- April 19, 2024
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Children enjoyed the bookmark-making station.
Temple Emanu-El Associate Rabbi Michael Shefrin greeted Lauren and Raina after his musical storytelling performance .
Temple Emanu-El teens dressed up as The Little Red Hen and Corduroy the Bear.
Temple Emanu-El’s Starfish Thespians performed “Little Beaver and the Echo” and “The Billy Goats Gruff.”
The peddler from "Caps for Sale" and Pete the Cat were among the special guests at the book fair.
Temple Emanu-El’s Starfish Initiative – which serves the kindergarten classes at Wilkinson Elementary School with reading, music, art, and STEM programming – hosted a book fair at Barnes and Noble on Dec. 8 to support Starfish activities and to celebrate the joys of books and stories.
In addition to helping raise money for the Starfish Initiative, participants enjoyed performances by the Starfish Thespians; musical and dramatic storytelling; a bookmark-making craft; puppetry; and the opportunity to take photos with Temple Emanu-El volunteers dressed as characters from classic children’s books. The afternoon was coordinated by Starfish Initiative chair Tanice Knopp, with leadership team Larry and Wendy Barnet, Ken Marsh, and Wendy Rudd.
The Starfish Initiative’s inaugural year earned Temple Emanu-El recognition as Sarasota County Schools’ community partner of 2018-19, and the program has continued and expanded. For information, call 371-2788.
