...Happily Ever After Stage
sponsored by The Children's Trust
Thursday, Nov. 15, 10:30 a.m. - Sunday, Nov. 18, 6:00 p.m., Children’s Alley (Plaza behind Building 1)
From the …Happily Ever After Stage, children will take off on world tours alongside storytellers performing tales from all over the world. See firsthand the ways regional culture informs the content and the craft of storytelling.
American Sign Language (ASL) storytelling at the Book Fair with Peter Cook sharing stories in a unique, visually-grabbing, and beautiful way.
Presentations: Friday, November 16 at 11:30 a.m. and Saturday, November 17 at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Devon Dassaw and Greg Louis-Charles will emcee the ...Happily Ever After Stage all 4 days!
Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 15
| 10:30 a.m. | Cuenteros with legends from Latin America (Bilingual) |
| 11:00 a.m. | Carrie Sue Ayvar brings us the world of Jewish storytelling! |
| 11:30 a.m. | Folklorist Liliane Nerette Louis tells tales from Haiti |
| 12:00 p.m. | Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean with Miss Omilani |
| 12:30 p.m. | Sherry Winston tells a story of competition in President of the Whole Fifth Grade |
Friday, Nov. 16
| 10:30 a.m. | Kuniko Yamamoto shares lovely stories from Japan |
| 11:00 a.m. | Dave Roman takes us to outer space in Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity |
| 11:30 a.m. | American Sign Language storytelling with Peter Cook with vocal interpretations by Keith Wann |
| 12:00 p.m. | Youme Landowne shows the magic of memories in Mali Under the Night Sky |
| 12:30 p.m. | Carrie Sue Ayvar brings us the world of Jewish storytelling! |
Saturday, Nov. 17
| 10:30 a.m. | Stage reading of Cyrano de Bergerac by exceptional students from Our Pride Academy |
| 11:00 a.m. | Daniel Kirk takes Sam and Sarah out of the library in Library Mouse: A Museum Adventure |
| 11:30 a.m. | Kuniko Yamamoto shares lovely stories from Japan |
| 12:00 p.m. | Todd Parr creator of ToddWorld on Discovery Kids and TLC and author of The Thankful Book |
| 12:30 p.m. | American Sign Language storytelling with Peter Cook with vocal interpretations by Keith Wann |
| 1:00 p.m. | Spooky stories from Hawaii with Jeff Gere |
| 1:30 p.m. | Kuniko Yamamoto shares lovely stories all the way from Japan |
| 2:00 p.m. | Matthew Reinhart unfolds the magic of Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-up Adventure |
| 2:30 p.m. | Traditional African and citified urban tales with Tamara Green |
| 3:00 p.m. | Ben Hatke tells the adventures of an intergalactic space hero in Legends of Zita the Space Girl |
| 3:30 p.m. | American Sign Language storytelling with Peter Cook with vocal interpretations by Keith Wann |
| 4:00 p.m. | Victoria Melbourne from the Florida Storytelling Association’s Youthful Voices |
| 4:30 p.m. | Without blue what color will Marisol paint the sky? Find out in Peter Reynolds’ Sky Color |
| 5:00 p.m. | Spooky stories from Hawaii with Jeff Gere |
Sunday, Nov. 18
| 10:30 a.m. | Victoria Melbourne from the Florida Storytelling Association’s Youthful Voices |
| 11:00 a.m. | Cuenteros with legends from Latin America (Bilingual) |
| 11:30 a.m. | Traditional African and citified urban tales with Tamara Green |
| 12:00 p.m. | Matthew Reinhart unfolds the magic of Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-up Adventure |
| 12:30 p.m. | Dave Roman takes us to outer space in Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity |
| 1:00 p.m. | Kuniko Yamamoto shares lovely stories all the way from Japan |
| 1:30 p.m. | Spooky stories from Hawaii with Jeff Gere |
| 2:00 p.m. | Aura Britez tells tales all the way from Paraguay (in Spanish) |
| 2:30 p.m. | Folklorist Liliane Nerette Louis tells tales from Haiti |
| 3:00 p.m. | Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean with Miss Omilani |
| 3:30 p.m. | Sherry Winston tells a story of competition in President of the Whole Fifth Grade |
| 4:00 p.m. | Aura Britez tells tales all the way from Paraguay (in Spanish) |
| 4:30 p.m. | Carrie Sue Ayvar brings us the world of Jewish storytelling! |
| 5:00 p.m. | Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean with Miss Omilani |
Location
Miami Book Fair International * Miami Dade College
300 NE Second Ave., Miami, FL 33132
Children’s Alley (Plaza behind Building 1)