Kids Presentation Schedule
In a celebration of reading, the Book Festival has created Kid’s Street for kids of all ages. Located in the center of the Festival Marketplace, this street will feature the 20+ Festival authors, all of whom have visited schools throughout the county. These authors will be on Kid’s Street during the day ready to talk to all the kids, read from their books, tell stories, answer questions and autograph copies. Kids, introduce the author you met at your school to your parents and friends.
Authors on Kid’s Street include:
| William Adams | Hate That Thunder and Goin to the Zoo |
| Brigitte Benchimol | Jayden and the Magic Bubble – Discovering India |
| Marianne Berkes | Over in the Jungle |
| Etan Boritzer | What is Peace? |
| Saideh Page Browne | Can Hip-Hop Be Holy? |
| Diane Carr | River Dragon |
| Kristie Dagenais | Anastrayzia |
| Michele Ivy Davis | Evangeline Brown and the Cadillac Motel |
| Judy Gelman & Vickie Krupp | The Kids Book Club Book |
| Gerald Hausman | Three Little Birds and Duppy Talk |
| Mark Hoog | Your Song and Letters From Katrina |
| Darrell House | Miller the Green Caterpillar |
| Ben Keckler | Incredibly Lonely, That’s Me and From Here to There |
| Hugh & Frances Keiser | The Pelican Pete Series: Training for Flight, a Bird is Born |
| Debra Kileen | An Unlikely Dude |
| Janeen Mason | Ocean Commotion: Sea Turtles |
| Rick Monday | Tales From the Dodger Dugout |
| Leslie McGuirk | Tucker’s Spooky Halloween |
| Jane Wood | Adventures on Amelia Island: A Pirate, A Princess, and Buried Treasure |
| Rick Yancey | The Seal of Solomon and The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp |
Lots of opportunities on Kids’ Street for hands on arts and crafts. Visit these booths and express your creativity.
| St. Edward’s School | A literary booth |
| Vero Beach Art Club | Creating art pieces and Painting on the Kid’s Street Mural |
| Mr. B | Creating folk art pieces |
| IRC Library | Making puppets |
Special performances of “The Last Dinosaur” A Puppet Show sponsored by the IRC Library
Performances at 10:00 am and 1:15 pm in the Courthouse Executive Center
Special presentation: The Kid’s Book Club Book by authors Judy Gelman and Vickie Krupp
A comprehensive guide to starting and maintaining a book discussion group for young people
Presentation at 11:00 am in the Courthouse Executive Center
Kids’ Street Pavilion Performance Schedule
| 10:00 – 11:30 | Readers’ Theatre
Middle and High School Students reading their own creative writings |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | So, You Want to be an Illustrator: Janeen Mason, Author and Illustrator |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Darrell House..."Makes Me Feel Like Singing" |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Storytelling by Gerald Hausman |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | Letters From Katrina: Mark Hoog, Author of Growing Field Books |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | Readers’ Theatre |
| 3:00 – 4:00 | Help! So You Want to be an Author
If you are a kid and want to write a book, ask the experts.
If you are any age and want to write a children’s book, ask the exerts
Authors: Marianne Berkes, Debra Killeen, Nancy Poffenberger, William Adams |
| 4:00 – 5:00 | Street Dance on Kid’s Street
Music by Jeremy Baker |