Welcome to the 2023
Los Angeles Kids Book Festival
West Hollywood Park Lawn
Sunday, September 17th
9:30 am to 4:30 pm

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
9:30 AM - Event opens
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Opening/Welcoming remarks from West Hollywood City Council and LAKBF Founder Bonnie Hyde 
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM - Performance from world famous tap dancers Chloé and Maud, accompanied by their youth company, Sole Talk
10: 20 AM - 10:45 AM - Character drawing demonstration with autistic author and illustrator, Alexandra Adlawan (AMAZING ARTISTS)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM - Special Performance: The BeatBuds
12:00 - 12:15 - Story time with 3rd grader Ava Trigillio

12:30-1:30 - Special Appearance by Blippis' Meekah! (Book reading & meet-and-greet)
1:40 PM -2:05 PM - Story time with Laura Numeroff (IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE) benefiting It Takes a Village
2:15 PM - 2:30PM - Second performance from world famous tap dancers Chloé and Maud, accompanied by their youth company, Sole Talk
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM - Story time with David Bradley (BIG HEAD BOB)
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM - Story time with Dr. Joy Pillay (IT'S MY WONDERFUL BODY: LIVING AND THRIVING WITH AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE)
3:20 PM - 3:40 - Story time with Ingrid Estrada-Darley & Crystal Hawkins (BLACK GIRL, BROWN GIRL BOOKS)
3:55 PM - 4:30 End of Day Jam with Tara Trudel (FRACTURED: FAIRY TALES REMIXED)
4:30: End of Event

Other activities happening simultaneously around the park:
• Acoustic music with Blake Collins Music
• Face painting: 1:30-4:30
• Balloon Twisting: 1:30-4:30
• Giveaways (Hollywood Pantages, Paw Patrol Movie Activity Sheets, Trolls Merchandse, Black Girl Sunscreen, LAKBF Backpacks, I’m The Chef Too)
• Photobooth
• Arts & Crafts with Roknslime 


Brought to you by the City of West Hollywood and the American Born Chinese Foundation

Volunteer
Free Tickets

2023 Programming (Tentative)

City of West Hollywood Council Member Welcome Attendees

9:30-10:00

Performance from world-famous tap dancers Chloé and Maud, accompanied by their youth company, Sole Talk

10:00-10:15

Story time with and character demonstration with Alex Adlawan (Autistic author and illustrator)

10:20 - 10:45

The BeatBuds Performance

11:00-11:45

Story time with 3rd grader, Ava Trigillio

12:00-12:15

Special Appearance by Meekah! (Book reading and meet-and-greet

12:30-1:30

Story time with Laura Numeroff (IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE)

1:45-2:15

Story time with David Bradley (BIG HEAD BOB)

2:20-2:40

Story time with Dr. Joy Pillay (IT'S MY WONDERFUL BODY: LIVING AND THRIVING WITH AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE)

2:50-3:10

Book Reading with Ingrid Estrada-Darley & Crystal Hawkins (Black Girl, Brown Girl Books)

3:20-3:40

End of Day Jam with Tara Trudel (Fractured Fairy tales)

3:55-4:30

Face painting

1:30-4:30

Balloon Twisting

1:30-4:30

Art and Craft with Roknslime

All day

Music with Blake Collins Music

Various Times

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2024 Programming & Activities (Tentative)

Gabby's Dollhouse - Provided by Dreamworks Animation


Wild Robot - Provided by Universal Pictures


I'm The Chef Too Kits


JoeyDolls


Netflix Activity Books


Arts & Craft with Roknslime


LoveBug & Me ft. Miss Mary Show


Jen Cheng  - Official West Hollywood Poet


Face painting


Balloon Twisting


B•Music LA - Kids Rock Band


Ann Suk Wang: Story Time and Ukulele


Play2Progress  interactive activities


LAKBF Photo Booth


Junior Storyteller - Ava Spicer


Epic Foam Party - Festival Finale