Past Festivals
(2019 - Present)
2023 Children's Book Festival5th Annual Children's Book Festival | Oct. 25-27, 2023 The CU Boulder School of Education and the Boulder Bookstore invite teachers, students, families, librarians, and all who enjoy children’s literature to join us for the following free events! Highlights include:
Additional Highlights:
Featured Authors Who should attend: Teachers, students, families, librarians, and all who love children’s books! Sheetal Sheth, Always Anjali
Carole Lindstrom, Autumn Peltier: Water Warrior
J.E. Thomas, Control Freaks
Dave Valeza, Four Eyes
Derrick Barnes, Like Lava in My Veins
NOTE: These resources were developed by CU Boulder students for the 2023 Children’s Book Festival hosted by the CU Boulder School of Education and Boulder Book Store. It is an open educational resource and can be downloaded for your use. | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wednesday - ENGLISH
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2022 Children's Book Festival4th Annual Children's Book Festival | Nov. 3-4, 2022 CU Boulder's School of Education and the Boulder Bookstore invite teachers, students, families, librarians and all who enjoy children’s literature to join us for a free virtual author and illustrator panel on Nov. 4, 2022. The six authors and illustrator will share their new books and talk about their creative process and influences. Highlights include:
Featured Authors
Who should attend: Teachers, students, families, librarians, and all who love children’s books! Alda P. Dobbs, The Other Side of the River
Laurel Goodluck and Jonathan Nelson, Forever Cousins
Victor Piñeiro,Time Villains: Monster Problems
Sherri Winston, Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo and Pat Zietlow Miller, Lupe Lopez: Rock Star Rules!
NOTE: These resources were developed by CU Boulder students for the 2022 Children’s Book Festival hosted by the CU Boulder School of Education and Boulder Book Store. It is an open educational resource and can be downloaded for your use. | ![]() ![]() 2022 Children's Book Festival Flyer - Friday (English & Spanish) |
2021 Children's Book FestivalFriday, Nov. 12, 2021 | Free virtual event on Zoom The CU Boulder School of Education and Boulder Bookstore invites teachers, students, families, librarians and all who love children’s books to join our free Children’s Book Festival on Nov. 12. This virtual event features an author panel with award-winning authors and illustrators, as well as author and book resources developed by CU Boulder students. This year's Children's Book Festival will feature a morning session (9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.) and afternoon session (1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.). You can sign up for your preferred session, or sign up for both sessions. Highlights include:
Featured Authors:
Who should attend: Teachers, students, families, librarians, and all who love children’s books! Sheila Modir and Jeffrey Kashou, The Proudest Color
Tricia Elam Walker, Nana Akua Goes to School
Yuyi Morales, Bright Star/Lucero
Jane Yolen, Leather Apron Book Club
Traci Sorrell, We Are Grateful
Tracey Baptiste, African Icons
Jewell Parker Rhodes, Paradise on Fire
Karla Arenas Valenti, Loteria
Varian Johnson, Playing the Cards You're Dealt
NOTE: These resources were developed by CU Boulder students for the 2021 Children’s Book Festival hosted by the CU Boulder School of Education and Boulder Book Store. It is an open educational resource and can be downloaded for your use. | ![]() ![]() |
2020 Children's Book FestivalMonday, Nov. 9, 2020 | Free virtual event on Zoom The CU Boulder School of Education and Boulder Book Store invites teachers, students, families, librarians and all who love children’s books to join our free Children’s Book Festival on Nov. 9. This virtual event features an author panel with award-winning authors and illustrators, as well as author and book resources developed by CU Boulder students. This year's Children's Book Festival will take place on Monday, November 9th, 2020, at 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM via Zoom. Highlights include:
Featured Authors: Who should attend: Teachers, students, families, librarians, and all who love children’s books! Resources for Jerry CraftAuthor guide for Jerry Craft: PDF, PPT (Megan S, Hailey W, Mia C) New Kid:
Resources for Grace LinAuthor guide for Grace Lin: PDF, PPT (Jorie D, Sailor W, Alexia M, Kasey C) Author guide for Grace Lin: PDF, PPT (Cora W, Grace D, Hannah V) A Big Mooncake for Little Star:
Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same
Round is a Mooncake:Thanking the Moon:Where the Mountain Meets the Moon:
Year of the Dog:
Resources for Vashti HarrisonWe are delighted that Vashti Harrison is participating in our author panel! We received this wonderful news after the CU students completed their projects, so we do not have guides for her books. Enjoy this creative book trailer featuring two of her “little” series. | ![]() ![]() |
2019 Children's Literature FestivalSaturday, Nov. 9, 2019 | Fleming Building Rm. 33, CU Boulder The CU Boulder School of Education and Boulder Book Store invites teachers, students, families, librarians and all who love children’s books to join our free Children’s Book Festival on Nov. 9. This virtual event features a panel of CU Boulder Literacy Studies faculty and students who will lead interactive sesions. 10% Of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Shelby Wolf Literacy Classroom in the renovated CU Boulder School of Education building. This year's Children's Book Festival will take place on Saturday, November 9th, 2019, at 8:30 AM until 11:30 AM in Rm. 33 of the Fleming Building. Highlights include:
Featured Authors: Who should attend: Teachers, students, families, librarians, and all who love children’s books!
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Derrick Barnes
2023

Carole Lindstrom
2023

Sheetal Sheth
2023

J.E. Thomas
2023

Dave Valeza
2023

Alda P. Dobbs
2022

Laurel Goodluck
2022

Jonathan Nelson
2022

Victor Piñeiro
2022

Sherri Winston
2022

Yuyi Morales
2021

Jane Yolen
2021

Traci Sorell
2021

Varian Johnson
2021

Tracey Baptiste
2021

Grace Lin
2020

Vashti Harrison
2020

Jerry Craft
2020

Lija Fisher
2019

Patrick Hodge
2019

Emily France
2019

Andrea Wang
2019