The South Carolina State Library is proud to announce award-winning authors Nina Crews and Brian Lies will be featured at StoryfestSC 2014--the state's summer reading kick-off event. This year's Collaborative Summer Library slogan is Fizz Boom Read!
StoryfestSC exposes families to children's authors and the art of story and fosters an excitement for reading, especially throughout the summer. All of South Carolina's public libraries participate in this coordinated summer reading program.
Nina Crews uses photography and collage to create distinctive picture books. Her stories draw inspiration from the children and neighborhoods of Brooklyn -- her home for over 25 years. She is the daughter of children's book authors Donald Crews and Ann Jonas and grew up watching them work. Her first book, One Hot Summer Day, was published in 1995 and is still in print today. She has had two books selected for ALA's Notable list -- The Neighborhood Mother Goose, and Below. Her latest books, The Neighborhood Sing-Along and Jack and the Beanstalk were both published spring 2011. Nina lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with her husband, son and cat.
Brian Lies moved to Boston to study drawing and painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts after graduation from college in 1985. In 1989, he illustrated his first book, Flatfoot Fox and the Case of the Missing Eye, with Houghton Mifflin Company in Boston. Since then, Brian has illustrated over twenty-five books, including Bats at the Ballgame, which he also wrote. He has also written and illustrated the New York Times bestsellers Bats at the Beach and Bats at the Library, Hamlet and the Enormous Chinese Dragon Kite, and Hamlet and the Magnificent Sandcastle. Brian lives in Massachusetts with his wife, daughter, and two cats.
Events will be held on Saturday, June 7 at the South Carolina State Museum at 301 Gervais Street from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will be free to the public. Events include presentations by each author, storytelling, crafts, face painting and visits from popular characters. This year's event will also include photography fun for young adults with a green screen booth and props. For more information, visit http://1.usa.gov/1eTLZbo.
