Bookmarked! 2011, a book festival for kids, starts this weekend
The festival, now in its second year, features story times, readings, a concert and more. It all supports Lucy's Book Club and the Lucy Daniels Center.
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This Saturday, employees from The Body Shop, the event's sponsor, and the Carolina Ballet's Lara O'Brien will read at the North Hills shopping area, which is at the intersection of the Beltline and Six Forks Road. A children's activity will follow the readings at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
And at 10 a.m. Monday, NBC 17's Donald Jones and former chief meteorologist Janice Jones will read a book at Quail Ridge Books and Music on Wade Avenue in Raleigh.
And of course, it will continue into the next week, which also includes a visit from award-winning children's writer Molly Bang. Bang is the author/illustrator of three Caldecott Honor Books: "The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher" (1981); "Ten, Nine, Eight" (1983), and "When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry…" (2000).
I'll have another post about all the events next week too as a reminder.
The festival, now in its second year, aims to celebrate the joy of reading with young children, but also raise awareness and funding for Lucy's Book Club and the Lucy Daniels Center's Family Support Fund, which helps families pay for their children's mental health services at the center.
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