Boston Book Festival

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2011 Kids & Teens events

Passport to Imagination

Here's a great way to see the sights at the BBF! Pick up a kids' Passport to Imagination at the BBF tent!

Building Books

Love books? Learn how to make your own in this drop-in workshop! 1pm-3pm, BPL McKim Lower Level

Kids’ Keynote: Mo Willems

featuring Mo Willems, hosted by Jef Czekaj, 10:45am BBEC Hancock

Steampunk!

featuring Kelly Link, Gavin Grant, Holly Black, and Allison DeBlasio, hosted by Maya Escobar, 11:00am BPL Rabb

YA Fiction: On the Edge

featuring Danica Novgorodoff, Ellen Levine, and Daniel Nayeri, hosted by Amy Pattee, 12:30pm Old South Mary Norton

Funny Kids’ Fiction: Dictionaries, Scrabble, and Magical Aunties

featuring Julia Alvarez, Meg Wolitzer, Chris Raschka, and Linda Urban, hosted by Kathy Piehl, 12:45pm BPL Rabb

Graphic Novels: Drawing the Story

featuring Daniel Clowes, Seth, and Alison Bechdel, hosted by Robin Brenner, 2:30pm Trinity Sanctuary

Page and Stage: Teen Spoken Word

hosted by Regie Gibson, 4:00pm Old South Church Mary Norton

StoryPlace

Looking for a place to meet your favorite book characters, create arts & crafts, or just share the love of reading with your whole family? BPL Popular Reading Room, all day long!