thank You and More
Saturday, October 13, 2007
9:00–10:00 am : Fox Ellis Inspires, Educates and Entertains Through the Ancient Art of Storytelling
10:15–10:45 am : Corey Martin Presents Go Mommy Go! Healthy Mommies Inspire Healthy Kids
11:00–11:30 pm : Nashville Children's Theatre Presents an Excerpt from The Witch of Blackbird Pond
11:30 pm–Noon : Tony Welty Presents Ricardo the Fierce
Noon–1:00 pm : Father Goose, Charles Ghigna, "America's Beloved Children's Poet"
1:15–2:00 pm : Hester Bass Presents So Many Houses: A Colorful Trip around the World Featuring Houses from Across the Globe
2:00–3:00 pm : Learn to Draw at a Fall Festival Party with Linda Ragsdale!
3:30–4:30 pm : Fox Ellis Inspires, Educates and Entertains Through the Ancient Art of Storytelling
4:30–5:30 pm pm : Sherry Fair Presents Spatz the Dog
Sunday, October 14, 2007
1:00–1:45 pm : Alpha-kidz: Reading Adventures A–Z with Cindy Foust
2:00–3:00 pm : Linda Ragsdale Hosts a Birthday Party for the Berenstain Bears!
3:00–4:00 pm : Story Time with Gnash of the Nashville Predators
The Festival program features more than 200 authors each year, and approximately fifty are children's authors and illustrators. Each participates in a panel discussion or offers a solo presentation, and each has a book signing immediately following his/her session.
Children's authors who have participated in the Festival include such favorites as Kate DiCamillo, Patricia McKissack, Laura Numeroff, Lemony Snicket, and Paul Zelinsky.
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