Boston Globe Children's Book Festival
| Hours: | 11am-5pm |
| Ages: | Toddlers, Kids |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free |
| Category: | Special Events |
The Doodlebops are one of preschoolers’ favorite rockin’ bands. Their most recent CD and DVD “Get on the Bus” were released in August. They also star in a television show which airs on the Disney Channel. The musical comedy series for children stars Deedee, Rooney and Moe Doodle - three multi-talented, candy-colored band mates who are always on the lookout for a good time. The show features a mix of music, dancing, humor and skits designed to entertain and educate a preschool audience.
Joining The Doodlebops at the festival will be Winchester native Matt Tavares, author and illustrator of books such as Zachary’s Ball, Mudball and Oliver’s Game, winner of a Parent’s Choice Silver Honor and International Reading Association Children’s Book Award. Also appearing will be Sara Pennypacker, author of The Talented Clementine and Praise for Clementine. Justin Roberts & Not Ready for Naptime Players, four-time winner of the Parent’s Choice Gold Honor for their children’s music, will perform. The group’s latest and fifth CD, “Meltdown,” explores kids’ perspectives on everything from sidewalk chalk drawings to oceanside sandcastles to life’s inevitable meltdowns.
The 2007 Boston Globe Children’s Book Festival is presented by Target. Additional sponsors and partners include ReadBoston, The Boston Public Library and the City of Boston Parks & Recreation Department.
Perfect for children up to age nine, The Boston Globe Children’s Book Festival also will feature appearances by costumed characters, interactive activities and author signings. The larger-than-life Target “Big Red Chair,” which measures almost five feet wide, serves as the symbol of Target’s national reading initiative Ready. Sit. Read!, also will be on stage throughout the festival.
Other authors/illustrators and performers will include:
• Laughing Pizza!
• Playhouse Disney’s “Johnny and the Sprites”
• Jan Spivey Gilchrist
• Playhouse Disney’s “Choo Choo Soul”
• Peter H. Reynolds
• Roger Day
• Cindy Post Senning
• Geoff Edgers
• Kevin Hawkes
• Jordan McCoy
• Carlyn Beccia
• Dan Shaughnessy
• Susan Lubner
• Mary Newell DePalma
A list of performers and performance times can be found on the Web site at www.bostonglobe.com/targetbookfest. The site will continue to be updated as additional acts are added.
About The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is wholly owned by The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2006 revenues of $3.3 billion, including The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 30 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
About the Boston Public Library:
Established in 1848, the BPL was the first publicly supported municipal library in America, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library and the first to have a children’s room. Today, the BPL has 27 neighborhood branches, free Internet access, two unique restaurants, an award-winning website www.bpl.org and an on-line store featuring reproductions of the BPL’s priceless photographs and artwork. Each year, the BPL hosts nearly 5,000 programs and events, answers more than one million reference questions and serves millions of people in its National Historic Landmark McKim Building in Copley Square. All of its programs and exhibits are free and open to the public.
About ReadBoston
ReadBoston was founded by Mayor Thomas Menino and other city leaders in 1995 as a non-profit children’s literacy organization with an ambitious goal: to ensure that every child in Boston can read at grade level by the end of the third grade. ReadBoston has focused on that mission to become a catalyst for change in all of Boston’s communities by funneling resources, innovative programs, books, and best practices into Boston neighborhoods, and forming partnerships with organizations committed to helping children.
Reaching our goal of having all children in Boston reading at grade level by the end of third grade involves a multifaceted approach, creating interventions that address the core of why kids cannot read. This can only be achieved by offering multiple literacy interventions and through collaborations with the organizations that serve kids in Boston. Our goal is to build the capacity of the teachers, parents and other educators and to provide them with the training and the resources they need to provide strong literacy instruction to children.
ReadBoston consists of several literacy-rich programs for children from birth through age eight. Our programs reach children in school, after school, during summer vacation, and before they are old enough to attend school. These programs serve children in all of Boston’s neighborhoods. Other initiatives, such as our work with Reading is Fundamental, represent partnerships of a national scale.
About the Boston Parks & Recreation Department
As caretaker of the city’s open space, the Department oversees 2,200 acres of parkland, including 215 parks and playgrounds, 65 squares, urban woodlands and street trees, three active cemeteries, 16 historic burying grounds, and two golf courses. In addition to maintaining the historic integrity of famous landmarks, the Department provides programming and services and upgrades facilities ranging from neighborhood tot lots to the 527-acre Franklin Park. For more information on the Department, please visit www.cityofboston.gov/parks or call (617) 635-4505.
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target serves guests at 1,537 stores in 47 states nationwide by delivering today’s best retail trends at affordable prices. Target is committed to providing guests with great design through innovative products, in-store experiences and community partnerships. Whether visiting a Target store or shopping online at Target.com, guests enjoy a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to thousands of unique and highly differentiated items. Target (NYSE:TGT) gives more than $3 million a week to its local communities through grants and special programs. Since opening its first store in 1962, Target has partnered with nonprofit organizations, guests and team members to help meet community needs.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.bostonglobe.com/targetbookfest
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Boylston st., Boston, MA, 02116 map
Phone: 617-869-3823
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