Book Festival
The Children’s Fairyland Book Festival Returns!
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Join us for a day where the Bay Area’s most talented kid-lit authors, illustrators, publishers, sellers, and educators come together to celebrate the magic of BOOKS!
- Hosted by Oakland’s beloved educator, Mr. Limata
- Meet 30+ kid-lit book creators ready to inspire.
- Enjoy captivating stories read aloud by the authors themselves.
- Watch talented illustrators bring stories to life before your eyes.
- Cheer on the remarkable 8-12 year olds from our Youth Writers’ Workshop, hosted by Melissa Reyes.
- Shop for books by all the participating book creators with Books on B
- Enjoy play-based and educational activities provided by our community partners.
This year, we are proud to include the following speakers:
• Aida Salazar • Annie Barrows • Innosanto Nagara • Nidhi Chanani • Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan • Ying Chang Compestine • Fairyland’s 2024 Youth Writers
We can’t wait to see you and your young readers!
September 21, 2024
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
FREE with Fairyland admission
Sponsored by:
Association of Children’s Librarians
Broadway Children’s School of Oakland
In partnership with:
Youth Writer’s Workshop funded by:
See our full list of book creators here
Event Program
2024 Event Program
Saturday, September 21, 2024
Presentations
11:30 a.m.: Innosanto Nagara
12:00 p.m.: Ying Chang Compestine
12:30 p.m.: Aida Salazar
1:00 p.m.: Youth Writers
1:30 p.m.: Annie Barrows
2:30 p.m.: Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan
3:00 p.m.: Nidhi Chanani
Presenting Book Creators’ Meet and Greet
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Innosanto Nagara
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Ying Chang Compestine
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Aida Salazar
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Annie Barrows
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Nidhi Chanani
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Ellison Nguyen, Minnie Phan, and Viet Thanh Nguyen
Meet and Greet
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
2024 Youth Writers presentation
10:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Charlotte Cheng, Christina Newhard, Eugenia Yoh, Marissa McGee, Pamela Turner, Tim McCanna
11:20 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Christine Evans, Kerry Aradhya, Margaret Greanias, Stephanie Lucianovic, Temi Adamolekun, Vicky Fang
12:30 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.
Ajuan Mance, Emma Bland-Smith, Nadia Salomon, Robert Liu-Trujillo, Sara Alfageeh, Susan Katz
1:40 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Amari Rashad, Kellie Menendez, Meera Sriram, Nanette Heffernan Rie Neal, Saleem Gilmore, Traci Huahn
2:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Chiara Colombi, Jen de Oliveira, Joe Aquillazan, Nikki Shannon Smith, Sophie Diao
