Official Events
Tuesday, May 11 - Children's Choice Book Awards Gala
Celebrate books and reading at the third annual Children's Choice Book Awards, this year at Guastavino's in Manhattan! Individual tickets are $300; child tickets are $50. Sponsorships are also available; visit the Gala page for more information. For sponsorships and ticket purchases, please call (212) 966-1990, ext. 305 or email 2010gala@ecarfoundation.org.
Official Events Across the Country
This year, official Children's Book Week events will be hosted in ten cities (and counting!) across the country. All events are free and open to the public. Attendees will receive Children’s Book Week posters and tote bags (while supplies last).
Look for more details about each event below in the coming weeks!
Atlanta, GA
Little Shop of Stories Book Week Series
Come in all week to celebrate books and reading!
Tuesday, May 11: Lunch Lady Release Party
Thursday, May 13: Shrek storytime, with movie ticket giveaways and more!
Saturday, May 15, 7 p.m.: Book Week Closing Ceremonies
Give Book Week one last hurrah with Eric Litwin and James Dean, creators of Pete the Cat!
Chicago, IL
The Book Stall
Saturday, May 15
Celebrate book week with Amy Krouse Rosenthal (The Wonder Book), Janice del Negro (Passion and Poison), and Matt Cordell (illustrator of Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters)! Time tbd.
Houston, TX
Join us at the Blue Willow Bookshop to celebrate Book Week!
Monday, May 10, 5 p.m.
Brandon Mull (author of the Fablehaven series) and James Dashner (author of the 13th Reality series and The Maze Runner) will be on hand to kick off Book Week with a bang!
Minneapolis, MN
Wild Rumpus Books for Young Readers
Saturday, May 15, beginning at 11 a.m.
Author Extravaganza! Phyllis Root, Derek Anderson, John Coy, A. LaFaye, Ricki Thompson, and Swati Avasthi all come out to celebrate Children's Book Week with some real pizazz!
New York, NY
Barnes & Noble, 86th St. & Lexington
Monday, May 10, 7 p.m.
At this special Writers on Writers event celebrating Children's Book Week, Katherine Paterson, the current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, and Jon Scieszka, the inaugural National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, will discuss children's literature.
San Jose, CA
Hicklebee’s Children’s Book Week Series
Celebrate children's favorites in this week-long series of events!
Tuesday, May 11: Lisa Brown
Wednesday, May 12: David Aguilar
Thursday, May 13: Mac Barnett & Eli Horowitz
Saint Louis, MO
Onesto Trattoria Celebrates National Children’s Book Week!
May 10-16 Book Drive
Bring in a new or used Children’s Book to Onesto Trattoria during Book Week and receive a coupon!
Second Annual Macklind Days Festival
Saturday, May 15, Noon – 2 p.m.
Children’s Area – Storytime and book drive at Onesto’s booth at this city-wide celebration!
Saint Paul, MN
Celebrate Children’s Book Week at The Red Balloon Bookshop!
Saturday, May 15, 1 - 3 p.m.
Three delightful people, all of whom love to create books, look forward to celebrating Children’s Book Week with you at The Red Balloon Bookshop! Author David LaRochelle, illustrator Rick Chrustowski, and book-arts teacher Jill Weese (who also is the youth programs coordinator at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts) will help children write, illustrate, and bind their very own books.
Sebastopol, CA
Judy Moody Loves Children's Book Week!
Saturday, May 15, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
On the Sebastopol Square with Copperfield’s Books
Celebrate 10 Mega-Moody years with Judy Moody and Stink author Megan McDonald! Megan will give a presentation and autograph books and there will be TONS of other way-cool things to do too. Kids can go on a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt; take a photo with a life-sized Judy Moody; guess the Stink-y smell; spin the Pirate Name Wheel; and more! Don’t miss this celebration of books, family, and fun!
Webster Groves, MO
Book Week Extravaganza!
Saturday, May 15
10:30 a.m.: A Celebration of Picture Books with two very special guests: multi-awardwinning author and member of the Missouri Writers Hall of Fame Kate Klise and our friend and local favorite Amy Sklansky (The Duck Who Played the Kazoo; My Daddy and Me). Ms. Klise's newest book, Stand Straight, Ella Kate, should be of special interest as it's the true story of an 8 ft. tall woman who lived in Missouri in the 1800s!
6:30 p.m.: A Celebration of Middle-Grade and YA Novels with three very special guests: New York Times-bestselling author Heather Brewer (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod) who expects all of her Minions to be there; Pudd'nHead bestseller Jody Feldman (The Gollywhopper Games); and the inaugural winner of the ALA William C. Morris Debut Author award, Elizabeth C. Bunce (A Curse Dark as Gold).
