Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival

The fifth annual Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival will feature 85 children’s book authors and illustrators from Westchester county and the Hudson Valley.   Books are available for purchase and authors will sign on request.      Books genres range from baby board books to young adult fiction.      Notable authors from our area:

Nick Bruel — Bad Kitty series

Alyssa Capucilli and Pat Schories — Biscuit series

Barbara Dee — middle grade author

Gail Carson Levine — Ella Enchanted and many other titles

Rosemary Wells — author of Max & Ruby and many other books

Bryan Collier, Jerry Pinkney, Susan Jeffers, Roxie Munro, Stephen Savage — award-winning authors and illustrators

Victoria Kann — author of the Pinkalicious series

Jane Yolen — writer of over 350 b00ks including Caldecot winner Owl Moon and the “How Do Dinosaurs…” series

Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewes — author and illustrator of the Click, Clack Moo series

A family fun area will have games, activities, crafts and give-aways.    Food trucks will offer many lunch options and The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale will provide sweet treats with sales to benefit Houston food pantries.      FREE admission and parking.    Rain or shine.