'Bats' book series author coming to Shreveport for Children's Book Festival
The Shreve Memorial Library's annual Children's Book Festival will return to LSU Shreveport on Saturday, May 6 for a day of family-friendly fun celebrating literature.
“We are looking forward to another great Children’s Book Festival” stated John Tuggle, Shreve Memorial Library Executive Director. “Last year, the festival welcomed its largest crowd yet, and we are excited to continue bringing this incredible event to the children of Caddo Parish and northwest Louisiana. The library is dedicated to encouraging a love of reading, promoting early literacy, and creating young readers. This year’s featured authors are sure to do just that.”
Caldecott Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Brian Lines is set as the headliner for this year. Lines is well known for his bestselling bat series like Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, and Bats at the Ballgame among others.
“Brian Lies was one of the featured authors at the very first Shreve Memorial Library Children’s Book Festival held in 2018,” said Tuggle. “We are excited to have him back in Shreveport to headline the 2023 festival.”
Other guests will include author of the middle-grade series Tristan Strong, Dhonielle Clayton who penned the YA series The Belles and Shattered Midnight and award-winning cartoonist and screenwriter Judd Winick of the HILO graphic novel series.
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Children, parents and all festival attendees will have an opportunity to meet each of the guest authors, receive autographs and see the authors bring their stories and experience to life on stage.
Local authors and illustrators are encouraged to participate in the festival by reserving booth space for $25 each. Community groups, organizations. Businesses are also invited to join Shreve Memorial Library in Literacy Lane which is a special area of the Children's Book Festival where community partners will come together to promote a love of reading. Authors and illustrators can reserve a booth by emailing ehoran@shreve-lib.org and businesses interested can email sbonnettee@shreve-lib.org for more information.
The Children's Book Festival is a free event that will take place from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 at LSUS at 1 University Pl. in Shreveport.
Meredith G. White is the arts and culture reporter for the Shreveport Times. You can find her on Facebook as Meredith G. White, on Instagram and Twitter as @meredithgwhite, and email her at mgwhite@gannett.com.
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