2026 Children’s Book Festival

The CU Boulder School of Education and the Boulder Bookstore invite teachers, students, families, librarians and all who enjoy children’s literature to join us for a free children's literature event! This free in-person event will take place at the Boulder Public Library (Main Branch) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 7. Come for part of the event, or stay for the day! See the full schedule

The 2026 featured authors and illustrators include:

• Patty Cisneros Prevo (All of Apolonia)
• Jolene Gutiérrez (Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp)
• Raúl the Third (El Toro & Friends: Tough Times)
• Ernesto Cisneros (Queso, Just in Time)
• Andrea L. Rogers (Death in the Tallgrass).

Highlights include:

• Free in-person event open to the public with author talks, panel for educators, Q&A, book sales and signing, children's activities and more. 
• Sessions catered to different ages with audience Q&A.
• Authors and illustrators will share their new books and talk about their creative process and influences.
• Free educational resources and Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for teachers and librarians.

*This event is only offered in English

Support for this event is provided by the CU Boulder Office for Public and Community Engaged Scholarship (PACES).

Join us for the 8th Annual Children's Book Festival

November 7, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |  Boulder Public Library

See you there!