Aiken Children's Book Festival

 Simon the Book Worm courtesy of Summer Priester

Saturday, September 20th, 10 am - 4 pm



Welcome to the home page of the Aiken Children's Book Festival. The 2008 Aiken Children's Book Festival was Saturday, September 20th at the Aiken Technical College. 2006 and 2007 were incredible, and with over forty authors, illustrators and storytellers, the 2008 Aiken Children's Book Festival was an event that exceeded even OUR expectations! We've posted pictures of 2006's festival here and pictures of 2007's Aiken Children's Book Festival here! We'd like to thank everyone who pulled together to make this year fantastic. A BIG thank you to all of our volunteers and sponsors, without you none of this would have been possible.

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2008 Authors

  1. Bob Shumaker - The Schmooney Trilogy & The Legend of the Schmooney - Simpsonville, SC

  2. Vonda Skinner Skelton - Bitsy and the Mystery at Tybee Island, Bitsy and the Mystery at Amelia Island and Bitsy and the Mystery of Hilton Head Island - Simpsonville, SC

  3. Idella Bodie - The Mystery at Edisto Island, The Secret of Telfair Inn and many, many others - Aiken SC

  4. Jefferson Spurlock - Clemente's Dream - Troy, AL

  5. Bernard Kearse - Bethany - Adventures of the Mighty Mustard Seed - Atlanta, GA

  6. Carol Crane - P is for Palmetto, Net Numbers and MANY more - Michigan, Florida, and North Carolina

  7. Jean Covington - Nanny Planted Love - Aiken, SC

  8. Karen Petit - The Mystery of The Screecher Creature & The Mystery of the Stolen Stallion and more. - Columbia, SC

  9. Annette Laing - Don't Know Where, Don't Know When - Statesboro, GA

  10. Barbara Woolley - Freedom West - Aiken, SC

  11. Wendy Torrel - Guardian of Dreams: A Bedtime Story - Spartanburg, SC

  12. Amadeus the Traveling Dog - Friendship Rules, Aloha Adventure and The Mystery of the Golden Pearls -Atlanta, GA

  13. Christine Hurley Deriso - Dreams to Grow On & Do-Over -North Augusta, SC

  14. Shannon Greenland - The Specialists Series - St. Augustine, Florida

  15. Keisha Y. Bass - Ladybug Ladybug, Mary Tells the Truth & I Hate My Math Class! - Columbia, SC

  16. Bernice & Andy Tate - The Wormleys, What the Elephant Forgot&How The Dalmatian Got Its Spots - Bluffton, SC

  17. Barbara R Clark - Booker T. and Jump Start - Orangeburg, SC

  18. K.G. McAbee - The Dark Legacy - Spartanburg, SC

  19. Charlotte Babb - The Thing In The Tub -Spartanburg, SC

  20. John Holland - The Necklace of Terrersylvanous - Sumter, SC

  21. Linda Powell - Stories, Music, & Imagery: A Doorway To A Child's Self Esteem - A guide for teachers and adults who work with childen ages 8-12 - Tryon, NC

  22. Viola Sanders - African American Inventors - Blythewood, SC

  23. J A Sanchez - Max Science and the Burned Out Bulb - Durham, NC

  24. Ted M. Dunagan - A Yellow Watermelon -Monticello, GA

  25. Marcella Miller - The Flower in the Thickets -Beaufort, SC

  26. Tracye Stormer - The Three Graces & Things My Grandma Said -Port Royal, SC

  27. Elysabeth Eldering - State of the Wilderness -Honea Path, SC

  28. Shiela Martina - Hannah and Dexter: The First Meeting -Walterboro, SC

  29. Libby Bagby - Lucky's Plott -Mt. Airy, NC

  30. Debi Toporoff - OOPS! Wrong Family, When God Came Down and Roscoe Goes to the Gym -Gloverville, SC

  31. Maggie Dorsey - My Hero, My Dad, The Nurse - Aiken, SC

  32. Lorenzo Williams, illustrator - My Hero, My Dad, The Nurse - Aiken, SC

  33. Ms AJ Rodriguez - The Theodore Da Baer Books - LaPlace, LA

  34. Ms Lee Elliott Rambo - Books for Oliver - Columbia, SC

  35. Geraldine Stockham - The Big Bold Lie & The Purple Trouble - Evans, GA

  36. Dallas A Frazier - How to live |G| God Rated in a |X| Extreme Society: The Teenagers Guide to Christian Living, Vol. 1 - North Augusta, SC

  37. Bobbie Hinson McNeil, M.Ed. - My Great-Grandma Mintie - (K-3rd grade) - Central, SC

  38. Melissa LeGette - Unicorn Girl (Young Adult) - Washington, GA

  39. John Boyanoski - Ghosts of Upstate South Carolina and More Ghosts of Upstate South Carolina (Young Adult/Adult) - Greenville, SC

  40. Jodie Cromer, Author - The Princess of Hope Hill - Ward, SC

  41. Judy Adamick, Illustrator - The Princess of Hope Hill - Ward, SC



Authors for the Parents
  • Hari Nath Banerjee - World Trade Center and 9/11 and Titanic Ship, her Maiden and Last Voyage - Knoxville, TN

  • William Rawlings - The Lazard Legacy, The Rutherford Cipher, The Tate Revenge, and Crossword - Sandersville, GA

  • Glenda West - The Bright Side of Darkness - Reflections on Suffering (dealing with grief) - North Augusta, SC



Other Participants
  • Schmooney, who is our Mascot, attended with his author/creator Bob Schumaker.
  • The Cat in the Hat and the Balloon Lady providded entertainment.
  • We had storyteller Liz Knapp
  • Other storytellers
  • Door prizes
  • Reading related activities.
  • Security Federal - Looney Toons Savings Club with Bugs Bunny
  • Aiken Junior Woman's Club had an activity table for kids
  • The Learning Disabilities Association had a table with information for parents of learning challenged children.
Free Admission!



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