RI Festival of Children's Books and Authors

Did you know that every October, well known children’s book authors and illustrators come to Rhode Island for a day of presentations, crafts, and booksignings? And that it only costs $5 to attend? And that your family might be able to get in for free if you return the drawing entry that's going home in the library newsletter?

On Saturday, October 18, the Lincoln School in Providence will host the following authors and illustrators. Most of them have worked on A LOT of books, so I’m just going to list the ones that Garden City students would be most familiar with.

• Joseph Bruchac – Skeleton Man 
• Carmen Agra Deedy – The Library Dragon 
• Jeff Kinney – Diary of a Wimpy Kid 
• Herman Parish – new Amelia Bedelia books 
• Jon Scieszka – The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs 
• Bob Shea – Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great (which won our Mock Caldecott last year!) 
• David Wiesner – Tuesday 
• Chris Van Allsburg – The Z Was Zapped 

There will be books for sale! And lunch available from food trucks! And storytellers like Len Cabral! And FUN!