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2nd Annual KidLITapalooza: a mini book festival for kids in grades 1- 6 and their grownups*!
Hurry - last year's event sold out quickly!
Calling all bookworms going in to grades 1 - 6! KidLITapalooza was created just for you. Spend the morning hearing from dozens of children's authors, illustrators, and creators, getting to know their newest books, and participating in fun small group activities. How exciting it is to meet the authors and illustrators behind the books you love!
*All attending kids must be accompanied by a supervising adult; purchase each kid's ticket and then also purchase a $5 adult ticket. Please also be sure to enter the child's grade when you check out.
Please note that this event is for children. No adult will be admitted without an attending child. Educators who love children's literature are invited to attend LITapalooza the day before.
Kids and authors will be divided into groups in different rooms. The authors will introduce themselves to each group of kids, run a short small group activity designed to be active and fun, and then switch rooms. Based on your feedback from last year, each group of kids will get to be in the room with every attending author!
Meanwhile, parents can attend an informative book talk from our children's literature specialists. Learn about the best books to hand to your kids, read alongside them, and read out loud to them. Plus great suggestions on books for grown-ups, too!
The morning will end with a big book signing to meet all your favorite authors.
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Who's coming to KidLITapalooza?
Gary Clement, Ben Guterson, Sarah Hwang, Gabi Mendez, Colleen AF Venable & Honie Beam, Cassidy Wasserman, Goldy Moldavsky, Karla Clark, Beth Ferry, Alda P. Dobbs, Victor Piñeiro, Tiffany D. Jackson, Jeffrey Brown, Amy Kim, Laurie Lawlor, Aaron Becker, H.M. Bouwman, Christine Platt. Meg Medina, Kirby Larson, Arree Chung, Kristin Nilsen, Gordon Korman, G.F. Miller, Alby C. Williams, Mike Petrik, Nicole M. Hewitt, Anna Hrachovec, Chris Barton
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T-shirt orders are being handled through a local printer this year. You can choose to have yours shipped to you or to pick it up in the Naperville store before the event. We will also have limited extras for sale on July 25th!
Schedule
8:00 am - Check in and shop
9:00 am - Round 1 of authors
9: 35 am - Round 2 of authors
10:10 am - Round 3 of authors
10:40 am - 11:00 am - Shopping
11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Book signing
Refund Policy
Please note that event tickets are non-refundable. Once your payment has been submitted, your purchase is final. This includes changes to the status of signed books and instances where you cannot watch or attend an event at the scheduled time.
