Family Reading Festival

Sun. Nov 9, 2014 10:00am - 1:00pm EST
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Member Child, $10
Community Child, $13
Parents - Free; Children 6 Months and Under - Free
(Additional $3 per child on the day of the event)


 


Presented by PJ Library® and the Atlanta Hawks®
MJCCA's FAMILY READING FESTIVAL


11:00 am PJ LIBRARY SPOKESPERSON RICK RECHT IN CONCERT!


KID CRAFTING WITH AMANDA KINGLOFF,
Author of Project Kid: 100 Ingenious Crafts for Family Fun


Join former Atlantan Amanda Kingloff for two fun, unique crafting opportunities with your children. As the Lifestyles Editor of Parents magazine, Amanda was asked to write this fantastic book for crafty parents who’d like to show their children unexpected and ingenious ways to use everyday objects to create unique craft projects.


APPEARANCES BY:


Harry the Hawk and the Hawks Cheerleaders!
Rabbi G and the Shabbat Dinosaur!
Mike “Stinger” Glenn, Atlanta Hawks Television Announcer and former NBA All-Star


Featuring fun craft activities with these great books:


RICK RECHT, Thank You for Me
DEBORAH ARONSON, Where’s My Tushy?
ERIC KIMMEL, Hanukkah Bear
BARBARA KRASNER, Golda Meir’s First Crusade
TRACEY NEWMAN, Shabbat Is Coming!
MYLES SHULMAN, Make the World Happy
FELICIA VOLOSCHIN, Bernie’s Big Idea and The Rockin’ Gift Givers


In the Sophie Hirsh Srochi Discovery Center:
SHALOM BABY Presents...


STORYTELLING
PUPPET THEATER


Meet Myles Shulman, the seven year old author of
Make the World Happy.


Myles has created a unique posterbook that is a toolkit for personal growth - for all ages! He is the son of Zoe and Dr. Neil Shulman, aka "Doc Hollywood," and is a second grader at Laurel Ridge Elementary.


Visit the Wells Fargo Children’s Bank in The Fine Family Gallery


According to local CPA, certified financial planner, and author Felicia Voloschin, it’s never too early to teach your children about spending, saving, and giving! Join her in the Wells Fargo Children’s Bank for interactive activities featuring her book, Bernie’s Big Idea, about our favorite philanthropist and entrepreneur, Bernie Marcus, and her children’s finance book, The Rockin’ Gift Givers.


PROJECT GIVE supports the Atlanta Jewish Coalition for Literacy (AJCL) sponsored by the Atlanta Council for Jewish Women – Atlanta Section


The Book Festival is proud to support AJCL in its efforts to promote literacy – one child at a time.
Please consider donating your gently used or new, secular children’s books for tutors to read with their students. Upon mastery, the book is gifted to the student.


*Family Reading Festival Tickets are not included in the Book Festival Series Pass. Family Reading Festival Tickets must be purchased separately.


COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Atlanta Jewish Music Festival,
Dentistry for Children
The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy, Temple Beth Tikvah,
and The Epstein School


Your Best Bet! Purchase Book Festival Series Tickets today!

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MJCCA 5342 Tilly Mill Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338