Thank you
to the 70 presenters who made this one-of-a-kind year spectacular!
Enjoy our virtual events again!
Access our exclusive festival content, such as author read-alouds, illustration demonstrations, cooking classes, and popular panel discussions.
Explore 16 fun and creative activities
Our Virtual Festival!
2020 Presenters
Adam Grant | Leif and the Fall
Alba Arango | The Magic Sapphire
Alice Kalomas | Sir Wrinkles the Bulldog
Allison Sweet Grant | Leif and the Fall
Amanda Kehoe | The Adventures of TJ and His Wheelable Chair
Anastasia Higginbotham | DEATH IS STUPID
Angie Flores | Cub's Wish
Barbara Panawa | ABC Fun Phonics
Benjamin Hart | The World Needs More Purple People
Betty Thomas Patterson | What's College About Anyway?
C.M. Harris | What If We Were All the Same!
Chloe Stafford | Once Upon a Nothingness
Chris Robertson | If I Didn't Have You
Cindy Motley | Thank You
Congresswoman Katie Porter, CA 45 District Representative
Cori Doerrfeld | The Welcome Wagon
Courtney Caswell-Peyton | How Allan Alligator Landed His Lake
David Shannon | Roy Digs Dirt
David Sledge Jr | Thank You Grandma
Eileen Moskowitz-Palma | The Popularity Pact series
Elizabeth "Betty" Johnson | Nobody Knows My Name
Ellen Shane | Emily's Gift: The True Story of Sherlock and Jackson
Frans Vischer | Fuddles
Georgeanne Irvine | Saving Moka: The True Tale of a Rescued Tiger Cub
Gino Campagna | Chef Gino's Taste Test Challenge
Helen Jo | The Lost and Found Club
J.M. Bergen | Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows
Jaime Langlois | Clara Saint Clair Dominique De La Rue
Jason Reynolds | Stamped
Jeff Kinney | Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
Joy Cho | YOU’RE OKAY! (An Oh Joy! Story)
Kathleen Arthur | Horace Henway Brushes It Off
Kim Steinhardt | Sabby the Sea Otter: A Pup's True Adventure and Triumph
Kimberly Horg | ATNAS: Santa's Sister in the South Pole
Kirsten Miller | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE 8
Kris Cass | Gravy Boat Birdfeeder
Kristen Bell | The World Needs More Purple People
Kwame Alexander | The Undefeated
Lauren Freckles | Babbling Beth The Story Chef
Lorraine Loria | Henry Mozzarella and the Case of the Missing Diamonds
Mabel Katz | Maluhia, the Happy City
Maggie Grinnell | Isabella and Penelope
Maria Loi | the Greek diet
Marisa Reichardt | AFTERSHOCKS
Maureen Johnson | Truly Devious series
Maureen McCabe | A Christmas Love Story: Nicholas Nutcracker & Brittany Ballerina
Melanie Lightbourn-Rowe | Am I Daddy's Girl?
Melba Johnson | Twins in Pairs Paris
Nancy Visco | The Fairy Portal
Natalie Elliott | Peny's Purse
Nella Simoni | What Will Baby Be?
Orange County Public Libraries
Patrice Karst | The Invisible String
Phillip Van Wagoner | Could You Hug a Cactus?
Sarah Mlynowski | Whatever After Special Edition: Abby in Oz
Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Danza Azteca Xochipilli
Scott Casperson
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Room For One More
Scott Sussman | Champion of the Marsh
Shellice Beharie | Prince and His Mother's Crown: Tales Within My Mother's Hair
Steve Clark | I Can Play... Violin!
Tanya Ross | Rising up
Thaddeus A Corey | A Star-Spangled Story
The Story Lady's Magic Book Show | The Little Red Hen
Tresha Wilder Johnson | Adventures of the Hidden Asthma Triggers
Valerie L. Williams-Sanchez | Eddie and the Hot Cocoa Hot Rod
Vicki Tashman | Dash and Victoria Find True Love
Festival Guide Viewbook
Recipes
Kids Virtual Cooking Classes Sponsored By 92.7 Air1 Radio
Join Chef Gino and Chef Maria for virtual cooking classes on Saturday, September 26, 2020.
Download the recipes, gather the ingredients, and cook from home!