Children's BookFest: Be Brave, Be Kind, Be You!

Join us for BookBar's third annual Children's BookFest: Be Brave, Be Kind, Be You! Bring the whole family to celebrate all things kid-lit. Meet local and visiting authors & illustrators, and keynote speaker Steve Greig (author of The One & Only Wolfgang & Instagram sensation @wolfgang2242) at a festival of readings and story times, a carnival of our bookish community partners, magic, food and more! Dress up as your favorite books character for a prize. Kids and their families of all ages are welcome. Read, snack, and discover new favorite books to share.

Featuring: Miss Shirley Delta Blow, Kevin Caron, Melanie Crowder, Ashley Evanson, Lija Fisher, Theresa Howell, Claudia Mills, Robin Page & Steve Jenkins, Laura Perdew, Dow Phumiruk,Bianca Schulze, Andrea Wang, Kaz Windness, & Stan Yan, Autism Community Store, Mago the Magician, Zany Entertainment Airbrush Tattoos, and gift bags from from Mouthfuls Pet Supply!

BOOKFEST AGENDA:

10: Store opens and BookFest begins!
10:15: Magic Show with Mago the Magician
10:30: Theresa Howell: Leading the Way:Women in Power
10:45: Bianca Schultz: 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up
11: Ashley Evanson: Hello Tokyo, Hello Rio de Janeiro, This Book Is Magic
11: Kaz Windness & Stan Yan "Comic Books & Illustrations Corner": Mother Goth Rhymes & There's a Zombie In The Basement
11:15: Andrea Wang: Magic Ramen: The Story of Ando Momofuku, The Nian Monster
11:30: Dow Phumrik: Mela and the Elephant, Titan and the Wild Boars
11:45: Robin Page & Steve Jenkins: Look Again, Look at Me! The Frog Book, Who Am I?
12: Drag Queen Storytime with Miss Shirley Delta Blow
12: Kevin Caron, Ted Intorcio & Charlie LaGreca from DiNK Comics "Comic Books & Illustrations Corner"
12:30 - 1: KEYNOTE SPEAKER Steve Greig of Wolfgang2242: The One and Only Wolfgang
12:30: Laura Perdew "Creation Station": Crazy Contraptions, Biodiversity, Just Like Rube Goldberg
1:00: Claudia Mills: Nixie Ness: Cooking Star
1:15: Lija Fisher: The Cryptid Catcher, The Cryptid Keeper
1:30: Melanie Crowder: The Lighthouse between the Worlds, A Way between Worlds, An Uninterrupted View of the Sky