A Children's Book Festival in La Mesa This Sunday

All ages are welcome at the 1st Annual Children's Book Festival in La Mesa this Sunday, May 20, 2012 from 10am-4pm, sponsored by the La Mesa Village Merchants Association.    It's taking place in the parking lot and fountain area of La Mesa Plaza (8130 La Mesa Blvd. will get you there).

Do you want to know who is appearing?

Ned Vizzini, is the author of three books - soon to be four.  His second book, "It's Kind Of A Funny Story", was made into a motion picture starring Emma Roberts and Zach Galifianakis.  Ned travels around the country speaking at high schools, colleges and universities about teen and young adult mental health.

Lin Oliver and Theo Baker, co-authors of Sound Bender, a science thriller.  Lin has written tons of books.  You may recognize her name from the Hank Zipzer series she co-authors with Henry Winkler.  Theo Baker was born in Los Angeles, where as a kid he used to make weird noises into tape recorders. Sound Bender is his first book and we look forward to more.

DJ MacHale, author of the Pendragon series, the Morpheus Road series and a picture book, "Monster Princess".  He has written, directed and produced many television series and movies for young people that have been seen on Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel, HBO, Showtime, PBS, Discovery Kids and the broadcast networks.

PJ Haarsma, author of Softwire series.  PJ's successful career was in video/photo advertising and motion pictures before he became a writer.

Bilingual Village will feature authors of spanish and spanish/english books, and crafts.

Disney Animators Terry Naughton and Rich Arons, and other popular illustrators will be at the Illustrator's stage where kids will learn to draw some memorable characters.

Jerry Cesak of the Jeff and Jer morning radio show;
Professional Storytellers of San Diego;
San Diego Humane Society;
Ruff Readers;

There is so much to see and do, I can't possibly list it all here -- you just have to come see for yourself.  Spend the day - restaurants and eateries such as Sanfilippo's Pizza (offering pizza by the slice for this event), Subway, and Yogurt Mill are all in the heart of this event.

 Parking meters are not enforced on Sundays and there is plenty of parking one block north of La Mesa Plaza, at Spring St. and Allison.  An alternative is the Trolley.  The La Mesa Blvd. Trolley Station stops at this venue.  So don't fuss about driving - take the trolley.

For more information:  www.childrensbookfestivallamesa.webs.com 

or call 619 461-1400