For Children

Stage 3 – Kids’ Room & Kids’ lobby

Creating & Coloring CATS (and Dogs), 11 a.m.

Unfortunately, Bernie and Garfield (Let’s Play Books Bookstore’s Shop Cats) couldn’t make it to Book Fest, but the celebration wouldn’t be complete without some feline fun! Thanks to artist Tara M. Santoro, of Imagination Creations by TMS, every child can bring their imagination to color the bookstore cats!


Little Golden Books ™ Kids’ Fest, 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Thanks to the magic of A Storybook Party, Little Golden Books will be brought to life! Visit at your leisure and read a story, take a photograph with a special guest, have a new Little Golden Book SIGNED*, and even create your own story. Book characters include Mulan, The Princess and the Frog, Captain Marvel, The Amazing Spiderman and Black Panther. *Pick up an extra LGB to donate to our LV READS book drive!


Elmo Loves the Lorax!, 3:15 p.m. – 4: 15 p.m.

We are excited to help celebrate 50 years of Earth Day, and the Lorax is a wonderful read-a-loud book to help share the importance of our beautiful planet Earth. Elmo & Lorax inspired crafts and stories to fit all ages.