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!
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 so excited to see Sarah Hwang at the 2025 Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this fantastic author/illustrator:
1. I am a huge foodie- I love eating and drawing food.
2. My two favorite animals are dogs and penguins.
3. I draw mostly everything everything from memory (My illustrations are focused on capturing essence or feelings of things).
See you on May 3rd!
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Happy Sponsorship Saturday! This week we want to extend our gratitude to Pro Printers for their support! Thank you so much, we appreciate you!
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We are so excited to see Barbara Ann Mojica at this year's Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here's some fun facts you can chat with her about at the festival:
1. I have two sets of twin grandchildren!
2. I enjoy playing BoxBollen.
3. My favorite dessert is gelato.
See you on May 3!
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We are thrilled to have Gabrielle Balkan join us again at the Hudson Children's Book Festival! Here are some fun facts about this fabulous author:
1. I once sat on a cactus, by mistake.
2. I have licked a dino coprolite on a dare.
3. I reread The Golden Compass every year‚ sometimes twice a year!
See you soon!
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Even with our new location at Columbia-Greene Community College, we will still have a bus to get YOU to and from the festival on Saturday, May 3rd, courtesy of Pulcher Transportation! Check out our map to see where you can grab a ride out to @suny_cgcc and meet over 75 children's and young adult authors!! #communitylove #books #authors ... See MoreSee Less
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We are so happy that Jannie Ho is joining us at this year's festival! Here are some fun facts about this great author:
1. I’m known as Chicken Girl because I love chickens.
2. My favorite character in FRY GUYS is Mayor Spud.
3. I have a pet fish named Sir Bubbles.
See you on May 3rd!
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We are so excited to have Lori Haskins Houran joining us! Here are some fun facts you can chat with her about on May 3rd:
1. I once (and only once!) jumped out of an airplane.
2. I am (distantly!) related to art thief Myles Connor, a suspect in the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum heist.
3. In high school, I won third place in a state typing contest. That turned out to be a handy skill for a writer!
See you soon!
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We can't wait to see Jacky Davis and David Soman at the Hudson Children's Book Festival!
Here are some facts about this awesome duo:
1. We are serious about fun.
2. We are dog people who think dogs can teach us a lot more than we can teach them.
3. In some of David books he draws animals in pants.
See you soon!
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We are so excited to have Laurie Faria Stolarz joining us on May 3rd at the Hudson Children's Book Festival!
Here are some fun facts about her:
1. I’m currently learning French.
2. I relax while watching reality TV.
3. I have a dog named Rumpelstiltskin.
See you at the festival!
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