Nov. 15, 2014 Our featured authors & illustrators: Saturday

Illustration by Poster Contest Winner Danielle Messing, 1st Place High School
Presented by Live Oak Public Libraries and the City of Savannah
Nov. 15, 2014
Saturday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ForsythPark, Savannah
www.liveoakpl.org
Our featured authors & illustrators:
Tedd Arnold
Carin Berger
James & Kimberly Dean
Bruce Degen
Ted Dunagan
Meaghan Fisher
Lois Lowry
Kelly Starling Lyons
Kevin O’Malley
Bob Shea
Bob Staake
David Ezra Stein
CELEBRATE the joy of READING,
the POWER of the written WORD
& the MAGIC of STORYTELLING
Rosemary Wells
2014 Schedule of Events
Main St age
Ten t 5
10:30
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
11:00 Rosemary Wells
12:00 James & Kimberly Dean
2:00 Lois Lowry
Bruce Degen
Lois Lowry
Rosemary Wells
Tedd Arnold
James and Kimberly Dean
Ten t 6
American Sign Language Interpretation by Dr. Dana L. Taylor
Ten t 1
11:00
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
Storyteller J’miah Nabawi presents “Bringing
Storybooks Alive!” action storytelling workshop
Savannah State University’s International Education
Center presents “International House.” Directed by
the center’s Asst. Director Joline Keevy
Southside Middle School Fine Arts & Technology
Drama II students from Florence, S.C., present
“Talk” and “Mouse, Deer and Tiger” under the
direction of Gloria Turner, Fine Arts Department
Chair and Drama Teacher
Phillip “Sekou” Glass, Teacher, Storyteller,
Drama Teacher and Theatrical Artist, presents
interactive folktales and stories.
Dance and Drum Finale led by Muriel Miller,
Abeni Cultural Arts Performing Dance Studio
Ten t 2
11:00
12:00
1:00
2:00
In t erna tional Ten t
Gue s t Author s
Carin Berger
Kelly Starling Lyons
Carin Berger
Kelly Starling Lyons
Ten t 3
Ten t 7
Re a ding Dogs Ten t
“Paws” to read some loving and patient dogs
from the library’s Dog Days program
Ten t 9
11:00
12:00
1:00
2:00
11:00
12:00
1:00
2:00
Gue s t Author s
Bob Shea
Kevin O’Malley
Bob Shea
Kevin O’Malley
Ten t 10
Guest Authors
Ted Dunagan
Bob Staake
Ted Dunagan
Bob Staake
Guest Authors
11:00 Tedd Arnold
1:00 Bruce Degen
Geor gia Public Br oa dc a s ting
Ten t 12
Sa v annah Chi ldr en’s The a tr e
Savannah Children’s Theatre middle school
classes present theater games and scenes from
“Babes in Toyland”
Geor gia Cen t er f or the Book
Featuring author Vicky Alvear Shecter
by Poster Contest Winner Alexandria Sharp, 1st Place Elementary
Gue s t Author s
Meaghan Fisher
David Ezra Stein
Meaghan Fisher
David Ezra Stein
Ten t 11
Featuring “Buddy” from “Dinosaur Train”
Ten t 4
11:00
12:00
1:00
2:00
Gue s t Author s
Book Signing Schedule - Tent 8
10:00
Meaghan Fisher
Bob Shea
11:00
James & Kimberly Dean
Lois Lowry
Kelly Starling Lyons
Kevin O’Malley
Bob Staake
David Ezra Stein
12:00
Tedd Arnold
2:00
Carin Berger
James & Kimberly Dean
Bruce Degen
Ted Dunagan
Meaghan Fisher
Bob Shea
Rosemary Wells
3:00
Tedd Arnold
Carin Berger
Bruce Degen
Ted Dunagan
Lois Lowry
Kelly Starling Lyons
Kevin O'Malley
Bob Staake
David Ezra Stein
Rosemary Wells
INFO
Savannah Children’s Book Festival 2014
1
Costumed
Characters
International
Tent
Book Sales
INFO
2
Book Signings
Guest Authors
(Schedule on
previous page)
Craft: Lady Bugs
Craft:
Cat Mask
3
INFO
8
Craft:
Friendship
Bracelets
VIP
Readers
Craft:
Door Hangers
Georgia Public
Broadcasting
9
Main
Stage
Guest Authors
10
4
Literacy Lane
Guest Authors
Crafts:
Autograph Books
& Stamps
Food Vendors
Drayton St.
