Participant Directory

Booth location codes match the festival maps:

B = Blue, R = Red, O = Orange, Y = Yellow, and AC = Author's Corner Tent

Author & Illustrator: Adam Murray (Author) & Gordon Worthy (Illustrator)

Booth AC#13

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Narwhal and surprised kid at an amusement park. Text: Never Invite a Narwhal

Author: Adam T. Newman

Booth AC#5

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Girl on stage. Text: Eva the Diva!

Author: Adaurie Stemshorn

Booth AC#4

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Peacock and chicken embracing. Text: I Will Always Be Your Mommy: Based on the true story of Peawee the Peacock

Author: Alexsandra Pumphrey

Booth B6

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Two big dinosaurs looking at a little dinosaur asleep in bed. Text: Rawr Rawr Dinosaur. It's Time to Go to Bed. The Book Fest Award Winner.

Author: Alice Trinh

Booth B10

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Two happy children celebrating a cultural tradition. Text: Tet Together

Author: Alison O’Quinn

Booth AC#9

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Young girl in front of a museum. Text: Amaya's Marvelous Museum Adventure

Author: Allen Rubin

Booth AC#14

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Magical night scene with animal characters and a castle. Text: Join the Bedtime Crew! Magical Adventures. Friendship. Imagination. Bedtime Fun. Bedtime Stories. Family Friendly. Perfect Before Bed. Imagination & Creativity. Watch Free on YouTube

Author & Illustrator: Ana Yasbeck

Booth AC#11

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Planet with a ring around it and an alien. Text: Planet Luminix

Author & Illustrator: Anat Tour

Booth AC#11

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Author image and book cover of young girl and large pink elephant on a bike. Text: Anat Tour. Author/Illustrator

Author: Andrew Ly

Booth O13

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Two children riding a unicorn through flying pieces of fried chicken. Text: My Unicorn Eats Fried Chicken

Author: Ann Chau

Booth B10

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Small child sitting on adult's shoulders and holding fruit outdoors with more fruit on the ground. Text: My Ong Ngoai's Garden. Cal's Guide to Vietnamese Fruits and Culture

Participant: Arts & Learning Conservatory

Booth Y5

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Authors: Azatyan Twins & Co

Booth AC#3

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Child drawings of two characters. Text: The Adventures of Chik-Chik and Max Book 1

Author: Bahram Ghadiri Khamjani

Booth B5

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Two smiling children holding a map and pottery, with a large bird behind them. Text: The First Animation of the Ancient World. Tiny Time Traveler Series

Author: Better Together Foundation

Booth O2

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Better Together Foundation logo. Text: Peace Starts Inside

Participant: Bewildered Books

Booth AC#1

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A bumblee flying with a surprised expression. Text: Beatrice the Bewildered Bumblebee

Author & Illustrator: Bill "Aloha" Eddy (Author) & David Nessl (Illustrator)

Booth R3

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Two animals in winter gear standing before a door in a ice structure. Text: The Delightful and Amusing Adventures of Doodles & Molly. The Curious Blue Door. Where curiosity meets adventure...

Author: Billie Lynne Marchiando Bracey

Booth AC#13

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Woman on the beach holding a surfboard. Text: Mama in the Waves

Participant: Bitty Bao

Booth O6

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Author: Brain Doodle Books

Booth AC#12

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Cartoon brain doodling. Text: Dee Anderson. Children's Book Author

Participant: Brendan P. Kelso

Booth B9

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Happy and sad masks. Text: Playing with Plays

Author: Britnie Lubman, Wondertail Studios

Booth AC#15

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Two book covers. First cover: A happy squirrel flying in the talons of a bird. Text: The Optimistic Squirrel. Look at me. I'm flying! Second cover: Squirrel and animal friends looking at a treasure map and chest in the woods. Text: Daisy Wondertail and the Hidden Treasure.

Author: C.M. Harris

Booth AC#7

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Diverse children helping each other. Text: What If We Were All Kind!

Author: Camille Brown

Booth O14

A child hugging an alpaca

Author: Candice Christina Harris

Booth AC#8

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A girl in the sky above swimming killer sharks. Text: Majestic Dreams. A Children's Biblical Dream Interpretation Book Series

Author: Carol Basile

Booth AC#6

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Author: Carolyn Higgs

Booth AC#3

Santa, the Grinch, and two children standing outside a cabin in the snow. Text: Leo's A La Pine Winters Tradition

Author: Casaundra Newcomb

Booth #AC15

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Ninja-dressed tiger standing in front of a race car in a mountain village with other animals. Text: Ninja Tiger. Racecar Driver

Author: Cecilia Vega-Ryan

Booth AC#6

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Boy looking at a small grounded airplane. Text: Flyboy! The High-Flying Life of Jim Kunkle

Author: Christine Alemshah

Booth AC#10

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A girl is writing on a big box filled with various objects. Text: Bea's Balikbayan Box of Treasures

Author: Claudia Maldonado

Booth AC#8

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Young girl with an open book. Text: Claudia Maldonado. Autora

