Join authors Ari Tison (Saints of the Household) and Andrea Beatriz Arango (Something Like Home) for a craft workshop as they discuss how writers use verse to show a character’s voice. Bring your notebook or laptop and come ready to write!

Our favorite illustrators John Parra (Spanish is the Language of My Family), Nani Brunini (Disagreement), Raúl Colón (Pass the Baby), and Adriana Hernández Bergstrom (Countdown for Nochebuena) take on drawing their favorite foods from around the world. From Mexico to Brazil, our illustrators are ready to showcase their talent in this live event. Bring your ideas to challenge the illustrators with your prompts!

Join award-winning and debut picture book authors Gabriela Orozco Belt (Only for a Little While), Ruth Behar (Pepita & Bebita) and Juana Martinez-Neal (Alma & Her Family), and moderator Emma Otheguy (Martina Has Too Many Tias) for an interactive read aloud on the topic of familia! Grab a pillow and a blanket and snuggle in!

Spanish: ¡Únete con autores Gabriela Orozco Belt (Solo Por Un Ratito), Ruth Behar (Pepita & Bebita) y Juana Martinez-Neal (Alma y su Familia), and moderador Emma Otheguy (Martina Tiene Muchas Tias) para una lectura interactiva sobre el tema de familia! Agarra una almohada y ponte cómodo/a.

Join award-winning and debut picture book authors Sara E. Echenique (Our Roof is Blue), Lissette Norman (Plátanos Go with Everything), Duncan Tonatiuh (Game of Freedom), and Michael Genhart (Spanish Is the Language of My Family) for an interactive read aloud in both English and Spanish for bilingual storytime! Grab a pillow and a blanket and snuggle in!

Join us for Latinx KidLit Book Festival's FRIZZY virtual book club! Claribel A. Ortega joins students from Shanahan Middle School (Lewis Center, OH), Dempsey Middle School (Delaware, OH), and moderator Dr. Carla España (LKBF Educator Advisory Council) to chat all things Frizzy, writing, and more.

Join Latinx Kidlit Festival co-founders Mayra Cuevas, Ismée Williams and Alex Villasante for morning announcements, classroom set of books giveaways and details on how to apply for our new author and illustrator school visits fund. They will be joined by special guest, NPR’s Latino USA host, award-winning journalist and author Maria Hinojosa. Mayra will be in conversation with María about her new book for young readers Once I Was You , Finding My Voice and Passing the Mic.

About María:

Maria Hinojosa dreamt of a space where she could create independent, multimedia journalism that explores and gives a critical voice to the diverse American experience. She made that dream a reality in 2010 when she created Futuro Media, an independent, nonprofit newsroom based in Harlem, NYC with the mission to create multimedia content from a POC perspective. As Anchor and Executive Producer of the Peabody Award-winning show Latino USA, distributed by PRX, and Co-Host of Futuro Media’s award-winning political podcast In The Thick, Hinojosa has informed millions about the changing cultural and political landscape in America and abroad. Maria's seven-part podcast series, "Suave," won the Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting in 2022.

In this special craft workshop, picture book authors e.E. Charlton-Trujillo and Mirelle Ortega lead students on a journey to creating their own picture books.

Bring paper, writing and illustrating materials to follow along.