Welcome
Welcome to the National Book Festival Kids and Teachers web site – your key to joining thousands of book lovers in this annual celebration. The 2011 lineup includes great authors, like Carmen Agra Deedy, Tomie de Paola, Calef Brown, Cassandra Clare, Katherine Paterson, and Kadir Nelson, that you can start reading today. Get details about the 2011 authors below and find out more about past festival authors.
National Book Festival special events for kids
Meet the Authors
View all Children and Teen festival authors, 2001 – 2011
Enjoy more children's authors at the 2011 Book Festival:
- The Family Storytelling Stage presented by Target (PDF, 1.27 MB)
- PBS Kids Pavilion (PDF, 1.29 MB)
- ReadAloud.org Activity Area (PDF, 1.91 MB)
- Wells Fargo Activity Area (PDF, 1.29 MB)




