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Ella Jenkins photo Ella Jenkins
Called "the First Lady of children's music" by her admirers, Ella Jenkins has delighted generations of children and adults with her music and her personal appeal to people of all backgrounds. Her voice has been heard on Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings for forty-five years. Ella Jenkins received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2004 Grammys.
Dovie Thomason photo Dovie Thomason
This award-winning storyteller has been honored by Parents' Choice and The American Library Association. She is recognized internationally for her gift at both transmitting the oral tradition of her Lakota/Kiowa Apache native culture and transforming it for today's world.
Antonio Sacre photo Antonio Sacre
Born in Boston to a Cuban father and Irish-American mother, Antonio Sacre has been delighting audiences since 1993 with his touching and humourous bilingual stories, solo theatrical performances, and children's books and tapes. His fun-filled performances appeal to all ages.
Jaime Riascos photo Jaime Riascos
Dynamic Jaime Riascos is acclaimed as the most important storyteller from Colombia. Jaime has performed in France, Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela and the U.S. He currently resides in San Francisco, working as a researcher and promoter of Spanish storytelling.
Diane Ferlatte photo Diane Ferlatte
Vivacious Diane Ferlatte has traveled the globe giving storytelling performances to people of all ages. Spinning yarns from many cultures, Ferlatte focuses mostly on African, Southern, and African-American tales. Her numerous honors include the National Storytelling Network Circle of Excellence of Award. She lives in Oakland, California.
Geddy the Gecko photo Geddy the Gecko
Geddy the Gecko, the famous gecko lizard mascot, performs a fast-paced, salsa-filled "Rainforest Fiesta Show" which includes skits, songs, and stories from the Rainforest, with non-stop audience participation and fascinating facts about gecko lizards and the rainforest. Super Geddy then breakdances for the Grand Finale.
The Tortoise and the Hare photo Puppets to Go
Puppets to Go is a full-time professional puppet theater company that "educates the mind and entertains the imagination." Their production of the classic Aesop's fable The Tortoise and the Hare modernizes the great race between a loveable tortoise and an arrogant hare.

Superstar Productions “Red Riding Hood”
In this new “Tiki’s Adventures” production, Superstar’s talented cast presents a musical adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood. Join Little Red in a musical romp to Grandmother’s house.

 

Darrell House
The original songs, poems and stories of Darrell House have captured the imagination of S. Florida audiences for more than a decade. Darrell sings selections from his two hit children’s albums and tells the story of Miller, the Green Caterpillar.

 

David Diaz
Acclaimed Caldecott and Pura Belpré Awards winning artist David Diaz has been an illustrator and graphic designer for more than 20 years. Among his many books for children, David illustrated the 1995 Caldecott Award winning book Smoky Nights, and the Pura Belpre Award books The Pot That Juan Built and Cesar: Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!

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