Participant: Clotilde French Bookstore

Booth O12

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Author: Cole Regitz

Booth AC#11

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Old leather book. Text: Victory's Arrow. A Living Legend for Young and Old. Readers' Favorite. Five Stars

Participant: Cosworth Publishing

Booth O11

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Author: Daisy Duong

Booth B10

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In water with lily pads, a girl laying her head on a water buffalo. Text: The Girl and the Water Buffalo

Author: Dan McCauley

Booth AC#5

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Earth. Text: Thank You World

Author: Dr. Adam Schilling

Booth O4

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A child with a small bug on their head. Text: Gus and the Chatterbug

Author: Elanah Prugh

Booth AC#1

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Two teens come across a large sea monster. Text: The Gash

Author: Elisa Eliot

Booth AC#6

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Zak and some kids followed by zombies with cellphones. Text: Zak vs. Zombies

Author & Illustrator: Elissa Bell Barber (Author) & Kerri Boccard (Illustrator)

Booth AC#2

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Author and large teddy bear, along with two book covers. Text: Grouchy Bear. El Oso Cascarrabias. Text: Grouchy Bear's Home Run

Author: Erica Lee Schlaikjer

Booth AC#11

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Child reaching up to a twinkling star. Text: Sky Luck

Participant: Gemma's Library

Booth Y

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Participant: Gloo Books

Booth B1

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Author: Gloria O'Hare

Booth B7

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Two kids walking in the woods. Text: On the Way Back. A Discovery of Nature

Participant: Habbi Habbi Bilingual Books & Toys

Booth O5

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Author & Illustrator: Hanna Jun

Booth AC#5

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Tiger, surrounded by ingredients, holding kimbap. Text: Let's Make Kimbap! with Juli! Push Pull Slide

Author: Harmony Day

Booth B4

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Underwater floor with coral, a starfish, and a round object with eyes. Text: The Pearl

Participant: Hooray! Books

Booth O15

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Author: Isabel Quintero-Flores

Booth AC#9

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Woman holding young child. Text: Mamá's Panza

Author: J. Pizza

Booth AC#5

Three scary ghosts above a person with a flashlight and another person whose pants fell to the floor holding a bat. Text: Pap & Poots. Ghost Solutions

Author: Jalpa Vaidya Patel

Booth AC#9

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A girl looking at a bird with a leaf that has the word

Author: Jen Stryker

Booth AC#10

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Scared girl in the pushes looks up at a window with faces. Text: My Neighbors are Vampires, I Think!

Author: Jesús Trejo

Booth O1

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Two people watering plants. Text: Mamá's Magnificent Dancing Plantitas. Companion to the Pura Belpré Honor Award-Winning Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock

Author: Josh Oaktree

Booth AC#9

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Tree trunk character standing outside. Text: Art & Oakie ask: Do You Speak Tree?

Author & Illustrator: Joshua Hauke

Booth AC#5

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Overwhelmed young person with unusual characters running away. Text: Doom's Day Camp

Author: Joy Michelle Austin

Booth AC#10

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In the kitchen with a bowl of batter and a cake on a stand. Text: The Seaside Sleuths and the Bridal Batter Blunder. Readers' Favorite Five Stars

Author: Judy Li

Booth AC#6

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One book with young girl having a tea party. Text: Baby Tea Time. Second Book with toddler having food. Text: Baby Snack Time. A bilingual learning book

Author: Julie Bauer

Booth O7

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Emotion and Nature logo. Text: Books and Art by Julie Bauer

Author: Kailan Carr

Booth O15

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Two kids and a teddy bear playing in boxes. Text: Screens Away, Time to Play!

Author: Kalyn Josephson

Booth AC#12

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A mysterious game board and a mansion. Text: The Grimlore Game. New York Times Bestselling Author of the Ravenfall Series

Author & Illustrator: Katie Dawson (Author) & Cassidy Pritchard (Illustrator)

Booth Y2

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A woman and dog sitting under an umbrella. Text: The Weather Inside. The Story of Katie & Bones

Author: Kim Ntiappiah

Booth AC#1

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Smiling baby girl and puppy sitting on grass. Text: Growing Up with Paws and Love

Author: Kimberlee Countryman

Booth AC#13

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Two dogs breaking through a hole in paper. Text: The Adventures of Bug and Bido. A Tail of Love and Laughter

Author: Latrice McGlothin

Booth AC#15

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Girl holding a fork like a magic wand with fruits and vegetables in the air

Author & Illustrator: Linda G. Eldredge, EdD (Author) & Laura Brayda (Illustrator)

Booth AC#14

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A girl watching the diving board with one already jumping off and other kids waiting. Text: Tales from the Diving Board.

