Programs by Genre - Children's Interest
Book Talks
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Author Tent 1
Parade
Alexis Braud
Ages 3 to 8
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Author Tent 2
Gondra: The Driftwood Dragon of Cameron Parish
Lisa Michele Briggs Reed
Ages 5 to 10
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Children’s Author Tent 2
Madame Grand Doigt
Yvette Landry
Ages 8 and up
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Children’s Author Tent 1
Children's stories told through books and music, featuring David Ray & Katy Hobgood Ray
and The Little Mouse Santi from Confetti Park
David Eugene Ray and Katy Hobgood Ray
Ages 5 to 7
11:30 a.m. to Noon
Children’s Author Tent 2
Little Miss Dancey Pants Goes to Dance Camp
Kourtni Mason
Ages 4 to 8
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 1
Fred LeBlanc of Cowboy Mouth is Fred, the New Orleans Drummer Boy
Fred LeBlanc
Ages 3 to 8
12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 2
Sue the ‘Mingo Goes to Mardi Gras
W.J. Smith Jr.
Ages 1 to 8
12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 1
Petit Pierre and the Floating Marsh
Johnette Downing and Heather Stanley
Ages 5 to 8
1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 2
Bottle Cap Boys Dancing on Royal Street
Rita Williams-Garcia
Ages 4 to 8
1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 1
Fresh Delicious: Poems from the Farmers' Market
Irene Latham
Ages 4 to 8
1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 2
The Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo
Laura Roach Dragon
Ages 8 to 12
2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 1
The Little Float that Could
Yvette Perret
Ages 1 to 8 years
2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 1
Mr. Okra Sells Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Lashon Daley
Ages 6 to 9
2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 2
Sharing Sharon
Rick Kelley
Ages 5 to 12
3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 1
Gumbo on the Bayou
Taylor Dupré
3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Children’s Author Tent 2
Uncle Drew and the Bat Dodger
Thomas Cochran
Ages 8 to 12
Ceremonies
Noon to 12:45 p.m.
State Capitol, House Chamber
Young Readers’ Choice Award Presentation
The Mischievians by William Joyce
Ages 7 to 11
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
State Library of Louisiana, Seminar Center
Young Readers’ Choice Award Presentation
Athlete vs. Mathlete by W.C. Mack
Ages 8 to 12
Storytellers
All events are located in the Storytelling Tent and geared for all ages.
The Storytelling Tent is sponsored in part by PRIME TIME Family Reading Time, a project of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.
10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Danielle Bellone
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Sylvia Yancy Davis
11:30 a.m. to Noon
Philip Melancon
12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Angela Davis
1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Neena Kelfstrom
1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Lady Chops
2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Johnette Downing
3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Sherry T. Broussard
4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Jeannine Pasini Beekman
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.
