The Coastal Writers Circle of authors and illustrators will be situated around the Forsyth Fountain during the Savannah Children’s Book Festival. You will be able to meet the authors, buy their books, and have the books signed by the authors.

• Christopher Banks
o Hopup: the story of Pasco the guide dog~Pasco’s adventures growing up are written in this book and audiotape

• Kama Beasley
o Delaney's Journal: Dad Loses His Job ~This journal of a ten-year old girl reveals a family tragedy.

•Patricia Bee
o Try’Um See’s Wings ~ This Gullah folktale tells how the bumblebee was able to fly and inspires readers to rise above every circumstance.

•Marguerite Birt
o Mockingbird is That You? ~ Written for 8-13 year olds, this true story tells of a young girl and cousin growing up in Savannah during the 1940s.

•Melanie & Ben Brooks
oSpenser's Savannah ~ This children's picture book is about a small dog's visit to Savannah.

•Bess Chappas
o Savannah Ghosts and Other Stories - CD ~ Savannah Ghosts and Other Stories is the CD produced by Savannah storyteller, Bess Chappas, to record some of her favorite local tales.
o Kiki and the Red Shoes ~ The year is 1939, and a special gift from and America aunt to six-year-old Kiki in Athens, Greece, plays an important role in her school program.

•Nancie Clark
o The Forgotten Tunnel ~Secrets, warnings and voices in the night, full of action, this book is good old-fashioned fiction fun with lots of Savannah history and landmarks making it a valuable addition to any child’s library.

•Margie Willis Clary
o A Sweet, Sweet Basket ~A modern day story rich in history and tradition. A wonderful tribute to the skill and dedication of the sweet grass basket weavers of Mt. Pleasant, SC, who have preserved from extinction an age-old African craft.

•Sharon Coffee
o Hannah Banana ~Hannah Marie’s journal shows her creative and unique way of viewing the world.

•Polly Cooper, Mrs. Emmeline Cooper & Ms. Laura Lawton
o Savannah Safari ~ Savannah Safari: A Self-Guided Walking Adventure Through the Enchanting Historic District to Discover Architectural Treasure, by Polly Wylly Cooper and Emmeline King Cooper, leads children to discover the fascinating objects to be found in Savannah’s parks and squares.

•Erin Harris De la Cruz
o Elephant on My Roof ~ After hesitantly rescuing an elephant from Lani's roof, villagers find that a single act of kindness can often come back in unexpected ways.

•Michael & Sarah Dowling
o Flip Along Fun ~ An interactive, colorfully illustrated children’s flipbook that teaches matching, addition, rhymes, colors, sentence structure (beginning/middle/end), animals, and logical thinking.

•Elysabeth Eldering
o State of Quarries ~If you like Jeopardy!, you will enjoy following the Junior Geography Detective Squad on their adventure of learning the fifty states from the clues, facts, and trivia presented by the handheld game.

•Susan Hall
o A Dolphin Named Tag~ Tag learns the hard way that trash thrown into rivers and oceans can harm marine life.

•Kim Hill
o Adventures of the Traveling Boots~ The Traveling Boots visit five historical places in the United States.

•John Holland
o The Necklace of Terrersylvanous ~ This young adult fantasy novel will soon have a sequel, The White Death.

•Peach Hubbard of The Dolphin Project
o Georgia's Wild Bottlenose Dolphins ~ This is an education activity book about Georgia's Bottlenose dolphins.

•Lisa Jahn-Clough
o Me, Penelope ~ In this young adult novel published in 2007, 16 year-old Penelope longs for love, freedom, and to tell her evil secret once and for all….

•Elizabeth Kane
o Br'er Deer 'n' de Hot Peppa's~Written in local dialect is a tale of Brother Deer.

• Lydia Labouliere
o Gumbo~ This colorful tale reflects life in southern Louisiana.

•Alan J. Levine
o The Adventures of Short Stubbly Brownbeard ~ The tale of Blackbeard the pirate’s not-so-famous, not-so-successful cousin Brownbeard, who leaves his accounting career to become a rogue upon the Seven Seas.

•Arlene Mancil
o Carro-The Orange Bunny ~ Carro discovers that it is what’s inside that counts.
o The Garden Fairy ~ Sky, a garden fairy, must save Trevor, a garden gnome, from the dark forest.

• Legend McCoy
o Elbridge the Colonial Squirrel ~ A squirrel introduces us to colonial life.

• Carole Marsh, Georgia 2007 author of the year award
o The Ghost of Pickpocket Plantation ~ An orphan named Terry spends what he was afraid was going to be a long, hot, boring summer near Savannah–but it turns into a cool and creepy mystery...read at your own risk!
o The Secret of Skullcracker Swamp ~ Tabitha, her swamp master father, "swamp thing" Mable and the heat and mosquitoes are the background for the mystery of why someone is trying to lay claim to Mable’s homestead in the swamp.
o The Earthshaking Earthquake Mystery ~ A brother and sister travel with their scientist dad to earthquake-prone areas around the U.S. in search of the “Big One.”
o The Secret of Eyesocket Island ~ Come along for a creepy ride at high tide, clues you can’t lose, and a solution that will truly shock you.
o The Mystery at Fort Thunderbolt ~ A brother and sister live practically as orphans in the small coastal town of Thunderbolt while their parents, CDC doctors, travel the world fighting dreadful diseases. Historic past events soon collide with the present, foiling the children’s desperate attempt to reach their parents in time.

