About the Hudson Childrens’ Book Festival

The Hudson Children’s Book Festival, established in 2009, is held each year in the historic city of Hudson, NY, and strives to create, sustain, and nurture a culture of literacy in partnership with our community and schools. This free, public event fosters a love of reading as families meet and greet world-class creators of books for children of all ages.

Our 13th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival set for May 4th 2024!

Authors & Illustrators — Would you like to participate in the 2024 Festival?

If you’d like to be a participating author at the 2024 Hudson Children’s Book Festival, please complete our online application.  Participating authors and illustrators are chosen at our discretion and each applicant will be notified of their status whether accepted or not. If you are not chosen as a participating author, you will be placed on a wait list. The deadline for applying is February 16, 2024.

Look Who’s Attending the Festival!

Go to the Authors and Illustrators page to learn more about them!

Love, Jessica

Budhos, Marina

Kaufman, Daniel Newell

Call, Kirsti

Frost, Maddie

Foody, Amanda

Taylor, Sophia

Clark, Yvette

Wulfekotte, Dana

Hooper, Don P.

Ekster, Carol Gordon

Michalak, Jamie

Newman, Robin

Berger, Carin

Madison, Megan Pamela Ruth

Miller-Lachmann, Lyn

Terese, Ali

Rafer, Angeli

Rogers, Shannon C.F.

Wishingrad, Alysa

Lazar, Tara

Ko, Christine

Saks, Dan

Green, John Patrick

Balouch, Kristen

Conklin, Melanie

Rex, Michael

Lavin, Nanette Torchia

Kantorovitz, Sylvie

Raff, Anna

Tarpley, Natasha Anastasia

Larsen, Mylisa

Sell, Chad

Freedman, Deborah

Cummins, Lucy Ruth

Baker, Jennifer

Bontigao, Lynnor

LaRocca, Rajani

Hagan, Ellen

Gutman, Dan

Balkan, Gabrielle

Kramer, Jackie Azúa

Yuksel, M.O.

Bolling, Valerie

Trimmer, Christian

Bobrick, Rick

Gopal, Jyoti Rajan

Schmidt, Tiffany

Rissi, Anica Mrose

Miller, Kayla

Parra, John

Miller, Sharee

Dadey, Debbie

Hood, Susan

Shapiro, Esmé

Hiranandani, Veera

Michelson, Richard

Funk, Josh

Roy, Jennifer

Kimmelman, Leslie

Verde, Susan

Bruel, Nick

Masiello, Ralph

Crews, Nina

Talbott, Hudson

Ferry, Beth

Magaziner, Lauren

Kelly, David A.

Katz, Alan

Czajak, Paul

Stemple, Heidi E.Y.

Yolen, Jane

Castaldo, Nancy

Dee, Barbara

Wenzel, Brendan

Bennett, Artie

Mojica, Barbara Ann

Cline-Ransome, Lesa

Stolarz, Laurie Faria

Teague, Mark

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2024 Poster!

Our 2024 poster is now available — click to view/download.

Hudson Talbott reading at the Hudson Childrens Book Festival

Fundraisers!

Support the Festival
Through out the year, HCBF holds fundraisers to benefit the festival. You’ll find information about them posted here and our Facebook page!

Authors at the Hudson NY Childrens Book Festival

Fun Facts

Did You Know?
The Hudson Children’s Book Festival is one of the biggest book festivals in New York State!

Authors attending the Hudson Childrens book festival held each May in Hudson NY

Listen to our Festival Song!

Junior High School music teacher, Marylou Knull and a group of talented Jr/Sr High students wrote the lyrics and music for the official Hudson Children’s Book Festival song, Inside a Book, and recorded it at Henry Hirsch’s Waterfront Recording Studio! Click the link to listen!