Tampa Bay A to Z
Video: Meet the winning author!
Last winter a contest was held for Books by Kids to find a middle school author to pen a book called "Tampa Bay A to Z". Once written, the book was to be illustrated by patients from All Childrens and St. Joseph's hospitals.
The winner has been unveiled! She is Noelle Schneider, a Bay Area 7th grader who is home-schooled. You can meet Noelle and purchase your own copy of this one of a kind book at the official Book Launch Party! The event takes place on Wednesday, August 10th from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Florida Blue, 201 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa.
The Books by Kids Foundation is a Florida-based non-profit organization that facilitates the production of children's books that are written and illustrated by kids in select communities. The A to Z Series® is the first in a series of books to be launched by BooksbyKids.com. In the Our City from A to Z Series®, local students and hospitalized children create a book that is sold in each community to raise funds for area non-profit organizations. Each page of the book describes a city landmark, characteristic or historical figure beginning with each letter of the alphabet. The books are written by local students and illustrated by hospitalized children. Each book is hardback, full-color with a glossy cover wrap and reflects the beauty of each city through the eyes of local children. A minimum of 5,000 books are published and distributed per market.