•Jennifer Moran
o Yam Yamz & Friends: Missing Daisy ~ Yam Yamz wakes to find his baby sister missing. Angel tells him it’s his fault, but why would Daisy run away?

•Pamela Bauer Mueller, Georgia 2008 author of the year award
o An Angry Drum Echoed ~ Based on the true story of Mary Musgrove, this historical fiction relates her vital role in two worlds: her Creek heritage and the English way of life. As General Oglethorpe’s interpreter, she smoothed the path to cooperation between the Creeks and the settlers, insuring the survival of colonial Georgia.
o Hello, Goodbye, I Love You ~ This heartwarming story depicts the love journey between Diego, the guide dog raiser, a sight-impaired woman and the dog, Aloha. Diego has accepted the responsibility to teach Aloha obedience and socialization, knowing that she is only on loan to him, and must be returned to the guide dog school to partner with a sight-impaired person.

•Mac and Renee Newell
o Scampering through Savannah ~ A vividly illustrated children’s journey through historic Savannah.

•Lucy Nolan
o Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls~ Classic nursery rhymes go nautical in this collection of verses that celebrate American's coastlines and waterways.

•Doug Paul
o One Wizard Place and Sentinel ~ In a world where magic and technology are intertwined someone has to have the unpleasant job of righting magic that has gone wrong.

•Karen Petit
o The Mystery of the Screecher Creature
o The Mystery at Foggy Bottom Lake
o The Mystery of the Stolen Stallion ~ In The Mystery of the Screecher Creature and The Mystery at Foggy Bottom Lake, the adventurous Ivy – America’s No. 1 canine sleuth- and her pet friends are sniffing out crime and solving mysteries that often land them squarely in the face of danger.
In The Mystery of the Stolen Stallion, a mouse named Hamilton assists Ivy and her gang of crime-solving friends in solving the case of a stolen thoroughbred.

•Daniel Power
o Take the Lead, George Washington ~ This attractively illustrated biography of George Washington appeals to elementary readers.

•Jodie Randisi
o 201 Things to Do When Children Say I’m Bored; the Checklist and Journal for Busy Families ~This list of activities creates an opportunity to best use children’s time and energy in productive projects.

•Emily Manual Reeves
oAnimal Soup ~Just like a homemade soup, the characters mix the right ingredients to help elementary aged children feel much better when facing life challenges.

•Patsy Smith Roberts
o The Adventures of a Baby Elephant ~ Nigel, the baby elephant, discovers that when faced with life’s greatest uncertainties, even elephants need one really good friend.

•Ching Yeung Russell
o Tofu Quilt ~ The author details her journey to becoming a writer in a free-verse style that captures elements of her youth in rich, vivid snapshots and authentic detail.

•Judith Russell
o Dragons are Lonely ~ Dragons do indeed also get lonely.
o The Story of Little Black Sambo ~ The classic story set in India.
o Snuffles ~ Snuffles goes to France to hunt for truffles.
o Snuffles goes to Scotland Yard ~ Snuffles goes to England to help hunt down the robbers who stole the truffles.

• Donny Seagraves
o Gone from These Woods ~ Eleven-year-old Daniel Sartain doesn't want to go rabbit hunting with Uncle Clay, but he does and must live with the tragic consequences.

• Mike Silver
o Tales of the Ookie Brothers~This is the third in a series of tales of two dog’s lives.

• Trish Sugarek
o Stanley the Stalwart Dragon~Stanley the dragon shows his courage in this picture book.

• Bernice and Andy Tate
o The Wormleys ~ Told from a worm family’s point of view, this story teaches children a very timely life lesson: to accept each other as being different.
o What the Elephant Forgot ~ This story imparts a very practical life lesson that teaches the importance of forgiveness.

• Audilee Boyd Taylor
o Where Did My Feather Pillow Come From? ~ Savannah writer Audilee Taylor answers the question, “where did my feather pillow come from?” in her picture book for young children.

• Jack Weaver
o Uga Hunkers Down in Athens Town ~ In Uga Hunkers Down in Athens Town, the University of Georgia bulldog mascot, Uga, describes the adventures of a typical college football weekend in Athens, Ga, from the time he departs and then later returns home to Savannah.

• Jane R. Wood
o Trouble on the St. John’s River ~ After a close encounter with a manatee and visits to several nature centers, the Johnson kids - brothers Joey and Bobby, ages 12 and 9 and 5-year -old Katy- decide to do something to try to make a difference in preserving the environment.

• Lynn Floyd Wright
o Flick Lost!~ While weekend camping in the Congaree National Park, Flick, Jack and friends encounter a mysterious Park Ranger, a strange one-armed man, wild animals and the ghost of a Revolutionary War heroine.