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"The freedom to read includes both the freedom to encounter new ideas, and the freedom to learn who you are and who you might become. It is fundamental to a free society."
                                                  — Kyle Lukoff, author of Too Bright to See, 2022 Speaker
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Our 2023 creators

We are thrilled to have these award-winning authors and illustrators joining our festival on April 1, 2023!
Lisa Stringfellow
Middle Grade Author
A Comb of Wishes
Padma Venkatraman
Middle Grade Author
Born Behind Bars
​The Bridge Home
Jeanette Bradley
Author/Illustrator 
Something Great
No Voice Too Small
Veronica Agarwal
Middle Grade
​Graphic Novelist
Just Roll With It
Debbi Michiko Florence
Middle Grade Author
Jasmine Toguchi series
Sweet and Sour
Jarrett Lerner
Middle Grade Author/Illustrator
Geeger the Robot
​EngiNerds
Winsome Bingham
Picture Book Author
Soul Food Sunday
Lee Durfey-Lavoie
Middle Grade
​Graphic Novelist
Just Roll With It
Juana Martinez-Neal ​
Author/Illustrator
Fry Bread
Alma and How She Got Her Name
Danielle Greendeer
Picture Book Author
Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story
Sarah Lynne Reul
Picture Book Author/Illustrator
Bubbie & Rivka's Best-Ever Challah (So Far!)
​Nerp!
Join us on April 1, 2023!
  • Storytimes and author talks
  • Interact with children's authors and illustrators
  • Hands-on crafts and activities for kids
  • Pop-up bookstore and book signing
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