The 11th annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival was a roaring success!
The 2019 Hudson Children’s Book Festival was a wonderful event filled to the brim with authors, books, children and families. Eighty-two children’s and young adult authors came together to inspire the love of reading and writing for people of all ages. Seymour Simon, whom the New York Times called, “the dean of the children’s science field,” who has written over 300 highly acclaimed science books, was crowned this year’s “Literary Lion” by the Hudson Literacy Fund. In addition to Seymour, we had so many amazingly talented authors such as Salina Yoon, Jerry Craft, James Preller, Nikki Grimes, Veera Hiranandani, Tony Abbott, Jane Yolen, Matt Phelan, Heidi Stemple….the list goes on! Our community room was bustling with organizations representing various community resources for children and families. Assemblywoman, Didi Barrett, and and Congressman, Antonio Delgado, made an appearance at the festival as well! Science experiments from Camp Invention, moon photos provided by Molinski Photography, and music provided by DJ Maria Vavrina rounded out the experience for all festival attendees. The 11th annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival was a roaring success. Mark your calendars for our 12th annual event on Saturday, May 2, 2020.
Our Featured Author for the 2020 Book Festival – Jerry Craft!
Jerry was recently honored with the The John Newbery Medal. The John Newbery Medal is given to “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children” by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).
JERRY CRAFT is an author and illustrator. New Kid is his middle grade graphic novel that has earned five starred reviews, including one from Booklist magazine, which called it “possibly one of the most important graphic novels of the year.” Kirkus Reviews called it “an engrossing, humorous, and vitally important graphic novel that should be required reading in every middle school in America.”
He is the creator of Mama’s Boyz, a comic strip that was distributed by King Features Syndicate from 1995-2013, and won five African American Literary Awards. Jerry is a co-founder of the Schomburg’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He was born in Harlem and grew up in nearby Washington Heights. He is a graduate of The Fieldston School and received his B.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts. Visit him online at www.jerrycraft.net.
New Kid (HarperCollins) Starred reviews from School Library Journal, Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly. Featured in Horn Books, NY Times Book Review. NAIBA’s Book of the Year Award. NEIBA Book Award. Junior Library Guild Selection. 2019 Harvey Award Nominee.
Authors & Illustrators — Would you like to participate in the 2023 Festival?
Our application process is now closed and we are no longer accepting any author applications.
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Want to know who is coming to the 2023 Hudson Children's Book Festival?
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Your commitment to this event amazing! Thank you!!
This is soooo exciting!! We loved the first one we went to which I think was the last one before covid. Yay!!!
So exciting that the HCBF is BACK!!! So exciting!!
Best day ever! 💙💛
Can' t wait for my favorite event of the year!💖
Looking forward to it!
I cannot wait to be there!
Planning on it!
So excited!!!
Yay! Can't wait to be back!
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Elizabeth Torma Lombardo !!!!!
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Happy Book Birthday to Alan Katz! He will be joining us on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at the HCBF! ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy Book Birthday to Nick Bruel! Our students always love new Bad Kitty Books!
Nick will be at the HCBF on Saturday, May 6, 2023!
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We are so excited that this book is finally out in the world! Happy Book Birthday to Rick Bobrick and Lauren Sullivan!
Both will be joining us for the #HCBF 2023 on Saturday, May 6th!
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