Book Festival News
2012-04-25
The 2012 Transportation Schedule and Routes is Online!
The bus schedule and route for the 2012 Childrens' Book Festival is now available! Transportation is FREE!
2012-04-03
Amazon Kindle Raffle!
One Kindle E-reader will be given away after EACH auditorium performance!
A Kindle Fire will be raffled off after Walter Dean Myers Keynote Address.
And basic Kindle E-readers will be raffled after John Farrell, Aaron Nigel Smith, & Johnette Downing's performances.
Raffle tickets will be given at the door to each performance. Must be present to win.
2012-04-02
The 2012 Schedule is Out!
The schedule for author's and illustrator's presentations and workshops is now available!
2012-04-01
School Map for 2012!
Want to find where your favorite author or illustrator is? Where the presentation rooms are? Where to get a snack? Then you will need to check out our NEW maps page. Click here for MAPS!
2012-04-01
Did You Know?
The Hudson Children's Book Festival is the LARGEST book festival in New York State!
2012-02-07
EXCITING NEWS!!!
Walter Dean Meyers will be delivering a keynote speech to open up our festival at 10 a.m. with his banner platform being, "Reading is not optional." Walter Dean Myers, the third National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is a critically acclaimed author of books for young people. His award-winning body of work has received numerous accolades, including two Newbery Honor Awards and five Coretta Scott King Awards.
2012's Hudson Children's Book Festival set for Saturday, May 5th! Free Admission!
Join us for the fourth annual Hudson Children's Book Festival at the Hudson Junior and Senior High School on May 5th from 10 am to 4 pm in Hudson, New York. There will be over 85 children's and young adult authors and illustrators, hundreds of books to browse, author and illustrator presentations, arts & crafts, and workshops. Live music performaces will be provided by John Farrell, Johnette Downing, and Aaron Nigel Smith! Plus, there will be food and other treats available! Admission is FREE!
Look for the Festival's Special Insert in the Register Star just before the Festival!
Hudson Children's Book Festival Keynote Speaker
Walter Dean Myers, the third National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, will be delivering his keynote speech, "Reading is not Optional" to open our festival at 10am
Mr. Myers is a critically acclaimed author of books for young people. His award-winning body of work includes Sunrise Over Fallujah, Fallen Angels, Monster, Somewhere in the Darkness, Harlem, and the forthcoming title, All The Right Stuff. Myers has received numerous accolades, including two Newbery Honor Awards and five Coretta Scott King Awards.
The Hudson Children's Book Festival is delighted to announce that award-winning children's author Jacqueline Woodson will be joining our line up of authors and illustrators!
Ms. Woodson is the celebrated author of picture books, middle grade novels and young adult titles as well. Jacqueline Woodson is a three-time Newbery Honor winner, a two-time National Book Award Finalist, winner of a Coretta Scott King Award and three Coretta Scott King Honors, and the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her contributions to young adult literature. Her many award-winning novels include LOCOMOTION, PEACE, AFTER TUPAC AND D FOSTER, FEATHERS, and MIRACLE'S BOYS.
Listen to our Book 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 player to listen!
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How to Contact the Book Festival
Email: hcbf@hudsoncityschooldistrict.com
You can call Lisa Dolan or Maria Suttmeier at (518) 828-4360, extension: 1112 for additional information.