FitLit Kids

Summer Camp Update!!! 🌞⛱️😎

We just finished off an amazing first week of Playball and Reading Giraffe Summer Camps at the Lakeshore Campus! ⚽️🏈🏀📚👓📖

For a complete listing of our camps, visit: www.FitLitKids.com/camps

Alphie and I are excited to be heading to the Fort Mill Public Library on Saturday, May 9 at 2pm for a FREE interactive storytelling event! We'll talk a little about writing books for children and read from my latest title, I Made These Ants Some Underpants! 🐜🩳

We'll also take a sneak peek at my upcoming book, which hits the shelves this summer! I’m excited about this one, which mixes a fictional fish tale with real-life facts about the clever camouflage techniques that sea creatures use to keep from becoming a snack. 🌊🐙🦈🐡

Check out more details below and register here: https://yorkcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/childrens-author-program-45512 ✒️📚🦒

Join Derick Wilder for a lively, interactive storytelling session celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Friends of the York County Library! Perfect for young readers and families. All ages, accompanied by an adult.

Register online at https://tinyurl.com/32vy9ne7 or call 803-547-4114.

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬! Who has ever wanted to meet, and even partner with, a 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 to help create a children's book? 📚🎨🖌️🌻🦋🌳

Well, here's your chance, as Anna Gregoire and I will be hosting an event on the Lindsay Pettus Greenway from 𝟐𝐩𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. We are gathering ideas to create a picture book based on the Greenway, a cool jewel that winds through Lancaster, and looking for children's input! We'll also be happy to answer any questions regarding 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬!

In addition to 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐲, we'll have a 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭, 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, a 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐞, and fun 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬!

It's a great chance to 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐲, and be a part of a 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤!

We'll be at the 𝟒𝟓𝟗 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 access point in 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫, and you can park at the Lancaster High Football Visitor Parking Lot! Can't wait to see you out there!

📚The Literary Arts Festival has officially kicked off! 📚

Come out and enjoy some family fun with all your local favorites—you don’t want to miss this! Check out our full schedule for both days below.

🌟 Special Reminder 🌟
Join us TOMORROW (April 26) for Kids Day @ the Greenway!
Help us create the Children’s Story of Lancaster 📖

This Illinois law is a masterpiece! ❤️

Illinois made history as the first state to outlaw book bans once and for all.

Marginalizing people, ideas, or facts has no place in our state — and they have no place in a democracy.

This National Library Week, we continue our commitment to free thought and free speech.

Alphie and Sporty hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Spring Break! 🌻🐝🌳

Our April newsletter went out this morning, with information on Playball and Reading Giraffe, a cover reveal for my latest book, and a reminder about Summer Camps, which start at the end of May! 😎🌞

Our friends, Friends of the Mt. Pleasant Public Library, are celebrating the Mt. Pleasant Literary Festival with an amazing line-up of events for children and teens.

Here are FREE KID PROGRAMS you can get registered for.
Use the following link to register: https://cabarrus-cep.bc.sirsidynix.net/events/month/2026-03/?tribe_tags%5B0%5D=323

Maya Myers:
GOOD MORNING, MORNING
NOT PERFECT
NOT LITTLE
ROSIE WOODS series
facebook:
instagram:
website: https://ohmayaword.com/

Derick Wilder:
I Made These Ants Some Underpants
Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt?
The Longest Letsgoboy
His newest book "Hide, Fish, Hide!" will be out in Fall 2026.
facebook:
website: https://www.derickwilder.com/

Annette Whipple:
Flick! The Truth About Lizards
Chomp! The Truth About Sharks
Quirky Critter Devotions: 52 Wild Wonders for Kids
Meow! The Truth About Cats
facebook:
instagram:
website: https://www.annettewhipple.com/

Ashley Belote:
Little Red and BIG, BAD FRED
DON'T WASH WINSTON
SHEEPWRECKED
WITCH & WOMBAT
Listen Up, LOUELLA
FRANKENSLIME
facebook:
instgram:
website: https://www.ashleybelote.com

Brian Anderson
The Conjurers serie
Sophie serie
DOG eat DOUG
facebook: Dog Eat Doug
instagram:
website: https://dogeatdoug.com/

I'm excited to be heading down to Columbia to present at one of my favorite conferences, the SC Association of School Librarians (SCASL), on Thursday!

If any of my teacher friends are going to be there, please feel free to stop by and say "Hi!"

Here's to National Girls and Women in Sports Day!

From working with boys and girls to help build their self-esteem and instill life skills through sports to coaching the Tigers, I've been fortunate over the past 20+ years to have witnessed the countless positive impact that sports can have on girls and young ladies. And, more importantly, the impact they can have on sports... and beyond! ⛹️‍♀️🏋‍♀️🏌🏼‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏊‍♀️🏄🏼‍♀️⛷️💪🏼

Alphie and I are excited to be sharing my stories with students for World Read Aloud Day tomorrow! 🦒📚🎉

Alphie doesn't know what to do with all the white stuff???

Stay warm, be safe, have fun, and read books! 📚🦒