John Brown Road, Lake Placid
Adirondack Family Book Festival 2024
- Free and open to the public
Adirondack Family Book Festival
The Adirondack Family Book Festival brings together an illustrious and richly diverse group of children’s and YA authors and illustrators under a big convening tent and several smaller tents to meet their readers of all ages, read aloud, and talk about their work. Activities that pair select books with the natural beauty of the John Brown Farm and hands-on art making and discovery are also planned. Join us for a celebration of community, diversity, and storytelling in the beautiful Adirondack mountains!
The Adirondack Family Book Festival is free and open to all.
Event Details
- Date: August 17, 2024
- Location: John Brown Farm State Historic Site
- Time: 9:30am - 4pm
Schedule
Grounds open to public at 9:30 a.m. — Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult
- 9:30am—Festival grounds open with browsing & book sales
- 10:00am—Welcome in Main Tent
- 10:15-10:45am—Fueled by Curiosity: How Wonder, Questions, and Research Spark All Kinds of Stories with Loree Griffin Burns, Jason Chin, Brian Floca, Kate Messner, Lauren Tarshis, Jasmine Warga
- 11:00-11:30am— Great Explorations: Books for Little Readers Who Love Big Adventures with Max Eaton, Amy Guglielmo, Kelly Starling Lyons, Raul the Third
- 11:45am-12:15pm—Create Your Own Character Young Authors’ Workshop (Bring your notebook!) with Rajani LaRocca, Kekla Magoon, Kate Messner
- 12:30-1:00pm—Read-Aloud Lunch: A Book Tasting for Hungry Readers (Bring your lunch if you’d like!) with Loree Griffin Burns, Max Eaton, Amy Guglielmo, Meredith Ireland, Kelly Starling Lyons, Rajani LaRocca, Lauren Tarshis
- 1:15-12:45pm—Picture This: An Interactive Workshop with Illustrators with Jason Chin, Brian Floca, Kayla Miller, Sharee Miller, Raul the Third
- 2:00-2:30pm—Draw Me a Story: The Process of Crafting Graphic Novels with Cynthia Leitich Smith, Kekla Magoon, Kayla Miller, Sharee Miller
- 2:45-3:15pm—Unputdownable: Spinning Page Turners for Teens and Tweens with Cynthia Leitich Smith, Meredith Ireland, Jasmine Warga
- 3:15-4:00pm—Browsing & Booksales
2024 Authors
- Loree Griffin Burns
- Jason Chin
- Maxwell Eaton III
- Brian Floca
- Amy Guglielmo
- Meredith Ireland
- Rajani LaRocca
- Kelly Starling Lyons
- Kekla Magoon
- Kate Messner
- Kayla Miller
- Sharee Miller
- Raul the Third
- Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Lauren Tarshis
- Jasmine Warga
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