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Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama invites teachers and students to our annual children’s book festival. This free event features author interviews, book spotlights, and free book giveaways for teachers, students and entire classrooms! Established in 2019, the goal of the Gulf Coast Children’s Book Festival is to get books into the hands of young readers and inspire a life-long love of reading.
The first 200 classes who attend the virtual presentation receive drawstring bags with a book for each child in their class. Rosa Monteiro gives away signed copies of books, coloring books, class sets and special illustrated copies of books.
The Gulf Coast Children’s Book Festival is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama’s Read. Learn. Achieve Initiative.
On day 1 we talked to children’s book author Sonya Connor. Sonya Connor’s books including the Suzie’s Adventures Series and Andy’s ABC Adventures. We met virtually with classes of 4th and 5th graders in Mobile County Public Schools and gave away prizes including new books!
On day 2 we spoke with children’s book author Judy Schachner whose works include the Skippyjon Jones series. We also talked to 3 Mobile County students who have written their own book “The Fusions.” We met virtually with classes of 2nd and 3rd graders in Mobile County Public Schools and gave away prizes including new books!
On day 3 we talked to children’s book author Margaret Peterson Haddix, a writer known best for the two children’s series, Shadow Children and The Missing. She also wrote the tenth volume in the multiple-author series The 39 Clues. We met virtually with classes of 4th and 5th graders in Mobile County Public Schools and gave away so many prizes including new books!
BGCSA’s mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.