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 15th Annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival set for May 2nd 2026 at Columbia-Greene Community College!
Authors & Illustrators — Would you like to participate in the 2026 Festival?
If you’d like to be a participating author at the 2026 Hudson Children’s Book Festival, our online application will be available in January. Participating authors and illustrators are chosen at our discretion and each applicant will be notified of their status whether accepted or not. If you are not chosen as a participating author, you will be placed on a wait list.
Look Who Attended 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!
Mark your calendars! Our 15th annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival is set for Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Columbia-Greene Community College. We can't wait to see you there!
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We want to thank The Ackerman Foundation for being a Newbery Sponsor of the Hudson Children’s Book Festival! We are so grateful for their support in helping us to continue our literacy work! #community ... See MoreSee Less
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🌟📚 Thank you to the Hudson Children's Book Festival for bringing an incredible celebration of stories and creativity to the Columbia-Greene campus this past Saturday!
With over 2,000 attendees, it was a fantastic day filled with laughter, learning, and a shared love of reading. A special thanks to the authors, illustrators, and volunteers who made it all possible! 📚✨
📚 The festival aims to inspire a love of reading by connecting children with world-class authors and illustrators through free community events. To learn more about the festival, visit hudsonchildrensbookfestival.org.
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The Museum team had a blast at this year's Hudson Children's Book Festival! We loved visiting with everyone and giving out fun goodies inspired by the ever-popular Curious George 🐵
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