​Children’s Stage Theme: “The Magic of Reading”

10:00 AM

​Opening: Greetings from the MCs
Children’s Village Ambassador, Actress Little Nay Nay & Mayseo The Magician

10:30 AM

​Musical Performance:
Lionel Jean Baptise performs
Ice Cream Songs in Celebration of LPVBF 10th Anniversary

11:00 AM

​Magic Show by “Mayseo the Magician”
Storytime with Ina Buckner-Barnette, “The Sunshine Storyteller”  

​Sakina Ibrahim, Author - “Big Words to Little Me”
Special Dance Presentation

12:00 Noon

​Storytelling and Musical Performance:
• Special Read Aloud with Sanjay Nambiar
 “The Super Amazing Princess Heroes: How it All Started”

• Dill Purple Genius Kids with the appearance of Pookie Mascot
  Conductor: Jennifer Hopson

12:45 pm

​Acknowledgments by Children’s Ambassador
                  
Nestle’s Book Give-A-ways

1:00 pm

​Special Parenting Workshop hosted by LA Parent Magazine
Topic: “Diversity in Children’s Literature”  

Panelists:
• Sakina Ibrahim – Big Words to Little Me: Advice to the Younger Self
• Sanjay Nambiar – The Super Amazing Princess Heroes: How it All Started
• Yvonne Senkandwa -  Nkinzi & Namikka: An African Adventure of Ugandan Princesses

​Moderated by: 
Carolyn Richardson, Assistant Editor, L.A. Parent Magazine

1:30 pm

​Musical Performance Encore by Lionel Jean Baptise
                       
Literacy Group Performance
 

The Walt Disney Book Give-A-ways and Prizes

2:30 pm

​Encore by Dill Purple Genius Kids with the appearance of Pookie Mascot
Conductor: Jennifer Hopson

3:00 pm

Storytelling and Book Read by: Former Los Angeles Laker,  A.C. Green ("The Iron Man") 

3:30 pm

​3rd Rock Hip Hop Dance Performance
w/ Audience Participation

4:00 pm

​Magic Show Performance by Juan Castel the Magician

4:30 pm

​ Children’s Stage Closing with a Special Tribute to 1990s Song Performance