Festival
Past
Kidlitapalooza
- Fri, Jul 24
- 8:30 AM – 1 PM
- Metea Valley High School, Aurora
- 0 stages · 0 sessions
- Admission details on event page
Presented by Anderson's Bookshop - Naperville
3nd Annual KidLITapalooza: a mini book festival for kids in grades 1st - 6th and their grownups*! Calling all bookworms going in to grades 1st - 6th! KidLITapalooza was created just for you. Anderson’s Bookshop offers rising 1st - 6th graders an opportunity to celebrate children’s books by learning and doing what makes them great: Words + Pictures + Imagination = Books! We’ll take a journey through each of these elements, with three grade-appropriate sessions on each element, led by teacher tour guides and supported by authors. Kids will be divided up into three groups (A/B/C) within each grade level (1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, 5th/6th), so not all kids will experience the same sessions, but by the end of the day, each will play with words, pictures, and imagination. This is not a drop-off event; all kids must be accompanied by an adult! Our goal is to offer activities that kids can do on their own, but if your child would benefit from a parent or adult staying with them the entire time, we welcome that plan. Otherwise adults are welcome to attend book talks and shop our pop-up bookstore. Please note that this event is for children. The activities are all specific to those entering grades 1 - 6. Educators who love children's literature are invited to attend LITapalooza the day before! Schedule 8:30 am: check in, shop 9:00 am: Fun, high-energy welcome activity for all attendees and authors 9:45 am: Break to find your first session 10:00 am: session 1: a=words, b=pictures, c=imagination 10:30 am: session 1 ends, 15 minute movement break 10:45 am: session 2: b=words, c=pictures, a=imagination 11:15 am: session 2 ends, 15 minute movement break 11:30 am: session 3 begins: c=words, a=pictures, b=imagination 12:00pm: session 3 ends and book signing begins! 1:00 pm: Go home and read! A sample schedule for a 3rd grader: Session 1 - Words (group A) Session 2 - Pictures (group A) Session 3 - Imagination (group A) Who’s coming to KidLITapalooza: Amy Alznauer, Mia Araujo, Jeffrey Brown, Michael Buckley, Carolyn Crimi, Maddie Frost, Chrystal D. Giles, Brian Gordon, Gia Gordon, Micah Johnson, Keenan Jones, Laurie Keller, Ron Keres, James Kochalka, Peter Kujawinski, Trudy Ludwig, Mari Mancusi, Sarah J. Mendonca, Kristin Nilsen, Miranda Paul, Dawn Quigley, Julia Riew, Brandon James Scott, Emma Steinkellner, Colleen AF Venable, Carole Boston Weatherford, Alex Willan, Jarrett Williams
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