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 – 10:00am-3:00pm – at Columbia-Greene Community College!
Look Who’s Attending in 2026!
Go to the Authors and Illustrators page to learn more about them!
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2026 Poster!
Our 2026 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 Anica Mrose Rissi joining us again at the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this fantastic author:
1. Loves writing scary stories, but gets easily spooked.
2. Plays the violin in an electro-country band called Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves.
3. Lives with a very good dog named Sweet Potato.
See you at the festival!
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We are so happy to have Traci N. Todd joining us at the 15th annual Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about her:
1. I played clarinet in the marching band all through high school and college.
2. “Clue” is one of my favorite movies, but I don’t like the board game.
3. Like Bluey, I enjoy singing random things around the house.
Do you have anything in common? Chat on May 2 at Columbia-Greene Community College!
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We're so excited to see Jessica Love at the 2026 Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about her that you can chat about on May 2:
1. I am an actor, as well as an author/illustrator.
2. My first book, Julián is a Mermaid is now a feature length film, created by Cartoon Saloon in Ireland!
3. My studio is an old one-room school house that I heat with wood.
See you soon!
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We can't wait to see Esmé Shapiro at the 15th annual Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this fabulous author/illustrator:
1. I have eight ducks that like to eat spaghetti.
2. I am as tall as a shoebill stork!
3. If I were an animal, I would be a buffalo with a hat.
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We are so happy to welcome Torrey Maldonado back to the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about him:
1. In third grade, I got hooked to comics. By fourteen, I had 200 comics. Then came my cat, Snow White. Cute name: a Disney princess. She could’ve been a villain. She destroyed my collection—peeing and clawing my 200 down to 50. Do you know what it’s like to see your favorite superheroes smell like cat pee? Ever since, my dream superpower isn’t flying—it’s time-control because I’d pause pets mid-pee to save others from losing valuables to cat-chaos. Oh, I’d love super-speed too.
2. Scrabble! How does a word-game get my heart pumping like an athlete? I love Scrabble so much that it’ll be at my signing table. See if you can beat me. I enjoy losing as much as I do winning. New to the game? I’ll teach you or you can bring someone to tag-team against me.
3. As a tween, I spent a month taping my ears to my head with black electrical tape because I thought that would shrink them or something. Spoiler alert: it didn’t. The good news? People say my head finally grew into my ears. I guess my ears were ahead of their time?
See you on May 2!
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We are thrilled to have Nick Bruel join us again at the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this amazingly talented author/illustrator:
1. Nick’s favorite superhero is the original Captain Marvel/Shazam.
2. Nick’s favorite Pokemon is Jifflypuff.
3. Nick’s favorite TV show is “Bob’s Burgers”.
Learn more about him and chat at the festival!
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We can't wait to see Keith Henry Brown at the 2026 Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about him:
1. Lives in Brooklyn.
2. Jazz fanatic.
3. Movie lover.
Meet this wonderful illustrator on May 2 at Columbia-Greene Community College!
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Join us in welcoming Carrie Finison to the 15th annual Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this fantastic author:
1. Favorite doughnut: Glazed.
2. Favorite pancake topping: Maple syrup and fresh berries.
3. Fun fact that makes no sense: I don’t like chocolate and mint together in anything EXCEPT Girl Scout Thin Mints, which I love.
Do you have anything in common?
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We are so excited to welcome Maria Scrivan to the 2026 Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about her that you can chat about on May 2:
1. In addition to writing and drawing, I love trail running,
2. I love standing on my head,
3. And I love watching birds in window feeder over my drawing table.
See you soon!
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