Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 14, 2026 10:00am-3:30pm
Join author, Hana McKnight, for a meet & greet and performance by the Hana Iguana Cheer Team at this year's 25th Annual Storybook Festival.
Location: Southwest Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan St, Pembroke Pines, FL 33331
*Bring your little ones for a day of storytelling, book readings, arts and crafts, and more! Costumes are welcome and encouraged.
Click here to view the program schedule.
StoryBook Festival activities include:
- Big Book Giveaway to the first 1,000 children
- Outdoor performance/Show Stage: The Hana Iguana Cheer Team will perform on the outside Show Stage at 1:30pm)
- Face painting, storytellers, stilt walkers, musicians
- Swappin' Ground: Where children tell stories and hear storytellers
- City of Pembroke Pines Art & Cultural Center student performers
- Arts & crafts with City of Pembroke Pines Parks & Recreation
- Estimation Station and scavenger hunt
- Fantasy Forest Tours featuring classic storybook characters
- Costume Parade: Kids encouraged to wear costumes and join the parade
- Meet firefighters and tour fire truck
Parking, admission, entertainment and activities are free; registration to attend the festival is requested.
Fantasy Forest tour tickets are also free and can be obtained on-site during event day only, while supplies last. The festival box office opens for morning tours at 10AM and afternoon tours at 12:30PM. For additional information, please email communityengagement@broward.org or call 954-357-6580.
The 25th Annual StoryBook Festival is sponsored by The Broward Public Library Foundation, City of Pembroke Pines, and The Friends of Southwest Regional Library.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
"This debut work from McKnight is a simple but effective story about having the courage to keep trying to find your "thing" and be good at it. Hana is an admirable character who experiences a realistic roller coaster of emotions, though the world around her is less fleshed-out."
- Kirkus Reviews
Educator Praise
Editorial Reviews
"I am an educator and will definitely add this book to my library. This is a wonderful book with colorful pictures and words that are inspiring. This is a powerful book with a message for children to never lose their spark."
- Tanesha Richardson, Atlanta Public Schools
“It is a very good book. I am planning to introduce this to my friends with young children. The color and illustrations are very nice. Both boys and girls will enjoy."
- Mary Wade, Murfreesboro, TN
Parent Praise
Parent Praise
Love this book! I brought it to the beach to show my grandkids, and they immediately sat down to read it cover to cover. I highly recommend this book. Don't miss out!
- Michelle Nelson, South Florida
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