Reading & Riding Family Day
Saturday, Aug. 2
9 AM – 1 PM
Decatur Station
En Español
All aboard for a morning of stories, smiles, and back-to-school excitement for the whole family! Join MARTA, its nonprofit partner Page Turners Make Great Learners, and more pals for some great activities.
Author Meet-n-Greet & Readings
Award-winning author Derrick Barnes is coming to Atlanta to share his newest book, I Got You – A Brother’s Promise. Mr. Barnes will meet event attendees, do live readings, and sign books!
Do you have one of Mr. Barnes’s books at home? Bring it for him to sign! Don’t have one yet? You’ll have a chance to snag a free copy at this event or purchase one.
About the Author: Derrick Barnes has won numerous awards and nominations for his
graphic novels and children’s books! His accolades include National Book Award
Finalist for his graphic novel Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist For Justice,
which also won the YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award and a
Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor. His picture book Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut received a Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Author Honor, the
Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers. In
2020, he became the only author to win the Kirkus Prize twice for the New York
Times bestseller, I Am Every Good Thing, which also won a Charlotte Huck
Award and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. Derrick is also the creator of
the New York Times bestselling companion picture books, The King of Kindergarten and The Queen of Kindergarten. Learn more about the
author
here.
Book Giveaway*
Page Turners Make Great Learners will be giving away 100 copies of Derrick Barnes’s book! *While supplies last. First come, first served. Limit
one (1) free book per family.
Book Sale
Decatur’s own
Brave + Kind Book Shop will be on site with additional children’s books available for purchase.
Free Popsicles*
MokiPops will be giving away their tasty treats to help us keep cool!
*While supplies last. Limit 1 pop per child. Adults must purchase their
pops.
Did you know Mokipops was started by 3 kids and their parents? Learn more about their awesome story:
Our Story – MOKIPOPS
Prize Wheel
MARTA’s famous prize wheel will be out so attendees have a chance to win some back-to-school themed prizes like pencils, notebooks, and backpacks, and other fun items. *While supplies last.
Activities
Our pals at GPB will have activities on site, plus a DJ will spin some tunes, and more.