17th Annual Family Reading Festival

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Saturday, Apr 13, 2024  

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Sing, dance, and play with Jim Gill. See captive-born exotic animals up close and personal with Outback Ray. Take home a new book. Enjoy literacy-rich activities.

10:30 am - He's Back! Musician Jim Gill's Sing-a-thon of Celebrated Songs.

11:30 am - Outback Ray and his amazing animal friends. See captive-born exotic animals up close and personal!

1 pm - Jim Gill, afternoon matinee performance.

Local community organizations will share hands-on activities and information about services for families.

Each child in attendance will take home a free book sponsored in part by Children & Books.

Jim Gill is a musician and author with unique credentials among children's artists. Jim is a child development specialist, completing his graduate studies in child development at the Erikson Institute of Chicago with a special emphasis on the study of play. For this reason, each of Jim's recordings and books is created as an opportunity for playful interactions between a child and a caring adult. Anyone who has experienced one of Jim's family concerts knows that rather than performing for the children and parents, Jim leads them to sing and play together. Jim has released ten award-winning CDs of music play for young children that are favorites in family rooms, classrooms, and playrooms. Jim is also the author of two children's books, "A Soup Opera" and "May There Always Be Sunshine."