The 2014 Kerrytown BookFest gave out awards Friday evening for the winners of the annual
high-school cover contest--scroll down to September 6 to see them on the festival's Facebook page. Art students were asked to re-imagine the cover for Holling Clancy Holling's classic
Paddle-to-the-Sea, published in 1941. Out of about 80 entries, eight were chosen as finalists (see them
here), and Mariah Rossi's storm-tossed-ship-and-canoe painting placed first. I was one of three judges, and we were inspired by the imagination of the contestants.
The Sunday festival, whose theme was Celebrating the Art of the Book, started with a children's-book breakfast organized by author
Shanda Trent, and went on to
numerous programs. Here are some samples:
