Tucson Festival of Books

Mason and Jarron
Mason and Jarron at the Rock experiment booth
Story telling time with an author of one of our fav. books "The Great Fuzz Frenzy"
Jarron with that author Susan Stevens Crummel who expertly read and acted out her stories. 

The Tucson Festival of Books promotes a region-wide public celebration of reading and literacy, supported by The University of Arizona, the business community, reading and literacy groups, and tourism/economic development organizations.

The three-day book festival includes an estimated 300 authors, 200 exhibitors and 15 stage areas, and major activities are: 

►Lectures, interviews and book signings with local, regional and nationally known authors 
►Workshops for aspiring authors
►Poetry readings
►Writing contests, including readings by the winner of the Arizona Daily Star’s International Short Story Contest
►Book reviews and panel discussions
►Children’s author appearances, interactive stage presentations, children’s area, storytelling and arts and crafts activities
►Book sales and much more!

Grammy and I took the boys to this festival today and it was wonderful!  Anyone who knows us knows how much we love books so this was right up our alley.

Jarron, Grammy, and Mason
Mason posing
Jarron the "tree hugger" (this made Auntie Janie very happy!)
And Jarron the "Clifford Hugger"