Debbie Dadey, Children's Author

Issue # 126 - March 2019


Children's Book Week is almost upon us!  This year is the 100th celebration of Children's Book Week, the nation's longest-running literacy initiative. The Children's Book Council and its charitable arm, Every Child a Reader, will host Book Week from April 29  to May 5. Here is a printable poster and activities for book week.  The 100th Anniversary theme is Read Now ∙ Read Forever which looks to the past, present, and most important, the future of children's books!   
     I will be celebrating by Skyping with six schools from throughout the country, visiting two schools, speaking at my local King Library's Friends of the Library on May 2nd, and attending the amazing Hudson Children's Book festival. It's the largest children's book festival in the state of New York. I love getting the chance to meet tons of great readers and children's book authors. Happy Children's Book Week to you, Debbie 
                               
        Happy Easter to you and yours!  Click here for a basket craft.
        
                                                                                  


I had a nice surprise when I looked on the Simon and Schuster website: a new Mermaid Tales Sea-tacular collection! It is the first ten books in a lovely set. Wouldn't it make a fun gift (maybe it's not too late for your Easter basket)? Hope your mermaid friends enjoy it!

YIKES! IT'S A BIG ONE!!

I'm celebrating my 60th birthday in May! I'd like to give away 60 books to 60 amazing children. Contact me here with their name and one amazing thing about them, a mailing address, and I'll send them an autographed book. I'm looking for more ways to celebrate, so if you have any ideas that will keep me from being depressed let me know! Thanks for helping me celebrate my birthday!
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Book Festivals galore! I hope you'll join me at one of the following to meet great authors and readers:
April 27- SOUTHERN KENTUCKY BOOK FESTIVAL Bowling Green, KY
May 4-   HUDSON BOOK FESTIVAL  Hudson, NY
May 18- KNOXVILLE CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL OF READING 9 AM - 2 PM World's Fair Park, 963 Worlds Fair Park Dr Knoxville, TN
June 8- CHESAPEAKE CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL   100 W. Dover St. Easton, MD 21602 410 822 1626 
Debbie Dadey, Author  debbiedadey.com