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Friday October 11, 2024 10:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Sponsored by Mary A. Crocker Trust and the Sam Mazza Foundation
Book donations sponsored by Candlewick Press
Co-presented with San Francisco Public Library

Our acclaimed Kidquake programs for children’s books; authors, illustrators, poets, and bookmakers provide readings, discussions, and workshops designed to fuel kids’ imagination. This morning’s two sessions, for kids in K to 2nd grades, begin at 10:15AM and 11:15AM. Featuring authors Minnie Phan and JaNay Brown-Wood, plus a hands-on drumming activity led by DRUMMM to get kids on their feet and making music, with workshops (by lottery) from Stephanie Lucianovic and Jamey Williams. Advance sign-up required, for in-person student groups at litquake.org/kidquake. FREE
Authors and Participants
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Jeni Swerdlow / DRUMMM

Jeni Swerdlow is a renowned drum circle facilitator and art therapist, known for her transformative work in building connections through the power of rhythm. As the founder and “chief rhythm activator” of DRUMMM Rhythmic Events, she has dedicated her career to creating inclusive... Read More →
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Stephanie Lucianovic

"Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic writes books in the San Francisco Bay Area surrounded by a few kids, a few cats, and one husband.She is the author of SUFFERING SUCCOTASH: A PICKY EATER'S QUEST TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE HATE THE FOODS WE HATE; THE END OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL; HELLO, STAR; THE... Read More →
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Jamey Williams

Jamey Williams (He/Him) has been teaching spoken word poetry workshops in K–12 schools since 2016, which is why most people know him as an educator. However, Jamey is also a community organizer and internationally recognized performer. In 2017, after winning the Compliment Death... Read More →
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JaNay Brown-Wood

JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD, is an award-winning and New York Times Best-selling children’s author, poet, and educator. She is the author of over twenty books including Imani’s Moon, the Where in the Garden books, the Simone Biles Little Golden Book, Jam, Too and the Scholastic chapter... Read More →
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Minnie Phan

Minnie Phan is an illustrator and writer based in Oakland, CA. Her work has been featured by Google, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the San Francisco Public Library, for which she illustrated a citywide reading campaign in 2022. She is the illustrator of several picture... Read More →
Friday October 11, 2024 10:15am - 12:15pm PDT
San Francisco Public Library Koret Auditorium

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