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KidLITapalooza: a mini book festival for all school-aged kids in grades 1-8 and their grownups*!
Bring your favorite notebook that you love to write or draw in and join us for an afternoon of book joy and creation! All kids will work with a beloved creator of children's literature and meet their favorite authors at a book signing! (*All attending kids must be accompanied by a supervising adult.)
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Who's coming to KidLITapalooza?
Keynote Speaker: Loren Long
Middle grade authors: Tracey Baptiste, Chris Grabenstein, Sayantani DasGupta, Kekla Magoon & Cynthia Leitich Smith, Mae Respicio, John David Anderson, Rex Ogle, Elly Swartz, Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic, Esme Symes-Smith, Sheetal Smith, Jessica Burkhart
Graphic novel creators: Matt & Jenni Holm, Nathan Hale, Jarrett Lerner, Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey, Colleen AF Venable, Johnnie Christmas, Jamar Nicholas, Kate Hannigan, Lily LaMotte, Sarah Sax, Jana Tropper
Early readers/chapter book creators: David LaRochelle, Cale Atkinson, Ben Clanton, Nidhi Chanani, Kaz Windness, Vicky Fang, Rekha Rajan, Blythe Russo
Picture book creators: Minh Lê, Josh Funk, Michael Rex, Cori Doerrfeld, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Bethany Barton, Kari Lavelle, Ashley Belote, Alan Katz, Katherine Roy, Barb Rosenstock, Jean Reidy, Vera Ahiyya, Andrew Hacket, Lisa Katzenberger, Refe and Susan Tuma, Ruth Spiro
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Schedule
2:00pm: Check-in & shop
2:30pm: Opening Ceremony
3:00pm: Transition
3:15pm: Creator/Kid Workshops
4:00pm: Book Signing
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For more information and directions, go to our website: https://litapalooza.weebly.com/kidlitapalooza.html
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