Aiken Children's Book Festival


Welcome to the home page of the Aiken Children's Book Festival. The 2008 Aiken Children's Book Festival will be Saturday, September 20th at the Aiken Technical College. 2006 and 2007 were incredible, and we're looking forward to an even better 2008! With over forty authors, illustrators and storytellers each year, the Aiken Children's Book Festival has been 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.

So far, for 2008, we have these authors confirmed:

  1. Bob Shumaker - , author of The Schmooney Trilogy- Simpsonville, SC

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

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

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

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

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

  7. Karen Petit - The Mystery of The Screecher Creature & The Mystery at Foggy Bottom Lake - Columbia, SC

  8. Annette Laing – Don't Know Where, Don't Know When – Statesboro, GA

  9. M. Howe Bugbee - Beyond the Road - Jacksonville, Florida

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

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

  12. Christine Hurley Deriso - "Dreams to Grow On" "Do-Over" -North Augusta, SC

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

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

  15. Bernice & Andy Tate - The Wormleys - Bluffton, SC

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

  17. Charlotte Babb, "The Thing In The Tub" -Spartanburg, SC

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

  19. 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

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

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



Authors! If you would like to attend, please click here for information!