Programs by Subject - Children's Interest
The Children’s Author Tents are partially supported by a Strategic Partnership Grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and 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.
9:30 am to 10:00 am
Children’s Author Tent 3
Alphabet Gumbo
(Ages 4 to 8)
Ashley Pugh
9:45 am to 10:15 am
Children’s Author Tent 1
Together Apart, Together Again
(Ages 6 to 11)
Christy Warren
10:00 am to 10:30 am
Children’s Author Tent 2
The Little Book of King Cake
(Ages 4 to 8)
Matt Haines
10:15 am to 10:45 am
Children’s Author Tent 3
Josette and Friends Cook a Gumbo
(Ages 8 to 12)
Elista Istre
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Children’s Author Tent 1
The Girl Who Loved Lemons
(Ages 5 to 6)
Debbie Vehnekamp
11:00 am to 11:30 am
Children’s Author Tent 3
When I Was a Pelican
(Ages 4 to 8)
Gayle Webre
11:15 am to 11:45 am
Children’s Author Tent 1
It’s Hot and Raining in Louisiana
(Ages 0 to 5)
Erin Rovin
11:30 am to Noon
Children’s Author Tent 2
Rise and Shine, It’s Mardi Gras Time!
(Ages 5 to 8)
Alexandra Navarre-Davis
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
State Library, Fifth Floor, Capitol View Room
Louisiana Readers' Choice Award Ceremony Honoring Carrie Firestone, Robin Ha, Lyla Lee, and Emma Bland Smith
(All ages)
11:45 am to 12:15 pm
Children’s Author Tent 3
The Walk
(Ages 4 to 8)
Winsome Bingham
Noon to 12:30 pm
Children’s Author Tent 1
Gary and the Tooth Fairy
(Ages 5 to 6)
Adam Dennis
12:15 pm to 12:45 pm
Children's Author Tent 2
Michael the Wildlife Detective
(Ages 5 to 6)
Michael Birt
12:30 pm to 1:00 pm
Children’s Author Tent 3
Glitter Everywhere!: Where It Came From, Where It’s Found & Where It’s Going
(Ages 5 to 9)
Chris Barton
12:45 pm to 1:15 pm
Children’s Author Tent 1
Saint Amant Max: The Cajun Puppy
(Ages 0 to 8)
Rob Butler
1:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Children’s Author Tent 2
The Krewe of Barkus and Meoux
(Ages 8 to 5)
Lindsay "Bones" Cordero
1:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Children’s Author Tent 1
The Fly that Flew Off the Handle
(Ages 3 to 7)
Alexis Braud
1:45 pm to 2:15 pm
Children’s Author Tent 2
Goodnight Pothole
(Ages 4 to 8)
Shannon Kelley Atwater
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Children’s Author Tent 3
Mr. McCloskey’s Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings
(Ages 7 to 10)
Emma Bland Smith
2:15 pm to 2:45 pm
Children’s Author Tent 1
My Parrain Is the Loup Garou
(Ages 5 to 6)
Johnette Downing
2:45 pm to 3:45 pm
Children’s Author Tent 2
Don’t Just Sit There…Read Something!
(All ages)
Rick Kelley
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.
