Nantucket Book Foundation Celebrates Children’s Book Day

September 7, 2024

The Nantucket Book Foundation presents its inaugural Children’s Book Day on Saturday September 7, 2024. Celebrate the transformative power of literature for children with this special day sandwiched between “National Read a Book Day” and “International Literacy Day.”

The day will begin at Children’s Beach with a variety of events and activities – fun for the whole family!

10:30AM Crafts with illustrator Erica Leigh

11AM Read-Aloud with award-winning Boston chef and author of Arlo and the Secret Ingredient, Tatiana Rosana

11:30AM NanPuppets Show with Lizza Obremski

12:15PM Activities with poet and children’s author, G Pa Rhymes

12:30PM Kindness Parade

1PM – 4PM Children’s Book Day fun will continue at Children’s Beach with a line-up of local children’s authors, story times, and activities

Thanks to our partners at the Atheneum, you can also find Children’s Book Day Grab & Go Bags at the Weezie Library beginning August 31st and enjoy the book Possum’s Harvest Moon by Anne Hunter as part of the Story Walk program in the Atheneum Garden all month long!

This new venture for the Nantucket Book Foundation was made possible with a grant and support from the Nantucket Cultural District and additional support from Barbara Tibbetts of The Look Book Nantucket.

“Events such as this Children’s Book Day create lifelong readers and perhaps the next generation of writers and it so perfectly and magically aligns with our mission and story!” says President of the Nantucket Book Foundation, Tim Ehrenberg. “Our thanks goes out to Board Member Shantaw Bloise-Murphy for her passion and work on this event.”

“Children’s Book Day was born from the recognition of how important it is to engage our little ones at the start of their literacy journey to develop a love for the written word,” says Shantaw. “It is an honor for the Nantucket Cultural District to partner with Nantucket Book Foundation to host, what we hope will be, an impactful event.”