LA KIDS BOOK FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SCHEDULE
Los Angeles Kids Book Festival is Proudly Sponsored by:
Paramount Pictures Transformers One
Stop by the official Transformers One tent to receive mini posters, back-to-school kits, magnets, and other items while supplies last.
In theaters on September 20, 2024
2024 Exhibitors (in Alphabetical order)
Along Came Peanut Butter - Erica Clare
Hello My Beautiful World - Adam Gleicher
Leo and The New Baby Challenge - Mariel Brechner
No Trash Cans in Japan - Alexander Cutler
Steadman Squirrel - Jeffrey Roy Ford
The Hug Store - Shana and Rick Morrison
Walter's Magic Alphabet Hunt - Liana Strashnoy
West Hollywood Public Library
What’s an IV? - My Medical Process
Event Schedule - Performance Tent
(Tentative & Subject to Change)
9:30-10:00 AM
Opening
9:40 AM
Kick-off with Special Guest Mykal-Michelle Harris
9:45 AM
Opening Remarks with LAKBF Found, Bonnie Hyde, and the West Hollywood City Council
9:55 AM
A Poem with Jen Cheng, West Hollywood's Official Poet Laureate
10:00 AM
Storytime with Mykal-Michelle Harris, Emmy-nominated actress, voice of Disney Jr.'s Ariel
10 AM - 12:00 PM
Station 7 Fire Truck
10:15 AM
Story time: Harry Shum Jr & Shelby Rabara to read their new book MARTEE DARES TO DANCE.
10:30 AM
Tapdance performance with Chloe and Maud Arnold, Syncopated Ladies
11:00 AM
The BeatBuds Concert
12:00 PM
Storytime & Demonstration with Grumpy Monkey's Suzanne and Max Lang
1:30 PM
Dance performance by Sole Talks Youth
2:00
Showtime with Love Bug & Me Music
2:30 PM
Circle Time Music with Kymberly Stewart Music
3:00 PM
Storytime and Ukele performance with Ann Suk Wang
3:30 PM
End of Day Epic Foam Party and Concert with B•Music
SCBWI Appearances
9:00 AM-Noon
• Carlene Griffith (Rose Maidelaidean)
• Helle Brisson (Rasmoose The Christmas Moose)
• Josh Oaktree (Do You Speak Series)
• Judy Campbell-Smith (Ice Cream Everywhere)
• Ruthie Briggs-Greenburg
• Tim Cummings (ALICE THE CAT)
Noon-2:30 PM
• Carlene Griffith (Rose Maidelaidean)
• Christina Forshay (Goodnight Series)
• Jennifer Palmer
• Rene Colato Lainez (Let's Play in the Park)
• Sarah Kott-Tannenbaum
• Shiho Pate (Ramen For Everyone)
2:30 PM-4:30 PM
• Antoinette Simmonds
• Andrea J. Loney (Double Bass Blues)
• D.J. Steinberg (Yoga Here I Come)
• Janie Emaus (Latkes for Santa Claus)
• Jessica Woo (Let's Make Some Lunch)
• Molly Ruttan (Violet and the Crumbs)
Children's Book World Appearances
10:00 AM - Suzanne & Max Lang (Grumpy Monkey)
10:30 AM - Viet Than Nguyen (Simone)
11:00 AM - Benson Shum (Imagine Me and You)
11:30 AM - Jesús Trejo (Mamá's Magnificent Dancing Plantitas)
11:50 AM - Chelsea Lin Wallace (Dare to Be Daring)
12:10 AM - Charlotte Offsay (The Quiet Forest)
12:30 PM - Nell Cross Beckerman (Volcanoes)
12:50 PM - Barney Saltzberg (A Delicious Story)
1:10 PM - René Spencer & Rodolfo Montalvo (Bye Land Bye Sea)
1:30 PM - Erika Lewis (Kelcie Murphy series)
2:15 PM - Rex Ogle (Pizza Face & Four Eyes)
Book Soup Appearances
10:00 AM - Zohreh Ghahremani (Memory Garden)
11:00 AM - Rachel Montez Minor (See You on the Other Side)
12:00 PM - April Showers (Afro Unicorns)
2:00 PM - Aimee Lim (The Spindle of Fate)
3:30 PM - Ann Suk Wang (The House Before Falling Into The Sea)
Story Time Tent Schedule
(Subject to Change)
Lineup
• 10:00 Edna Ma (Travel, Learn, and See Series)
• 10:15 Baby Fingers LLC
• 10:45 Stephanie Campisi
• 11:00 Kristi Bradbury (In the Back Seat Books)
• 11:15 April Showers (Afro Unicorns)
• 11:30 Ava Trigilio (Guest Reader)
• 11:45 Cecile Michaelis (Manda & the Fish or Hop's Case of Being Different)
• 12:00 Rachel Montez Minor (See You on the Other Side))
• 12:15 Nayilah Antoine (The Hood Dorothy Magic Kicks)
• 12:30 Kelsey Kirrene (The Princess Program STEM)
• 12:45 Melissa Bent (ABCs of Women in Medicine)
• 1:00 Stephanie Owens (All My Firsts Books)
• 1:15 Alana And Carol Blumstein - KidsRead2Kids
• 1:30 Bonnie Hyde, American Born Chinese Foundation (I Love Speaking Chinese)
• 1:45 Rick Morrison (The Hug Store)
• 2:00 Adam Knight (C is Not for Cancer)
• 2:15 Author Miriam Singer, Hello My Beautiful World (Advice From Dog)
• 2:30 Alexander Cutler (No Trash Cans in Japan)
• 2:45 Brooke Meisenzahl (The Tooth Fairy Flylight: A Tale of Lost Tooth Mishaps and the Magical Light That Changed Everything)
• 3:00 Erica Clare (Along Came Peanut Butter)
• 3:15 Fitzgerald Sutherland (Timmy Flyy’s First Flight)
2024 Los Angeles Kids Book Festival
FREE EVENT!
Date: September 8th, 2024
Time: 9:30-4:30
Location: West Hollywood Park
647 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
*The LA Kids Book Festival is hosted by the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization American Born Chinese Foundation.
*Proceeds benefit children's bilingual literacy and local community programs.
2024 Sponsors
Paramount Pictures
Transformer One
ThinkAlike Media
2024 Partners
Dreamworks Animation
Netflix Jr.
Universal Pictures
2024 Activities and Donation Prizes
(Tentative and while supplies last)
LAKBF Photo Booth
Arts & Craft with Roknslime
Gabby's Dollhouse - Provided by Dreamworks Animation
Wild Robot - Provided by Universal Pictures
I'm The Chef Too Kits
JoeyDolls
Netflix Activity Books
Face painting
Play2Progress interactive activities
Epic Foam Party - Festival Finale
Junior Storyteller - Ava Spicer
LA KIDS BOOK FESTIVAL SITE MAP
SAFETY UPDATES:
What You Need To Know
• Indoor AC resting areas available
FREE water bottles are available at the Liquid Death Water Station.
Indoor water fountains available on all floors of the rec center.
• The Rec Center (8 am-5 pm) and Library (1-5 PM) are open to the public and are COOLING CENTERS.
• Bathrooms and water fountains available at:
Library, Rec Center, Kids Park, Dog Park
• Emergency Medical Services is located at booth 72
• Wear sunscreen & hats (LAKBF logo hats available at hospitality tents)
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