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SUMMARY:Children&#8217\\;s Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Fairyland&#8217\\;s Annual Children’s Book Festival returns
 ! \\nJoin us for a day where the Bay Area’s most talented kid-lit auth
 ors\\, illustrators\\, publishers\\, sellers\\, and educators come togeth
 er to celebrate the magic of BOOKS!\\nJust announced: Mychal Threets join
 s Book Fest!\\nBeloved librarian\\, author\\, and host of Reading Rainbow
  will be a featured guest speaker at this year&#8217\\;s event!\\nMeet 30
 + kid-lit book creators ready to inspire.\\nEnjoy captivating stories rea
 d aloud by the authors themselves.\\nWatch talented illustrators bring st
 ories to life before your eyes.\\nCheer on the remarkable 8-12 year olds 
 from our Youth Writers’ Workshop.\\nShop for books by all the participa
 ting book creators with Books on B\\nEnjoy play-based and educational act
 ivities provided by our community partners.\\nCheck out the family litera
 cy resource fair\\nHosted by Oakland’s beloved educator\\, Mr. Limata\\
 nGuest Speakers for 2026 Children’s Book Festival:\\nCátia Chien\\, il
 lustrator\\, 2026 Caldecott Medal Winner and a Golden Kite Award winner\\
 nJoanna Ho\\, author\\, recipient of the Asian/Pacific American Award for
  Children’s Literature Honor\\, a Golden Kite Award and more\\nCindy De
 rby\\, illustrator\\, and recipient of a 2021 Caldecott Honor and Golden 
 Kite Award honor\\nRandy Ribay\\, author\\, co-winner of the Michael L. P
 rintz Award and winner of the Asian Pacific American Library Association 
 Medal\\nMychal Threets\\, author\\, librarian\\, and host of television s
 eries\\, Reading Rainbow\\nYouth Writers Workshop \\nWe are so thrilled 
 to spend a day in celebration of books\\, literature\\, literacy\\, and l
 earning with our beloved community!\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/u
 nited-states/oakland/events/children-8217-s-book-festival-2026-09-19
LOCATION:fairyland.org
URL:https://www.gayout.com/usa-canada/united-states/oakland/events/children-8217-s-book-festival-2026-09-19
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