We have many exciting programs for children of all ages!
Saturday, Oct 5, 2024
10:00 am-2:00 pm at the Saratoga Springs City Center Literary Marketplace
Visit the KidZone!
Stop by the festival’s Literary Marketplace to meet more than 30 children’s authors at the Saratoga City center. Enjoys crafts, buy your own signed copies of great children’s books, listen to stories, and take a photos with storybook characters. You can even get something yummy to eat and drink at 9 Miles East cafe.
Special Activities in the KidZone!
Kids (and parents), pull up a rug and listen to Jen read some of her favorite picture and story books (for ages 3 – 6).
Maxwell Eaton III is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including Looking for Peppermint, Bear Builds a House, Bear Goes Sugaring, the Survival Scout series, The Truth About Your Favorite Animals series, The Flying Beaver Brothers series, Okay Andy, and more. Join Maxwell as he discusses his many characters and demonstrates his illustrations!
Embark on a playful journey with a Yoga Adventure for kids! Inspired by Susan Verde’s creative book, I Am Yoga, this class is all about exploring yoga with fun and imagination. Get ready to roar like a lion and romp like a playful pup, stand strong as a tree, and strike a warrior pose like never before! Join us for a dynamic class where every stretch, bend, and breath brings a sense of joy and calmness to kids of every age! Parents of our youngest yogis (ages 5 and under), please join in the fun!
Class conducted by Yoga with Jess. Find out more about Jessica and her array of classes here.
Stop by the KidZone to make a bookmark with Saratoga Children’s Literacy League. Decorate a bookmark to match your favorite series or design a new one for your next read. This fun and easy activity is for everyone in the family!
Sunday, Oct 6, 2024
Saratoga Book Festival and the Tang Teaching Art Museum present a “What is Color Workshop” with Steven Weinberg, whose new book What is Color is a zany, inclusive, vibrantly illustrated guide to all things color. Admission is free but reservations are recommended. RESERVE HERE
Three popular authors for middle grade students, J.S. Lemon, Cindy Rodriguez, and E.L. Shen, introduce their most recent books and share why and how they write about challenging issues for young people, their views on book bans, and more. Moderated by Lisa Glazer.
Monday, Oct 7, 2024
A special launch event in partnership with Northshire Bookstore
Award winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin will join us on the eve of the publication of their new middle grade historical adventure. The audience will be the very first readers in the country to be able to purchase this novel, which follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother’s disappearance.