September 4-6, 2009

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The AJC Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical
King Kong

Children's

Otis

Saturday, 10:00 - 10:30

Target Children's Stage

Children's book author and illustrator Loren Long will share and discuss his work. Long is the autho... Read more.

Peter McCarty

Saturday, 10:30 - 11:00

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Laura Seeger

Saturday, 11:00 - 11:30

Target Children's Stage

Laura Seeger will be reading from her latest children's book, Dog and Bear: Three to Get Ready. Read more.

Our Children Can Soar: Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change

Saturday, 12:00 - 12:30

Target Children's Stage

Abstract painter and children's book illustrator Charlotte Riley-Webb combines forces with artist an... Read more.

Nathaniel Lachenmeyer + Melissa Conroy

Saturday, 12:30 - 1:00

Target Children's Stage

Award winning children's book authors Nathaniel Lachenmeyer and Melissa Conroy will read from and di... Read more.

Kate DiCamillo

Saturday, 1:00 - 1:30

Target Children's Stage

Best selling children's author Kate DiCamillo will read from and discuss her work. DiCamillo is the ... Read more.

Alice in Wonderland

Saturday, 1:30 - 2:00

Target Children's Stage

Georgia Shakespeare's Will Power will perform "Alice in Wonderland." Read more.

Hester Bass + E.B. Lewis

Saturday, 2:00 - 2:30

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Jessica Burkhart

Saturday, 2:30 - 3:00

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Art Roche

Saturday, 3:30 - 4:00

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Davis, Krosoczka, Vernon

Saturday, 4:00 - 4:30

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Tim Byrd + David Lubar

Saturday, 4:30 - 5:00

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John Hulme + Michael Wexler

Saturday, 5:00 - 5:30

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Teen Poetry Slam

Saturday, 5:30 - 7:00

Target Children's Stage

Teens in two age brackets, 13-15 and 16-18, will compete in this open slam at the Target Children's ... Read more.

Elizabeth Dulemba

Sunday, 12:00 - 12:30

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Judy Schachner

Sunday, 12:30 - 1:00

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Jon Scieszka

Sunday, 1:30 - 2:00

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Robyn Hood Black + Donna Bowman

Sunday, 2:00 - 2:30

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Ted Dunagan and Adrian Fogelin

Sunday, 2:30 - 3:00

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Alan Gratz

Sunday, 3:00 - 3:30

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Katie Davis, Donny Seagraves, Laurel Snyder

Sunday, 3:30 - 4:00

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Locomotion

Sunday, 4:30 - 5:00

Target Children's Stage

Loco-Motion brings language to life through dance. Dance is movement, dance is action and that mean... Read more.

All Hail the Lunch Lady

Sunday, 5:00 - 5:30

Target Children's Stage

Award-winning published author/illustrator Krosoczka will read from and discuss his latest work Read more.

Pete The Cat: I Love My White Shoes

Sunday, 5:30 - 6:00

Target Children's Stage

The creator of 'Pete the Cat' teams up with storyteller Eric Litwin to read from and discuss Pete'... Read more.

Tractors!

Saturday, 9:00 - 9:30

Fidelity Bank Parking Lot

Come line up for the Otis the Tractor Parade and check out the tractors while you wait for the parad... Read more.

Otis the Tractor Children's Parade

Saturday, 9:30 - 10:00

Fidelity Bank Parking Lot

Join parade marshal Loren Long, creator of Otis for a parade through the streets of downtow... Read more.

Skippyjon Jones Mariachi Brunch

Sunday, 10:30 - 12:00

El Tesoro

Come have brunch with your favorite sword-fighting kitten, Skippjon Jones, and creator Judy Shachner... Read more.

Skippyjon Jones Mariachi Promenade

Sunday, 12:00 - 12:30

El Tesoro

After the Skippyjon Jones Mariachi Brunch, all are welcome to join in a promenade, led by a mariachi... Read more.

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