About the Hudson Childrens’ Book Festival
The Hudson Children’s Book Festival, established in 2009, is held each year in the historic city of Hudson, NY, and strives to create, nurture, and sustain a culture of literacy in partnership with our community and schools. This free, public event fosters a love of reading as families meet and greet world-class creators of books for children of all ages.
Our 14th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival set for May 3rd 2025 at Columbia-Greene Community College!
Look Who’s Attending in 2025!
Go to the Authors and Illustrators page to learn more about them!
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2025 Poster!
Our 2025 poster is now available — click to view/download.
Fun Facts
Did You Know?
The Hudson Children’s Book Festival is one of the biggest book festivals in New York State!
Listen to our Festival Song!
Junior High School music teacher, Marylou Knull and a group of talented Jr/Sr High students wrote the lyrics and music for the official Hudson Children’s Book Festival song, Inside a Book, and recorded it at Henry Hirsch’s Waterfront Recording Studio! Click the link to listen!
We are thrilled to have Sylvie Kantorovitz joining us at the 2025 Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this fantastic author:
1. I’m easy to recognize: I have very short hair and a French accent
2. I love spirals! I manage to include 2 in my autograph
3. I have learned a new word: knolling. I love the practice of knolling the treasures I bring back from nature walks.
See you on May 3!
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We are so excited to have James Preller joining us at this year's festival! Here are some fun facts about him:
1. James Preller loves hiking.
2. James Preller loves baseball.
3. James Preller loves reading.
Do you have anything in common? Chat with him at the festival!
Check out the full list of authors on our website!
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We are so excited to have Helen Jonsen Watkins joining us at the 2025 Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about her:
1. I wrote this story for my four kids when they were little.
2. I live in the Hudson Valley.
3. I have lived in Australia & love to travel there.
See you on May 3!
Check out the full list of authors on our website using the link in our bio!
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Happy Sponsorship Saturday! This week, we want to thank MetzWood Insurance for supporting the 2025 Hudson Children's Book Festival! We appreciate your generosity in helping us carry out our mission!
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We are thrilled to have Elizabeth Zunon joining us at the festival! Here are some fun facts about this amazingly talented author/illustrator:
1. I speak French.
2. I love to bake.
3. I cannot paint without music!
Do you have anything in common? Chat with her and many others at Columbia-Greene Community College on May 3!
See you there!
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We are so happy to have Susan Hood joining us at the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this fabulous author:
1. My great, great grandfather was a lighthouse keeper.
2. I was the youngest child in my hometown with a library card.
3. I’ve had lunch with Big Bird.
See you on May 3!
Check out the full list of authors on our website using the link in our bio!
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Don’t forget if you need a ride on May 3rd to Columbia-Greene, we have you covered!
Check out where our stops will be and grab a ride every hour to meet over 75 authors and illustrators! #community #freeride #books #authors ... See MoreSee Less
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We are thrilled to have Lauren Magaziner joining us at this year's festival! Here are some fun facts about her:
1. The idea for The Mythics came about because Lauren always wanted to know what her animal personality would be… but could never figure it out. After much deliberation, Lauren thinks her animal companion for life would either be a cat or a baby hippo.
2. Lauren plots her interactive pick-your-own-path Case Closed books with a massive whiteboard. She uses different colored markers to keep track of each different plot, the dead ends, and the puzzles. She does a week or two of plotting on the whiteboard before she starts writing a single word!
3. Lauren once stuck her face in a faerie river of eternal youth in Scotland. That was a decade ago, and she has not aged a day since then.
What would be your animal companion for life?
See you on May 3!
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We are so excited to see Joyce Wan at the 2025 Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this awesome author/illustrator:
1. I am a self-taught artist.
2. I am a night owl whose favorite time to work is between 12am-3am.
3. I have two pet birds.
Check out our full list of authors on our website, hudsonchildrensbookfestival.org
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