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Thank you

to the 70 presenters who made this one-of-a-kind year spectacular!  

Enjoy our virtual events again!

Access our exclusive festival content, such as author read-alouds, illustration demonstrations, cooking classes, and popular panel discussions.

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Explore 16 fun and creative activities
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    Cartooning
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    Cat Paper Dolls
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    Coloring
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    Coronavirus
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    Crossword
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    Diagram a Story
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    Draw a Monster
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    Field Trip to the Moon
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    Learn Danza Azteca
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    Learn N8tive Hoop
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    Mad Libs
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    Make a Mini Book
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    Maze
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    Wisecracks
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    Word Scramble

Our Virtual Festival!

2020 Presenters

Adam Grant | Leif and the Fall

Alba Arango | The Magic Sapphire

Alice Kalomas | Sir Wrinkles the Bulldog

Allison Sweet Grant | Leif and the Fall

Amanda Kehoe | The Adventures of TJ and His Wheelable Chair

Anastasia Higginbotham | DEATH IS STUPID

Angie Flores | Cub's Wish

Arts & Learning Conservatory

Barbara Panawa | ABC Fun Phonics

Benjamin Hart | The World Needs More Purple People

Betty Thomas Patterson | What's College About Anyway?

Cabrillo Point Academy

C.M. Harris  | What If We Were All the Same!

Chloe Stafford  | Once Upon a Nothingness

Chris Robertson | If I Didn't Have You

Cindy Motley | Thank You

Congresswoman Katie Porter, CA 45 District Representative

Cori Doerrfeld | The Welcome Wagon

Courtney Caswell-Peyton | How Allan Alligator Landed His Lake 

David Shannon | Roy Digs Dirt

David Sledge Jr | Thank You Grandma

Eileen Moskowitz-Palma | The Popularity Pact series

Elizabeth "Betty" Johnson | Nobody Knows My Name

Ellen Shane | Emily's Gift: The True Story of Sherlock and Jackson

Frans Vischer | Fuddles

Georgeanne Irvine | Saving Moka: The True Tale of a Rescued Tiger Cub

Gino Campagna | Chef Gino's Taste Test Challenge

Helen Jo | The Lost and Found Club 

J.M. Bergen | Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows

Jaime Langlois | Clara Saint Clair Dominique De La Rue 

Jason Reynolds | Stamped

Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

Joy Cho | YOU’RE OKAY!  (An Oh Joy! Story)

Kathleen Arthur | Horace Henway Brushes It Off 

Kim Steinhardt | Sabby the Sea Otter: A Pup's True Adventure and Triumph

Kimberly Horg | ATNAS: Santa's Sister in the South Pole

Kirsten Miller | EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN YOU ARE 8

Kris Cass | Gravy Boat Birdfeeder

Kristen Bell | The World Needs More Purple People

Kwame Alexander | The Undefeated

Lauren Freckles | Babbling Beth The Story Chef

Lorraine Loria | Henry Mozzarella and the Case of the Missing Diamonds

Mabel Katz | Maluhia, the Happy City

Maggie Grinnell | Isabella and Penelope

Maria Loi | the Greek diet

Marisa Reichardt | AFTERSHOCKS

Maureen Johnson | Truly Devious series

Maureen McCabe | A Christmas Love Story: Nicholas Nutcracker & Brittany Ballerina

Melanie Lightbourn-Rowe | Am I Daddy's Girl?

Melba Johnson | Twins in Pairs Paris

Melissa Fisher Goldman, LCSW

Nancy Visco | The Fairy Portal

Natalie Elliott Peny's Purse

Nella Simoni | What Will Baby Be? 

Orange County Public Libraries 

Patrice Karst | The Invisible String

Phillip Van Wagoner | Could You Hug a Cactus?

Sarah Mlynowski | Whatever After Special Edition: Abby in Oz

Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Danza Azteca Xochipilli

Scott Casperson | Room For One More

Scott Sussman | Champion of the Marsh

Shellice Beharie | Prince and His Mother's Crown: Tales Within My Mother's Hair

Steve Clark | I Can Play... Violin!

Tanya Ross | Rising up

Thaddeus A Corey | A Star-Spangled Story

The Story Lady's Magic Book Show | The Little Red Hen

Tresha Wilder Johnson | Adventures of the Hidden Asthma Triggers

Valerie L. Williams-Sanchez | Eddie and the Hot Cocoa Hot Rod

Vicki Tashman | Dash and Victoria Find True Love

Festival Guide Viewbook

Recipes

Kids Virtual Cooking Classes Sponsored By 92.7 Air1 Radio

Join Chef Gino and Chef Maria for virtual cooking classes on Saturday, September 26, 2020.



Download the recipes, gather the ingredients, and cook from home!

Chef Gino's gnocchi recipe

Let's make gnocchi with Chef Gino!



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Chef Maria's Tyropita Triangles recipe

Chef Maria is making Tyropita Triangles!



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