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!
Look Who’s Attending the Festival!
Go to the Authors and Illustrators page to learn more about them!
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2024 Poster!
Our 2024 poster is now available — click to view/download.
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!
Fun Facts
Did You Know?
The Hudson Children’s Book Festival is one of the biggest book festivals in New York State!
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!
We are so thrilled to have Dan Gutman (@dangutmanbooks) joining us at the book festival!
Dan Gutman was born in a log cabin in Illinois and used to write by candlelight with a piece of chalk on a shovel. Oh, wait. That was Abraham Lincoln. Actually, Dan has written 175 books for beginning readers (“Rappy the Raptor”), young readers (“My Weird School”), and advanced readers (“The Genius Files”, “Flashback Four”).
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These awesome organizations will be at the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Check out the community room to learn more about them.
1. Columbia. Land Conservancy
2. Upstage Productions
3. Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society
4. Columbia Opportunities
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We couldn't be more excited to have John Patrick Greene joining us at the festival! Here is his totally human bio:
John Patrick Green is a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, notably the smash-hit graphic novel series InvestiGators. John is definitely a multiple New York Times-bestselling human author and not just a bunch of animals in a trench coat pretending to have a human job. With over a million copies of InvestiGators in print, John is a successful human being with only two hands and a normal amount of fur. He lives in a Brooklyn apartment that doesn’t allow animals other than the ones living in his head.
See you there!
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We can't wait to see these organizations at the book festival! See them in the community room on May 4th!
1. Beautiful Racket
2. Albany City Area Reading Council
3. Coarc
4. FASNY Museum of Firefighting
5. Columbia-Greene Community College
6. Hudson Police Department
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We are so excited to have these organizations joining us this year in the community room! Check them out on May 4th!
1. Kite's Nest
2. CarePlus Brokers
3. Skribblers Magazine
4. The Hudson Literacy Fund
5. Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth
See you there!
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We can't wait to see Nick Bruel (@nick_bruel) at the Hudson Children's Book Festival!
Nick Bruel is the creator of the New York Times Bestselling “Bad Kitty” series. He lives in Pleasantville, NY with his wife Carina, their son Carson, their dog Skyler, and their sometimes-good-sometimes-bad cats Rose and Noodles.
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We want to give a huge shoutout to ProPrinters for their generosity in supporting the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Thank you so much for helping us continue our mission, we appreciate you! ... See MoreSee Less
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We couldn't be more excited to welcome Jane Yolen (@jyolen) to the 2024 Hudson Children's Book Festival!
Jane is the author of more than 400 books for children and adults, as well as an esteemed poet and essayist.
Chat with this incredible author on May 4th and learn more about her terrific books and career!
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LEGEND! <3
If you need a ride to the festival, we are here to help! Check out our bus route map to see where you can get on! ... See MoreSee Less
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