Kensington Celebrates the International Day of the Book Festival 2013

Sunday April 21st 2013 * Howard Avenue, Old Town Kensington * 11am-4pm

CHILDREN ACTIVITIES

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	Magic Story Time with Mayor Peter Fosselman 11:30 to 12:00 (Noon) \| Location: Children’s Stage Area Listen up and you shall hear a wonderful tale told by our very own Mayor, Mr. Peter Fosselman.
	Author Ann McCallum Time: 12 (Noon) to 12:30 \| Location: Children’s Stage Area Ever heard the one about the Fibonacci rabbit problem? How about making a prediction on the not-so-perplexing Probability Line? Ann McCallum, author of 'Eat Your Math Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds', will host a session of jam-packed fun and flavor. Kids of all ages will find that math was never so fun-- or so tasty (Free math recipes for all!). www.annmccallumbooks.com
	Writer and Illustrator K. Michael Crawford Drawing Presentation Time: 12:30 to 1:00 \| Location: Children’s Stage Area Magical creatures come to life when you learn how to create and draw them. Children's Book Writer and Illustrator, K. Michael Crawford will teach you step-by-step how to create your very own magical creatures. Come and join the fun. Imagination is required. www.happilyeverart.com!
	Magic Story Time with Delegate Al Carr Time: 1:00 to 1:30 \| Location: Children’s Stage Area Grab a seat and tune your ears to an adventurous story told by Delegate Al Carr.
	Twinbrook Tellers- Tales of Magic and Adventure Time: 1:30 to 2:30 \| Location: Children’s Stage Area The Twinbrook Tellers are children who tell stories. We tell tall-tales, folktales, literary stories, real-life adventures, and stories we make up ourselves. All our storytelling is done orally, from memory or imagination, without props or books in hand. Our storytellers range in age from about 8-18. Children from the Twinbrook Tellers have been invited to tell stories at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN., at the National Youth Storytelling Showcase in Pigeon Forge, TN, and most recently at the National Youth Storytelling Showcase in Orem, UT. The Twinbrook Tellers are members of Voices In The Glen (voicesintheglen.org).
	Leah Taylor Jefferson and Her Miniature Horse Oreo Time: 2:30 to 3:00 \| Location: Children’s Stage Area Oreo the History Horse will be appearing again at the Kensington Day of the Book. She is the star of The Adventures of Oreo and Algonquin - The White House Tour and the upcoming book The Adventures of Oreo and Algonquin - White House Christmas Tail. She is a miniature horse with a magical tail that helps her time travel through history to hear right from the horses’ mouth how important this majestic animal is to making America great. She meets some of our most famous presidents such as Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. You can even dress up like President Lincoln or as cowpoke and have your picture taken with Oreo ($8). Be sure to become a fan on Facebook by searching for Oreo the History Horse. Hope to see you there! www.adventuresoforeoandal.com
	Magical Story Time in Spanish / La hora del cuento mágico Time: 3:00 to 3:30 \| Location: Children’s Stage Area Vengan y disfruten de un cuento lleno de magia y encanto contado en español por la Concejal Nancy Navarro de Montgomery County..
	Young Poets: Exodus Poetry Workshop Time: 3:30 to 4:00 (Closing) \| Location: Children’s Stage Area Abbie and Zoey and Maya and Rose Jonathan, Griffin and Justin Two have written some poems, and will share them with you. Their work is inspired by poems they’ve read, by quotes, observations, and looking ahead. They’ve penned pantoums and villanelles, limericks and rhymes and verse so free Take a moment to listen to them with me Poets of the Exodus Poetry Workshop are homeschooled teens who meet once each week with Eve Burton to read, discuss, and write poetry. Eve has been bringing the Twinbrook Tellers, a group of children who do oral storytelling, to the Day of the Book Festival since 2007. This year she is delighted to have her class of poets at the festival as well. Eve is a recipient of the Montgomery County Arts & Humanities Commission, Arts Educator of the Year Award, 2010.
	Play chess against a Chess Master www.savagechess.com Time/Location: All day at the chess tent International Chess Master, a former Maryland State Chess Champion, Current Maryland Senior Champion, and Chess books author, will simultaneously play six to eight games of chess at once! Prizes will be awarded to anyone who wins or draws. Read about Allan Savage in this Gazette article.
	Scavenger Hunt for Kids of All Ages Time/Location: All day on Howard Ave; go to information tent for clues Find the author with the red hat! Collect a bookmark from the store with the blue door! Get the secret word from Sherlock Holmes! Follow a list of clues to the final and win a prize!
	Make a Little Book Time: All day at various locations. Sit for awhile and make a little book. All materials provided. Families welcome.
	Free Books from Bookcrossing! Time/Location: All day at their tent on Howard Ave BookCrossing members would like to share their passion for books and reading with you. How? By offering FREE used books to take home. Each book will have its own unique BCID (Bookcrossing identification number). If you log onto the BookCrossing website, www.bookcrossing.com, you'll be able to see where the book has been and later track where it will go long after you've read it. BookCrossing is FREE and FUN! Help make the whole world a library and share the joy of literacy. Article: Giving Away Books in Kensington, Maryland

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