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Schedule of events:
SATURDAY, SEPT. 22
Special Report
National Book Festival
The annual event takes place from Sept. 22-23 on the National Mall. Read more
2012 National Book Festival: Family Storytelling Stage
(Scholastic/Scholastic) - \"Goosebumps Most Wanted #1: Planet of the Lawn Gnomes,\" by R.L. Stine.
10:00-10:30 Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band is a hip-shaking, head-bopping, Los Angeles-based explosion of “kindie” rock. Led by musician and songwriter Diaz and his wife, the comedian Alisha Gaddis, the band will perform songs from their new album, “A Potluck.” No signing.
10:40-11:00 Bob Shea The dinosaur in author-illustrator Bob Shea’s “Dinosaur vs. Bedtime,” “Dinosaur vs. the Potty” and “Dinosaur vs. the Library” was inspired by his son, Ryan. Shea’s other picture books include “I’m a Shark” and, most recently, “Dinosaur vs. Santa.” Signing at 11:30.
11:00-11:20 Tad Hills is an author and illustrator whose children’s books include “Duck & Goose,” “Duck, Duck, Goose” and “How Rocket Learned to Read.” His new picture book is “Rocket Writes a Story.” Signing at 12:30.
11:20-11:40 Michael Buckley is the author of two series for children: “The Sisters Grimm” and “NERDS.” He has also written and developed shows for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Discovery Channel. His first picture book is the recently published “Kel Gilligan’s Daredevil Stunt Show.” Signing at 12:30.
11:45-12:15 Justin Roberts’s intelligent and whimsically rocking music is aimed at both kids and their parents; his CDs include “Pop Fly,” “Meltdown!,” “Not Naptime” and, most recently, “Jungle Jim.” He and his band, the Not Ready for Naptime Players, will perform songs including “Willy Was a Whale.” No signing.
12:20-12:40 R.L. Stine When R. L. Stine was 9 years old, he found an old typewriter in the attic and started writing. Today his “Goosebumps” series, begun in 1992, has been translated into 32 languages, and Stine has sold more than 350 million books, making him one of the best-selling children’s authors ever. Stine’s new book is “Goosebumps Most Wanted #1: Planet of the Lawn Gnomes.” Signing at 1:30.
12:40-1:00 Tom Angleberger is the author of the “Origami Yoda” series, which includes “The Strange Case of Origami Yoda” and “Darth Paper Strikes Back.” His new book is “The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee.” Signing at 1:30.
1:00-1:20 Marc Brown is the creator of the “Arthur Adventure” series and co-developer of the PBS series “Arthur.” Judy Sierra’ s books include “The Sleepy Little Alphabet” and “Mind Your Manners.” Together the two created the picture book “Wild About Books” and its follow-up, “Zoozical!,” as well as “Born to Read.” This fall, they return with another collaboration, “Wild About You!” Signing at 2:30.
1:25-1:55 Choo-Choo Soul with Genevieve From Disney Junior comes Choo-Choo Soul with Genevieve, teaching children through soulful and current renditions of the ABCs and 1-2-3s on an animated train. No signing.
2:00-2:20 Jeff Kinney says he first knew he wanted to be a cartoonist while he was at the University of Maryland, where he studied criminal justice. Today his “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series has more than 75 million copies in print worldwide. The sixth book in the series is “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever.” Signing at 3.
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