Thanks go out to our wonderful 2013 sponsors!
FCBF official booksellers:
The 2013 Fox Cities Reads is underway! Pick up a copy of Last Child in the Woods and the Nature Priniciple by Richard Louv at your local library and join in community-wide discussions about the book. The author will visit the Fox Cities April 22-24 during the Fox Cities Book Festival.
Tags: Regular admission for museum applies; dress-up party and activities are free; attendees to this special event can leave to attend Jane O’Connor’s presentation at Appleton Public Library and will be re-admitted following Ms. O’Connor’s appearance. At the Art Party, families would come dressed in their finest and be invited to create works of art just like Fancy Nancy. For example, children and adults can paint like Jackson Pollock, create collages like Matisse and learn about Impressionists like Monet. Throughout the day, visitors would display their works of art to create an ongoing exhibit (which is a fancy word for show)! A backdrop will be created for photo opportunities where families can capture the memory of everyone in their finery.
Free and open to the public; the museum is only open for this special activity. Register by calling 734-3226, ext.23 or by emailing Kehelmkamp@tds.net.
Kelly Parks Snider explores contemporary social issues through art. Snider is the author and illustrator of the children's book, Zilly, a modern-day fable, and co-founder of projectgirl.org.
Where do authors get their story ideas? What process do they use to write a book? Come get the scoop on the Roops as they share, The Story of Our Stories. This program is designed for school age children six and up, their parents, and teachers.
Peter and Connie Roop are award-winning authors of over 100 children’s books. Their popular books, over three million sold, are for readers K-8 including history, biography, science, nature, humor, and historical fiction. These dynamic speakers share their passion for reading and writing with students nationally.
Wisconsin author Nancy Sweetland loves to write and her wide variety of publications attest to this fact. She has published 7 children's picture books, a chapter book for young readers, short fiction, poetry, feature articles, and the romance novel The Door to Love (2009).
Author Trish Kirk is well known for writing children's storybooks that are heartwarming and entertaining, as well as educational. Trish has authored three books revolving around black bears. Trish Kirk dedicates her life to promoting kindness and compassion for animals. She is currently an Educational Outreach Coordinator for the North American Bear Center in Ely, Minnesota.
If you participated in the 2013 Fox Cities Book Festival, we would love to get your feedback. Please take a moment to complete this brief survey. Thank you!
Big thanks go to Atlas Coffee Mill for hosting monthly meetings for the Fox Cities Book Festival Board! We appreciate your support of the Festival and just can't thank you enough for providing a welcoming meeting space for us to plan and dream.