Author: Linnéa Cameron

Booth AC#7

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A pirate ship at sea. Text: Pirates of the Mediterranean

Author: Lisa Cortez

Booth AC#10

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Two girls dancing. Text: The Adventures of Marie & LeeLee

Author: Lisa Starr

Booth AC#8

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Fairy talking to a little bird. Text: The Fairy and the Little Bird

Participant: Lumiere Picture Book by Kids

Booth O9

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Author: Madi Power

Booth AC#1

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A turtle with a heart on its shell standing at the beach. Text: Tuck's Green Heart: A Tale of a Turtle that Dared to Dream

Author: Marcia Soligo

Booth AC#8

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Person holding a sword and entering a dark forest with two moons above. Text: The Portals of Tartae: The Land with the Two Moons

Author: Marie Chow

Booth AC#13

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Participant: Marketing 4 Moments

Booth AC#7

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Child wearing an astronaut t-shirt overlayed on background of planets. Text: I Love the Me I See

Author: Mary Helen Berg

Booth AC#12

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A bear and a wolf standing on separate cliffs with a forest and a body of water full of fish. Text: Enough to Share

Author: Maryam Kia

Booth AC#13

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A girl walking with a big suitcase and postcards, stamps, and flowers. Text: A Suitcase Full. JLG Gold Standard

Author: Melissa Villaseñor

Booth B2

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A girl and a cat posing for a photo with sunglasses. Text: Cat and Lola: School Picture Day

Author: Molly Bricker

Booth AC#4

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Young boy and girl wearing backpacks and holding hands with a cat in the foreground. Text: Book #1 The Kid Squad: Cat Trouble

Author: Molly Heck

Booth AC#2

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Girl wearing a cape and holding a stuffed lion. Text: Superhero is a Verb. Inspired by Thea Rose. Include. Learn. Grow. Try. Defend. Care. Help

Author: Molly Wauson

Booth AC#9

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A young boy among grass and trees with a lion behind him. Text: At Least I Wasn't Eaten by a Lion: A Story about a Lost Boy of Sudan

Author: Montana Sholars

Booth AC#12

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Young girl ice skating. Text: Desi-Mae and The Things to Say

Participant: Mysterious Galaxy Books

Booth OO

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Mysterious Galaxy Books logo. Text: Of Martians, Murder, Magic, Mayhem & More

Authors: Nagin Cox & Rosaly Lopes

Booth AC#4

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Earth and two planets in the solar system. Text: Claudia's Class Goes to Mars

Author: Natalie Burns

Booth AC#2

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A mother in bed hugging two children and a teddy bear. Text: Mommy Goes to the Hospital

Author: Natasha Khan Kazi

Booth AC#3

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Four happy children each standing on a balcony with a happy moon in the middle. Text: Moon's Ramadan

Author: Nazanin Agange Ford

Booth AC#14

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A girl with leaves and the American flag. Text: My America Blooms

Author: Necia Davis (Author) & Victor Nariño (Illustrator)

Booth AC#7

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A happy girl walking on a path marked Sweetland with giant sweets instead of the other path marked Veggie City. Text: Mattie's Mouth.

Participant: Nicky Gaymer-Jones

Booth AC#4

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Nicky's Books logo. Text: specialized reading books

Author: Noah H. Canales

Booth AC#15

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A squirrel who is looking through binoculars is being watched by a cat. Text: The Missing Nut

Participant: OC Public Libraries

Booth Y6

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Participant: Orange County Ghostbusters

Booth Y9

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Participant: Over and Over Media

Booth AC#1

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Girl elf shushing an upset adult elf. Text: Ally Elf The Pet Santa

Author: Paolo Mazzucato

Booth AC#12

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Antique-looking time machine dials. Text: Time Makers

Author: Paul Eddie Murphy

Booth R2

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A retro robot standing in front of a zoo. Text: Murphy. The Magnetic Robot Goes to the Zoo

Author: Paula Price

Booth AC#14

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Four diverse children holding hands in a circle. Text: Happiness is for everyone.

Participant: Peewee Picasso®

Booth B3

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Author & Illustrator: Rachel Ignotofsky

Booth O1

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Dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Text: Dinosaurs: Exploring Prehistoric Life and Geological time

Author: Re'Shawana Graves

Booth AC#8

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A long curvy path up a mountain. Text: Suited and Booted

Authors: Risa Williams & Erica Curtis

Booth AC#7

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Owl, monkey, and squirrel surrounded by colorful leaves. Text: Max and the Imaginary Tree

Participant: Seedlingo

Booth AC#10

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Author: Shan Wilder

Booth B8

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Girl sitting on a rug and looking at a bowl. Text: Sunny in TK. My Turn, Your Turn

Author: Sheri Byers

Booth AC#3

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A boy is on a magical path with two mismatched sock characters in a bush. Text: Arvin Stüttle And the World of Socks

Participant: Skool’s for the Birds Publishing

Booth O10

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Caterpillar moving in a garden. Text: Leia The Caterpillar

Participant: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, SoCal region

Booth O16

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Author: Steph Klauss Writes

Booth AC#11

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A dog and several cats in a room. Text: Tiger Lily & the Shelter Pets. The Great Box Rescue!

Special Guest Performer: StoryTeller

Booth Y1

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StoryTeller with her colorful puppet cast. Text: KidTime StoryTime

Author: Talin Kaloustian (Author) & Janice P. Wolfe (Illustrator)

Booth AC#3

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A person looking at a colorful sky. Text: Is the Sky Always Blue? Real Science Simple Series. A valuable educational tool and a fun read. Kirkus Reviews