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March 2, 2019

2ND ANNUAL FAMILY READING CON AT JOE BACA MIDDLE SCHOOL

2ND ANNUAL FAMILY READING CON AT JOE BACA MIDDLE SCHOOL


March 2, 2019

Celebrate literacy and Dr. Seuss’s 115th Birthday at the 2nd Annual CJUSD Family Reading Con starting at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday March 2, 2019.
This family-friendly, FREE event will feature lots of fun activities for all!
Meet award-Winning authors and artists and get their autographs!
Have fun listening to stories and watching performances of some of your favorite books!
Write your own stories! Take home FREE books for your own library, or purchase books from our guest authors:
  • Diane Adams
  • Marsha L Ceniceros
  • Jose Chavez
  • Julianna Cruz
  • Henry Lien
  • James Luna
  • Wayne Sergeant
  • Isabelle Quintero
Play with puppets:
  • Puppetpalooza with Pam Atkinson
  • Puppets a la Carte with Nicole Cloeren
Teens: Share your poetry in our Teen Poetry Slam!
Take a selfie with a superhero!
Enjoy fun crafts and literacy themed events:
  • Storytelling with Karen Rae Kraut
  • Hands-on writing activities with UCR Gluck Fellows Joseph Satran, Michael Robinson, and Joseph Cardenas
Plus: Come dressed as your favorite book character in your own HOMEMADE costume to enter our costume contest for a chance to win prizes! (Rules: Must be school-appropriate. No store-bought costumes please.)
We also will have food trucks where you can purchase tasty items. You won’t want to miss it!
In partnership with the Colton Joint Unified School District. Free and open to the public.