NVNR Author Spotlight: Children's Author Panels & Events

There is something special — even magical — about children's books. These are the books that made us readers. The Children's section is the most beloved in the store — by customers young and old, and by the bookstore staff. At NVNR's Children's author panels, you can hear from the writers who keep that magic alive for the next generation of readers (and booksellers).

Children’s Author Panel: Stories for All Ages
Meet children’s authors whose audiences range from picture books to YA readers and hear how they reach their fans and work with indie bookstores to increase sales.

Jason Douglas Griffin, Be The Acorn (Roaring Brook Press)
Beth Ferry, Sea Glass Girls (Clarion Books)
Lamar Giles, Say Less (Scholastic)
Elisabeth Kamakawiwoole, The Seventeenth Quest (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Read Ahead! Children’s Author Panel: Stories for All Ages Edelweiss Collection

Writing for the Next Generation: Children’s Luncheon Panel
An exploration of how these award-winning children’s authors, whose books address mental health, social issues, and identity, find their inspiration, consider their imagined reader, and begin larger conversations.

Gayle Forman, Two Thousand Hours of Us (Quill Tree Books)
Frederick Joseph, Everything's Not Lost (Viking Books for Young Readers)
Daniel Nayeri, This Is a Door (Stonefruit Studio)

Read Ahead! Writing for the Next Generation: Children’s Luncheon Panel Edelweiss Collection

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