Monroe Community College hosted the 19th annual Rochester Children's Book Festival.  Click here for more information about the festival, and to see our sponsors.

The authors and illustrators...

Aaron Becker

Alyssa Capucilli

Bruce Coville

Chris Tebbetts

Cynthia Cotton

Cynthia DeFelice

David Kalvitis

Donna Farrell

Elizabeth Bluemle

Elizabeth Falk

(along with Kathleen Blasi, one of the leaders of the festival)

Ellen Stoll Walsh

Frank Cammuso

Heidi Stemple

Herm and MJ Auch

James Howe

James Preller

Jane Yolen, VVV, Heidi Stemple

Jennifer Sattler

Julie Berry and Sally Gardner

Kathleen Blasi

(along with Elizabeth Falk, one of the leaders of the festival)

Kevin Kurtz

Larry Tuxbury

Matt McElligott

Larry and Frank together, trying to find just the right pose...

Laurie Calkhoven

Linda Sue Park

Lisa Scott and Elizabeth Falk

Lisa Scott

London Ladd

Mark Shulman, also trying to find the right pose...

"Do I look thoughtful?"

(No, actually you look very, very tired.)

Mark Teague

Marsha Hayles and Judy Bradbury

Matt Phelan

Michelle Knudsen

Nikki Grimes

Peggy Thomas and MJ Auch

Peter Catalanotto

Robin Pulver

Festival Librarian Roxane Chadwick with Judy Bradbury

Sally Valentine and Rose O'Keefe

Sally Valentine

Sarah Albee

Wendy Dunham

Will Hubbell as children's book writer and illustrator Will Hubbell...

Will Hubbell as fantasy-writer-for-adults Morgan Howell

The Rochester Children's Book Festival is only possible through the hard work of many volunteers...

The day started with a song by volunteer Fran and writer Peggy Thomas.

And then the doors were opened to the public...

Many thanks to those who stopped by my table.  Here are some of them...

Lots of exciting things going on all day long...

There were readings...

(This one by Jennifer Sattler)

Reading by Alyssa Capucilli

Here I am getting kids (and a few adults) to act out 8 Class Pets...

There were therapy dogs, including this successor to Doctor Ricky.

These are all gentle, very laid-back, pettable dogs.

There were presentations, including this one by London Ladd.

And this one by Rose O'Keefe.

And booths by community sponsors...

Lots of people having a good time...

Craft activities

There were even authors behaving badly.

Here are past Empire Award winners Bruce Coville, Cynthia DeFelice, and Linda Sue Park trying to get this year's award away from VVV.

(Not that I'm gloating or anything...)

Oh-oh! I forgot to label the picture of the lovey Susan Williams Beckhorn!