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 so happy to welcome Emeline Lee to the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this fabulous author:
1. I’m half Chinese and half Korean.
2. I love to crochet and make everything from stuffed animals to sweaters!
3. I’m a big fan of Star Trek (a Trekkie) and love sci-fi and fantasy stories in all forms.
Do you have anything in common? Chat on May 2!
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We are so excited to see Ralph Masiello at
this year's Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are
some fun facts about this incredible illustrator/author
that you can chat about on May 2:
1. I am an aggressive skier!
2. I like Lima beans.
3. I used to race motocross
See you at the festival!
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We are so grateful for the organizations and individuals that sponsored the 2026 Hudson Children's Book Festival. Thanks to your generosity, we can fulfill our mission to foster a love of literacy for people of all ages.
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We are thrilled to welcome Sam Wedelich back to the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this amazingly talented author/illustrator:
1. I am also a musician and love to sing and play guitar.
2. I’m originally from Texas, YEE-HAW!
3. I’m terrible at playing chess, but feel pretty confident I could draw a chess board!
See you on May 2!
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The community room will be packed with great organizations and resources at the 2026 Hudson Children's Book Festival! Enjoy free giveaways, activities, and important information about local organizations. The full list of organizations can be found on our website using the link in our bio.
The following organizations will be in attendance:
- Columbia Memorial Health
- Columbia County Department of Health
- Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study for Early New York History
- Assemblymember Didi Barrett’s office
- Family of Woodstock Child Care Connections
- Hudson Youth Center
- Reading With Your Kids Podcast
- Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society (HALPS)
- The Hudson Literacy Fund
- City of Hudson Police Department
- Greylock Federal Credit Union
- FASNY Museum of Firefighting
- United Way of the Greater Capital Region
- Upstate New York Poison Center
- Hudson Area Library
- Columbia County Libraries Association
- MVP Healthcare
- Together for Youth
- CarePlus Brokers, LLC
- Astor Services
- The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Eastern NY
- The Healthcare Consortium
- Camp Invention
- The OLANA Partnership
- Kite’s Nest
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We are so excited to welcome Mitali Banerjee Ruths to the 15th annual Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this awesome author:
1. Mitali is Bengali American and grew up in Houston, Texas.
2. Her dog Tux is a bulldog poodle mix who has appeared in two of her books.
3. Mitali has done a lot of interesting jobs. She has worked as a babysitter, an ice cream seller, and even a medical doctor. Now, she’s an author!
See you on May 2!
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Thanks to our generous sponsor, Pulcher Transportation Inc, a free bus ride is made available all day during the festival.
The route will begin at 9:30 at Stewart’s and make its way down State Street to Front Street and up Warren and Green to CGCC and Olana.
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We are thrilled to welcome back Lynnor Bontigao to the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this incredibly talented author/illustrator:
1. I enjoy watching KDramas.
2. My hands are always cold.
3. I wanted to design shoes when I was a kid.
See you on May 2!
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We can't wait to see Shawn K. Stout at the 2026 Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this amazingly talented author:
1. I have a menagerie of animals — 3 rescue dogs and 5 uppity chickens;
2. I have never been able to do a backward roll;
3. And I am distantly related (allegedly) to Maria von Trapp.
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