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Sat Nov 07 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm UTC-07:00

2026 Children's Book Festival

  • Main Library - Boulder Public Library District · Boulder
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The CU Boulder School of Education Publisher / Host The CU Boulder School of Education
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2026 Children's Book Festival
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A free children's book festival with author talks, panels, Q&As, book signings, and kids' activities, and more!
About this Event

EVENTBRITE TICKETS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND.

PLEASE REGISTER ON OUR EVENT WEBSITE: colorado.edu/event/bookfest


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 a free children's literature event! Come for part of the event, or stay for the day!

The 2026 featured authors and illustrators include:

  • Patty Cisneros Prevo (All of Apolonia)
  • Jolene Gutiérrez (Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp)
  • Raúl the Third (El Toro & Friends: Tough Times)
  • Ernesto Cisneros (Queso, Just in Time)
  • Andrea L. Rogers (Death in the Tallgrass)

Highlights include:

  • Free in-person event open to the public with author talks, panel for educators, Q&A, book sales and signing, children's activities and more.
  • Sessions catered to different ages with audience Q&A.
  • Authors and illustrators will share their new books and talk about their creative process and influences.
  • Free educational resources and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for teachers and librarians.

*This event is only offered in English

Support for this event is provided by the CU Boulder Office for Public and Community Engaged Scholarship (PACES).

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Main Library - Boulder Public Library District, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, United States

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