African American Children’s Book Fair Festival

Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum for the return of our family friendly African American Children’s Book Fair Festival Presented by BGE, An Exelon Company. Children and families can enjoy a fun-filled day exploring kids’ literature about African Americans while meeting some of your favorite children’s authors and illustrators in our Book Village. Enjoy author readings, illustration workshops, craft activities, an Urban Beekeeping Workshop with John Newman Honeybee Company and dance performances with TikTok dancers, Shag and Flash. Museum visitors can receive a free book with a book purchase in the Book Village. Free books are on a limited supply basis.

The African American Children’s Book Festival strives to connect families to high quality books about and for African American children as well as other multicultural populations. We aim to foster a love of reading for families by connecting them with renown and up and coming creators of children’s books.

Participating Entertainers, Authors and Illustrators
Terry Catasus Jennings
Desiree Cooper     
Kim Holt
Benjamin Hicks    
Jerdine Nolen   
LaToya D. Council
Bryan Collier   
Juanita Banks-Whittington   
Leah Henderson
Charly Palmer   
Talia Skyles
Keisha Morris
Lesley Younge
Cheryl & Wade Hudson   
Kelly Starling Lyons   
Ashley Palmer
David Miller   
Kerwyn Phillip   
Markette Sheppard
Dr. Melissa Boyd   
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich   
Sanaa Chege
Kim C. Lee
Ayo Shag and TSU Flash    
Stephen McGill
Donnita Fowler
Shadra Strickland   
Vanessa Brantley Newton   
Zetta Elliott