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9:00 - 9:15 am
Costumed Characters Perform
Our favorite story characters will be performing live for everyone to see! Don't worry, the story characters will be coming out to play all throughout the day too. |
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9:15 to 10:00 am
Peter Brown - The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder
Brooklyn , New York resident and graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, Peter Brown presents The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder. When Chowder goes off to the Fabu Pooch Boot Camp, as usual he just doesn't fit in. Chowder tries his best, but his attempts to make himself more fabulous all fall flat. When the First Annual Fabu Pooch Pageant is announced, Chowder anxiously tries to think of a way to stand out. After all, the prize is a one-year supply of Snarf Snacks! Some pups practice their pearly grins, other hounds get massages to relax. One pooch even gets permed! But Chowder finds his calling when he discovers a trampoline. He leaps, he flips, he bounces, and he wows the crowd!
Ages 3-7 |
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10:15 to 11:00 am
Amy Sklansky - The Duck Who Played the Kazoo
Amy Sklansky presents, The Duck Who Played the Kazoo. There once was a duck who played the kazoo, but when a hurricane blew through his lake, it took all his friends away with it. How this lonely duck rediscovers the joys of friendship and revives his home are at the heart of this hopeful story. Told with lilting rhymes and a simple refrain, and filled with cheerful illustrations, this has all the makings of a modern-day nursery rhyme. Ages 3-7 |
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11:15 am to 12:00 pm
Clifton L. Taulbert - Little Cliff series Ages 4-8 |
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12:30 to 1:00 pm
Jonathan & Julian McGlothin - Ants in Pants
Julian and Jonathan McGlothin, are 10 year old twins and sons of St. Louis author, Victor McGlothin. Following in their father’s footsteps, these young authors have written their first book, Ants in Pants. Their delightful story demonstrates to all aspiring young authors that they have a voice and the power to express themselves. Ages 8-12 |
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1:00 to 1:45 pm
Michael Buckley - The Sisters Grimm
Buckley has created a world in which humans and fairy-tale creatures live side-by-side in rural New York in an uneasy alliance. Brought here by Wilhelm Grimm in an attempt to save them, the Everafters are now kept in check by the man's descendants. Enter Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, two sisters seemingly abandoned by their parents, who have been brought to live with a grandmother whom they thought was dead. Heartbroken and wary, the girls are immediately swept up in a mystery that includes giants, pixies, fairies, and witches. Readers well grounded in their fairy tales will get the most pleasure from recognizing the characters–Prince Charming, Jack-the-Giant-Killer, the Three Pigs, the Magic Mirror, and more–but the fast pace, sly humor, and cleverly inserted vocabulary lessons will entertain even those who are meeting the characters for the first time. Softly rounded, black-and-white illustrations and old-fashioned silhouettes at the chapter headings complete the first-rate design of this madcap adventure. –Sharon Grover, Arlington County Department of Libraries, VA Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Ages 9-12 |
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2:00 to 3:00 pm
Girl Power Hour! |
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Adrienne Kress - Alex & the Ironic Gentleman
Kress's debut is a blend of whimsy and moral, with winks at the reader on every page. Alex, who lives with her uncle in the flat above their doorknob shop, is dreading the sixth grade and the stern teacher who comes with it, but on the first day she learns that a new teacher has been installed - the young Mr. Underwood ("a marvelous teacher despite being ever so distinctly odd"). He turns out to be a descendant of a famous pirate, and soon three vicious men turn up in town, looking for a map to a fabled family treasure. Kress has a delightfully simple, observational prose style that recalls A.A. Milne, right down to the frequent capitalization of Good Things and Very Interesting Things and so on. This inspired book should hold up to many re-readings.
Ages 10 and up |
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Sharon Shinn - General Winston's Daughter
When seventeen-year-old heiress Averie Winston travels with her guardian to faraway Chiarrin, she looks forward to a reunion with her father, who is a commanding general, seeing her handsome fiancé Morgan once more, and exploring the strange new country. What she finds is entirely different. Although the Chiarizzi appear to tolerate the invading army, rebels have already tried to destroy them; Morgan is not the man she thought he was; and she finds herself falling in love with Lieutenant Ket Du’kai, who himself comes from a conquered society. Can the irrepressible Averie remake herself in this new world? Sharon Shinn’s newest romance has an epic sweep, piquant humor, social commentary, and love to spare—just the thing when you want to lose yourself in another world. Ages 9-12 |
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Vicki Grove - Rhiannon
Medieval scholar, Vicki Grove presents her first work of historical fiction, Rhiannon. Fourteen-year-old Rhiannon lives high on the bluff of Clodaghcombe with her healer Mom and grandmother. She helps them tend to the sick and wounded from the town below—a town swirling with controversy ever since the arrival of the Norman gentry and the tragic shipwreck that killed the king’s only son and heir to the throne. Rhiannon finds herself transfixed imagining the horrid disaster that took so many youths near her own age. Then tragedy strikes closer to home with the discovery of a stranger’s body near their bluff and accusations of murder leveled at one of their residents. Rhiannon knows she has to do something even though it means standing up to the aristocracy. But with help from a young monk and a mysterious pirate from France, Rhiannon hatches a dangerous plan to discover the true murderer’s identity and sets off on a course that could have stunning consequences and perhaps even reveal an astounding secret that could change history. Ages 9-12 |
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3:15 to 4:00 pm
Beth Sutinis - Eyewitness Series
The popular Eyewitness Series of Books uses the familiar ``Eyewitness'' format to trace scientific developments and discoveries. Arrangement is roughly chronological, with douboned illustrations and photos on each spread, a wealth of information is provided, ranging from explanations of processes to historical tidbits and trivia. The eye-catching Eyewitness series has been published in 88 countries and has sold 60 million copies, approximately 20 million of those in the U.S. alone. Ages 6 and up |
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