Book Festival
The Children’s Fairyland Book Festival returns on 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!
- 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 • Joanna Ho • Nidhi Chanani • Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan • Ying Chang Compestine and Crystal Kung • Fairyland’s 2024 Youth Writers
We can’t wait to see you and your young readers!
Sponsored by:
Association of Children’s Librarians
Broadway Children’s School of Oakland
In partnership with:
Youth Writer’s Workshop funded by:
See the full schedule
Saturday, June 3 - Children's Fairyland Book Festival! Hosted by: Mr. Limata
Presentations on the Emerald City Stage
10:20 a.m. Youth Writers: Adela Olguín-Quevedo, Alana Osivwemu, Corrine Cai, Haiqa Sattar, and Rekha Dinwoodie Kumar
11:30 a.m. Angela Dalton
12:15 p.m. Christian Robinson, Mac Barnett, and Shawn Harris
1:00 p.m. Youth Writers: Helen Sze, Jax Phillips, Leto Sze, Nafissatou Ndiaye, and Yatziri Andrade
1:30 p.m. Nidhi Chanani
2:30 p.m. JaNay Brown-Wood
3:00 p.m. Gennifer Choldenko
Meet and Greet with the Authors and Illustrators
Located in the Merry Meadow
10:00-11:20 a.m.
Darshana Khiani, Lea Redmond, K-Fai Steele, Katie Douglas, Serena Allen, Shuli de la Fuente-Lau, and Thomishia Booker
Youth Writers: Adela Olguin-Quevedo, Corrine Cai, and Rekha Dinwoodie Kumar
11:20 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Angela Dalton, C.V. Monterrubio, Danielle Anderson-Craig, Dashka Slater, Jennifer Vetter, Meredith Steiner, and Victoria Sanchez
Youth Writers: Jax Phillips and Alana Osivwemu
12:30-1:40 p.m.
Alina Chau, Christian Robinson, Illustoria, Mac Barnett, Michael Genhart, Shawn Harris, and Tiffany Golden
Youth Writers: Haiqa Sattar and Yatziri Andrade
1:40-2:50 p.m.
Katryn Bury, Ko Kim, Leticia Hernández-Linares, Monica Wesolowska, Nidhi Chanani, Rob Liu-Trujillo, and Simone Shin
Youth Writers: Helen Sze and Leto Sze
2:50-4:00 p.m.
Elizabeth Partridge, Gennifer Choldenko, JaNay Brown-Wood, Susan Gal, Sophie Diao, and Vicky Fang
Youth Writers: Nafissatou Ndiaye
Booksellers - Located in the Merry Meadow
Books on B
Fairyland’s Gift Shop
Activities
11-2:00 p.m.
Bookmaking & Arts and Crafts with MOCHA in the Japanese Tea Garden
Instruments 'petting zoo' with Oakland Public Library outside of the Chapel
Puppet Show: The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Playing at the Storybook Puppet Theater
Showtimes: 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.
See our full list of book creators here
Aida Salazar
Ajuan Mance
Annie Barrows
Charlotte Cheng
Chiara Colombi
Christina Newhard
Christine Evans
Crystal Kung
Emma Bland Smith
Eugenia Yoh
Innosanto Nagara
Jen de Oliveira
Joanna Ho
Joe Aquillazan
Kellie Mendez
Kerry Aradhya
Margaret Greanias
Marissa McGee
Meera Sriram
Minnie Phan
Nadia Salomon
Nanette Heffernan
Nidhi Chanani
Nikki Shannon Smith
Pamela Turner
Rie Neal
Robert Liu-Trujillo
Saleem Gilmore
Sara Alfageeh
Sophie Diao
Stephanie Lucianovic
Susan B. Katz
Temi Adamolekun
Tim McCanna
Traci Huahn
Vicky Fang
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Ying Chang Compestine
Corporate sponsorships are available now!
As a sponsor, your investment will support reading acquisition and help instill a lifetime love of books for young people in Oakland and beyond, as well as provide opportunities to showcase your business or organization to thousands of Fairyland families!
