Contact: Mia WenjenRead Your World617 877 7998pragmaticmomblog@gmail.com Newton, MASeptember 2, 2026News ReleaseFor Immediate Release Meet 100+ Children’s and Young Adult Authors at the 3rd Annual Newton Children’s Book Festival (NEW LOCATION!) (Newton, MA) – The 3rd annual Newton Children’s Book Festival will be held on Sunday, November 15th, 2026, from 11 am to 3 pm, featuring 100+ authors and illustrators! It also has a new location at American Legion Nonantum Post 440 at 295 California Street in the village of Nonantum in Newton. The Newton Children’s Book Festival will showcase more than 100 authors and illustrators of children’s and young adult books. Attendees can meet the creators, have books signed, and purchase books from the festival’s organizing partner, the Toadstool Bookshops. There will also be a craft table for kids. This is a free event. “We are thrilled to be adding Young Adult authors for the first time, thanks to Jean Stehle, a Newton Middle School librarian and one of the members of our organizing team. She noticed that we have many middle school attendees who read middle grade and young adult voraciously,” says Mia Wenjen, President of Read Your World. “Author festivals are special because they give young readers the chance to meet the creators behind the books they love. That’s when stories become more than words on a page—they become personal connections that can take a child’s love of reading and learning to another level,” says David A. Kelly, a member of the Newton Children’s Book Festival organizing committee. This year, Sweet Tomatoes will be selling pizza at the event and will accept cash and Venmo. American Legion Nonantum Post 440 offers ample parking with 125 spaces in front of the building, as well as additional street parking. (Parking map here). The new location is also wheelchair accessible with an elevator. Sponsors include: For more information, visit the Newton Children’s Book Festival website at newtonchildrensbookfest.com and see the list of participating authors. Read Your World, a Newton-based nonprofit, promotes literacy through diverse books. They believe that every child deserves to see themselves in the stories they read and to understand the world through the perspective of others. Read Your World is the creator and organizer of The Newton Children’s Book Festival. To learn more, go to ReadYourWorld.org.
Contact: Mia Wenjen, Read Your Worldpragmaticmomblog@gmail.com April 19, 2026For Immediate Release (Newton, MA) – More than 100 children’s book authors and illustrators will gather in Newton this November for a free afternoon of connections, signings, and a celebration of the power of reading. Read Your World and the Newton Children’s Book Festival organizing team are thrilled to announce that the 3rd Annual Newton Children’s Book Festival has moved to the American Legion Nonantum Post 440 at 295 California Street, in Newton, MA. This free event will be held on Sunday, November 15th, 2026, from 11 am to 3 pm. The Newton Children’s Book Festival will showcase a diverse array of titles by children’s book authors and illustrators, who will meet with kids and families and sign books available for purchase through our Organizing Partner, The Toadstool Bookshops, an independent New England-based bookstore. There will also be a free craft table for kids! “Book festivals give young readers a chance to connect with the authors and illustrators behind their favorite stories and experience books in a whole new way,” says David A. Kelly, author of the popular Ball Park Mystery series and organizer of the book festival. “They can help spark creativity and a lifelong love of reading.” “Children’s attention is constantly competed for. A book festival gives kids something rare: the chance to slow down, follow their own curiosity, and meet the human beings behind the stories they love. That authentic connection is one of the most powerful tools we have for fostering a genuine, lasting love of reading,” says Jean Stehle, Newton Public School librarian, and third volunteer organizer of this event. “Read Your World is thrilled to receive a grant from Newton Culture Council for our 3rd Annual Newton Children’s Book Festival,” says Mia Wenjen, President of the Newton-based non-profit, Read Your World, whose mission is to promote literacy through diverse books. “This year, Sweet Tomatoes Pizza will be on-site in the parking lot. They will be selling pizza by the slice, cash or Venmo only.” Newton Children’s Book Festival sponsors include Double Platinum Level The Drucker Group; Gold Level The Village Bank. Friends of the Newton Free Library, Catching Joy, and the New Art Center are some of our Community Partners. Read Your World is a non-profit whose mission is to ensure that every child has access to diverse and inclusive children’s literature. By providing a wide range of books that reflect various cultures, identities, and experiences, Read Your World fosters literacy, empathy, and inclusivity in young readers. They believe that every child deserves to see themselves in the stories they read and to understand the world through the perspective of others. For more information, including a complete list of authors and illustrators, go to the Newton Children’s Book Festival website, newtonchildrensbookfest.com.
After very successful 2024 and 2025 festivals, the Newton Children’s Book Festival will be back for 2026! Check back in the future for specific details, but be ready in November 2026 for the THIRD Annual Newton Children’s Book Festival!
After a successful inaugural event in 2024, we will be back, hosting the 2nd Annual Newton Children’s Book Festival on Saturday, November 16th, 2025 from 11 am to 3pm at the New Art Center in Newton. Meet 60+ Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators! The Newton Children’s Book Festival is a FREE event featuring 60+ children’s book authors and illustrators who will be signing books! Books available for purchase at the event from Newtonville Books.