The Shreve Memorial Library Annual Children’s Book Festival returns Saturday, May 4 on the beautiful campus of LSU Shreveport.
The annual event is a family-friendly, daylong literary celebration featuring children’s book authors and illustrators, costumed characters, and interactive games and activities for children of all ages.
The festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of LSUS.
Admission to the festival is free and open to the public.
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10:00 a.m. Festival Opens
10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Performance – Cara Mentzel, Loud Mouse, Proud Mouse (Theater)
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lady Chops Performance (Festival Area)
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Author Performance – Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Grandma’s Purse, Becoming Vanessa, Let Freedom Sing (Theater)
12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Author Performance – Jen Calonita, Lost Legends: The Fixer Upper, Polar Nights, A Twisted Tale: Go the Distance (Theater)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Pop-Up Play with Lady Chops (Festival Area)
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Author Performance – Kirk Reedstrom, Duck Moves In, Moose Blasts Off (Theater)
2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Author Performance – Victoria Kann, Pinkalicious, Purplicious, Peterrific (Theater)
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Lady Chops Performance (Festival Area)
4:00 p.m. Festival Closes
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“The first Shreve Memorial Library Children’s Book Festival was held in 2018, and we are excited to continue bringing this incredible event to the children of Caddo Parish and northwest Louisiana,” stated John Tuggle, Shreve Memorial Library Executive Director. “The library is dedicated to encouraging a love of reading, promoting early literacy, and creating young readers. This year’s featured authors are sure to do just that.”
Featured authors attending the 2024 Shreve Memorial Library Children’s Book Festival include Cara Mentzel, who co-authors the children’s books Loud Mouse and Proud Mouse with her sister Idina Menzel and was the ALA Library Card Sign-Up Month honorary chair for 2022. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jen Calonita, whose works are featured in the Disney Lost Legends, Twisted Tales and Fairy Tale Reform School series, will also be in attendance. Victoria Kann, the author-illustrator of Pinkalicious will also be in attendance. Award-winning children’s author/illustrator of books such as Grandma’s Purse, Let Freedom Sing, and Mary Had a Little Glam, Vanessa Brantley Newton, and Shreve Memorial Library’s very own Kirk Reedstrom, whose debut graphic novel series, Duck and Moose, will be released through Disney-Hyperion on March 5, will round out the lineup. Children, parents and all festival attendees will have an opportunity to meet each of these authors, have autographs signed, and see the authors bring their stories and experiences to life on stage.
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Local authors and illustrators are encouraged and invited to participate in the festival by reserving a 10’x10’ booth space. Booth spaces are available for $25 each and include listing in the Children’s Book Festival Guide, table and chairs. The deadline for reserving booth space is Thursday, April 18. Those interested in being a part of the festival are asked to contact Emily Horan at (318) 226-4980 or by emailing ehoran@shreve-lib.org.
Community groups, organizations and businesses are also invited to join Shreve Memorial Library in Literacy Lane, a special area of the Children’s Book Festival where community partners will come together to promote a love of reading and lifelong learning in a fun, interactive way. Organizations are encouraged to sign up for a free booth space to provide a FREE activity or game for children and festival attendees. Those interested in being a part of Literacy Lane are asked to contact Samantha Bonnette at (318) 213-4992 or via email at sbonnette@shreve-lib.org
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