Children's Art and Literacy Festival

Celebrate the art of childhood

A festival bringing to life the work of BrianLies!
Exhibiting Artist at the NCCIL

CALF at the Zoo!
Sunday, June 11 • Abilene Zoo, 2070 Zoo Lane

Wear your CALF pass on Sunday and enter the zoo for free! You have three opportunities to hear dramatic readings followed by an Animal Encounter with zoo staff in the pavilion. You can also meet a bat costume character and earn a Brian Lies button for your lanyard! Books featured at each reading: Bats at the Ballgame and Spy Hops & Belly Flops. Learn more about the Abilene Zoo here.

Sunday Schedule of Events

9 am - Abilene Zoo opens

9:30 am – Dramatic Readings & Animal Encounters in the Pavilion

10:30 am - Dramatic Readings & Animal Encounters in the Pavilion

11:30 am - Dramatic Readings & Animal Encounters in the Pavilion

5 pm - Abilene Zoo closes

Brian’s Magnificent Garden Art Exhibition
Opening Thursday Night, NCCIL

An exhibition of original art by Brian Lies (rhymes with “cheese”) will open Thursday night, June 8 at the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature. The exhibit will remain in the gallery, free to visit, through September.

Brian has written and/or illustrated more than 30 books, including the New York Times best-selling bat books (Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, Little Bat in Night School, etc.), which have been featured on NPR and The Martha Stewart Show. In 2019, The Rough Patch received a Caldecott Honor, a Massachusetts Book Award Honor, and a Crystal Kite Award from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

To Register https://www.abilenecalf.com/registration