Publishers Weekly Celebrates Success of
2011 National Book Festival
with Photo Essay Featuring
Children's Book Authors and Illustrators
2011 National Book Festival
with Photo Essay Featuring
Children's Book Authors and Illustrators
In the piece titled "Children's Books at the 2011 National Book Festival: A Photo-Essay," John A. Sellers writes:
"With a theme of 'Celebrating the Joys of Reading Aloud,' the 11th annual National Book Festival took place this past weekend, September 24 and 25, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., marking the first time the festival was spread over two days. An estimated crowd of 200,000 turned out to attend presentations and have books signed by more than 100 authors; children’s book authors in attendance included Katherine Paterson, Brian Selznick, Kadir Nelson, Tomie dePaola, Gary Schmidt, Jack Gantos, Cassandra Clare, Shelia P. Moses, and Susan Cooper.
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Photo at top right of Sarah Dessen (What Happened to Goodbye) and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Katherine Paterson on the National Mall. Photo by John A. Sellers.
