Look Who's Coming to the 2008 National Book Festival

The schedule is up!

On Sept. 27, 2008, the following children's and teen authors will speak and sign books at the National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.:

(from their website)

CHILDREN

• Tiki Barber
• Jan Brett
• Marc Brown
• David A. Carter
• Doreen Cronin
• Bob Lanier (NBA/WNBA program)
• Betsy Lewin
• Kadir Nelson
• Doreen Rappaport
• David Shannon
• Judy Sierra
• Dionne Warwick

TEENS & CHILDREN

• Mary Brigid Barrett
• Joseph Bruchac
• Sharon M. Draper
• Neil Gaiman
• Steven Kellogg
• Katherine Paterson
• Andrea Davis Pinkney
• Matthew Reinhart
• Robert Sabuda
• Jon Scieszka
• Charles R. Smith, Jr.
• R. L. Stine
• Judith Viorst

Also, launching in late August, watch for their Young Readers' Toolkit, which is billed as featuring "information about National Book Festival authors who write for children and teens, podcasts of their readings, teaching tools and activities for kids." Some podcasts are up now. And Jan Brett is the 2008 Artist for the festival poster.

I'm going. How about you?