Children’s Literature Festival Set for April 12

The Children’s Literature Festival will return to Truman’s campus April 12.

The event will feature 10 authors and one illustrator to share their books with fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students in the northeast Missouri region. Visiting authors and illustrators include Kate Albus, Dusti Bowling, Pablo Cartaya, J. Anderson Coats, Lindsay Currie, Janet Fox, Alex London, Sharee Miller, Anne Rellihan, Chad Sell and Karen Strong. More information about them can be found on the CLF website.

Students will participate in 30-minute sessions with the guest authors and illustrators. All schools attending must be pre-registered. University faculty, staff, students and other interested adults are welcome at any of the sessions. Contact clf@truman.edu regarding all registration questions.

In addition to the traditional literature festival activities, the Truman Theatre Department will perform a free live theatre production of “Charlotte’s Web” at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. This classic tale is suitable for all ages and tells the story of how an innocent young pig and a smart spider charmed and amazed the humans around them.

Those attending the literature festival in the morning could eat lunch and attend the 12:30 p.m. performance of “Charlotte’s Web.” Those attending in the afternoon could arrive early for the 10 a.m. “Charlotte’s Web” performance, eat lunch and then attend the literature festival.

Additional information about the event may be obtained from the Children’s Literature Festival webpage.