Tomorrow (May 5, 2012) is the fourth annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival. More than 80 authors and illustrators will be at the Hudson Junior and Senior High School for the festival and they will be joined by the national ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Walter Dean Myers.
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include hundreds of books to browse, authors and illustrators to talk to, live performances, arts & crafts workshops, food and giveaways.
The live performances will take place throughout the day and include:
Johnette Downing performs Reading Rocks. Downing is an award-winning author and musician for preschoolers through third graders who is known as the “Musical Ambassador to Children.”
Aaron Nigel Smith’s Call to Action. Smith founded FUNdamentals of Music and Movement, an arts program favored by early educational centers. Call to Action should have kids up and dancing.
John Farrell with the John L. Edwards School’s second-grade students. Farrell and the students will perform a song they wrote together then Farrell will perform several of his interactive songs and stories. Farrell is a local performing artist and songwriter.
WHEN: Saturday (May 5, 2012)
TIME: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m
WHERE: Hudson Junior and Senior High School
FEE: Admission is free
MORE INFO: Visit http://hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com/
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