The AJC Decatur Book Festival is by far one of our favorite events in Decatur. It’s fun for the entire family and the events for children just get better and better. This year, the festival kicked off with a special literacy event for Pre-K children, and my Pre-Ker just loved it…came home with a ton of books. And there are more special childrens events planned throughout the weekend, Sept. 4th and 5th, starting with a Llama Llama Red Pajama parade on Saturday morning…don’t forget to wear your pajamas!
Here’s more info from the AJC Decatur Book Festival web site:
The fifth annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical (AJC DBF) will feature a wide array of fun and educational events for children of all ages, including two parades, a rendition of Charlotte’s Web by the Center for Puppetry Arts, a flamenco dance, fun-filled readings, interactive panels, a Star Wars Extravaganza featuring Storm Troopers, and activities with bestselling and award-winning authors of children’s books.
Saturday morning, New York Times bestselling author of the Llama Llama children’s book series Anna Dewdney will lead children and parents in a parade around downtown Decatur. The parade will be based on Dewdney’s original Llama Llama book, Llama Llama Red Pajama. Participants are encouraged to wear their pajamas in the parade.
Sunday morning, kids and their parents are invited to participate in our Ladybug Girl parade. Participants are encouraged to dress up as Ladybug Girl…
Click here to continue to the full AJC Decatur Book Festival Childrens Activities page.
See you there!
