Programs by Genre - Children's Interest
The Children’s Author Tents are sponsored in part Supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by the RAC. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment of the Arts.
9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
In Front of State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
Tanner the Turtle Learns to Swim
(Ages 5 to 6)
Christopher DiBenedetto
In Front of State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
Tanner the Turtle Learns to Swim
(Ages 5 to 6)
Christopher DiBenedetto
9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
In Front of State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
See Me through My ABCs
(Ages 4 to 6)
Rachel H. Francis
In Front of State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
See Me through My ABCs
(Ages 4 to 6)
Rachel H. Francis
9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
Alligators Don’t Like Flowers
(Ages 5 to 8)
Shannon Atwater
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
Alligators Don’t Like Flowers
(Ages 5 to 8)
Shannon Atwater
9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
In Front of State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
Alycat and the Cattywampus Wednesday
(Ages 4 to 8)
Alysson Foti Bourque
In Front of State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
Alycat and the Cattywampus Wednesday
(Ages 4 to 8)
Alysson Foti Bourque
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
State Library, First Floor, Seminar Center
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Honor Book:
Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team
(Ages 4 to 8)
Susan Hood
State Library, First Floor, Seminar Center
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Honor Book:
Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team
(Ages 4 to 8)
Susan Hood
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
In front of State Library, Children's Author Tent 1
Double Bogey Goes Way, Way Off Course
(Ages 6 to 10)
Jasper Price
In front of State Library, Children's Author Tent 1
Double Bogey Goes Way, Way Off Course
(Ages 6 to 10)
Jasper Price
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
Louisiana Animals ABC
(Ages 5 to 6)
Rickey E. Pittman
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
Louisiana Animals ABC
(Ages 5 to 6)
Rickey E. Pittman
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
A Bandit in the Mansion
(Ages 7 to 9)
Donna Hutto Edwards
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
A Bandit in the Mansion
(Ages 7 to 9)
Donna Hutto Edwards
11:15 a.m. to Noon
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
F Is for French Quarter
(Ages 2 to 5)
Scott Campbell, Tallulah Campbell, and Nichole Dupre
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
F Is for French Quarter
(Ages 2 to 5)
Scott Campbell, Tallulah Campbell, and Nichole Dupre
Noon to 12:30 p.m.
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
Five Little Possums
(Ages 2 to 5)
Johnette Downing
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
Five Little Possums
(Ages 2 to 5)
Johnette Downing
12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
All Aboard, Louisiana!
(Ages 5 to 7)
Maggie and Rosalind Bunn
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
All Aboard, Louisiana!
(Ages 5 to 7)
Maggie and Rosalind Bunn
12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
Beauregard & Me and Selected Poems
(Ages 7 to 9)
David N. Yarbrough
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 1
Beauregard & Me and Selected Poems
(Ages 7 to 9)
David N. Yarbrough
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
Shine Bright
(Ages 4 to 8)
Kheris Rogers
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
Shine Bright
(Ages 4 to 8)
Kheris Rogers
1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
7” Kara, Volume 2
(Ages 9 to 12)
Becca Hillburn
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
7” Kara, Volume 2
(Ages 9 to 12)
Becca Hillburn
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
The Mystery of the Heart-Shaped Locket
(Ages 6 to 12)
Rannah Gray
In Front of the State Library, Children’s Author Tent 2
The Mystery of the Heart-Shaped Locket
(Ages 6 to 12)
Rannah Gray
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Capitol Park Museum, First Floor Auditorium
Louisiana Writes Award Ceremony
Capitol Park Museum, First Floor Auditorium
Louisiana Writes Award Ceremony
Volunteer
Book-loving volunteers are essential to the Louisiana Book Festival's success. Whether it's escorting authors, guiding visitors, selling refreshments, working with children in the Young Readers Pavilion or other fun and rewarding assignments, the Louisiana Book Festival wants you to join the volunteer team.