6
Guest Authors
Craft:
Crowns
Coastal Authors
INFO
Pick Up
Autograph
Books Here
INFO
Staff & Volunteers
Newspaper
Construction
Savannah
Children’s Museum
7
Reading Dogs
Guest Authors
Book-itecture
Guest Authors
INFO
Hula
Hoops
11
Whitaker St.
Craft:
Star Wands
5
Craft:
Fly Guy
Craft: Bunny Bags
Georgia Center
for the Book
12
Graphics
& Comics
Savannah
Children’s
Theatre
Craft:
TWIGS
Coloring
First Aid
Gaston St.
Restrooms
2014 Coastal Authors
& Illustrators
Clara Aguero “Tappy Turtle”
Christopher & Sandy Branam, “Rise of the Dough Boys”
Dr. Mattie Brown, “Pumpkin Noodle-Frog-Mania”
Elaine Boyington, “Scary Berry and Friends”
Rosalind Bunn & Kathleen Howard, “The Monster’s Three”
Tia Capers, “Nadia’s Loose Tooth”
Bess Chappas, “Kiki and the Statue of Liberty”
Desmond Woodruff Delk, “I Love My SSU!”
Michael Flynn, “Mutasia: The Endless Caverns”
J.Nell Ford, “The Doodle Bug Story”
Roy A. & Monica R. Graham, “The Legend of Tai & Burung Elang”
Kay. S. Heath, “Ida Claire, It’s Summertime!”
Erin Herman, “The Mystery at Shark Reef”
Dr. J.A. Jahannes, “W.W.: The Story of a Boy
Who Became a Legend”
Mary Lee, “The ABC's of Titles for Tiny Tales”
Jose' Lucio, “Heave Ho!”
C. Maguire, “The Bloody Book Bag Ordeal”
Michael Mancha, “Three Dog Fight”
Lisa Marcia Morris, “The Beautiful Stuff”
Ryan McCullough, “Mutasia: The Nib Book”
Mary Nestor-Harper, “Emily’s Best Birthday Party Ever!”
J.J. Parsons, “Dead Chest Island”
Sarah Renee, “Club Trouble (Saderia Series Book 6)”
Emily Manuel Reeves, “Fiona Flamingo Has Lost Her Pink”
Chilena Marie Roberts, “My Mama Called Me Chilie”
Valerie Stern, “Hooray for Harold”
Dr. Debi Toporoff, “Herbie the Dung Beetle”
Jo Tucker, “Jo’s Pieces”
Marla Doane Walker, “Grandparents...The More the Merrier!”
Vincent Wolf, “The Boy with Hearts for Hair”
Jay Wright, “Where’d the Sun Go?”
Around the Fountain
Stop by and visit with our Literacy Lane partners
located at tables around the Forsyth Park fountain!
Boy Scouts of the Coastal Empire
Chatham County Division of Family and Children Services
Chatham-Savannah Youth Futures Authority
City of Savannah Department of Cultural Affairs
Deep Center
Effingham County Schools
Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia
GnomeCon
Liberty County School System
Live Oak Public Libraries Community Engagement
Live Oak Public Libraries Foundation
MorningStar Cultural Arts Group
Parent University/Early Learning College
Path2College 529 Plan
Royce Learning Center
Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools
Teens for Literacy
UGA Extension - Chatham County
West Broad YMCA
Reaching Reluctant Readers
Storytelling, Puppetry, and Creative Dramatic Arts as Literacy Tools:
The Things We Learn with Joy We Remember Forever
Fri., Nov. 7, 2014
S.W. Chatham Library
A FREE workshop for Teachers, Media Specialists,
Librarians, Education Majors & Parents
Presenter: Dr. Pat Feehan, Associate Professor
School of Library & Information Science
University of South Carolina
Learn to make literature come alive!
For details, visit www.liveoakpl.org or call (912)652-3603.
Many thanks to our generous festival sponsors!
Many THANKS to the Hyatt Regency Savannah, Savannah Special Events, and Nature’s Calling for their in-kind support!
This event would not be possible without the hard work of many volunteers, library staff members and community partners! Thank you!
And thank you to hight school student Danielle Messing for her wonderful poster art illustration of a young girl reading in the woods.
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