Uptown Kid Lit 2026 – Kinderbuchfestival in New York

Join Word Up Community Bookshop in celebrating the magic of children’s literature and the back-to-school season at the premier Uptown children’s book festival. Young readers will have the opportunity to meet beloved local authors and illustrators as they present new books, lead story times and activities, readings and discussions, workshops, games, and more. Plus, FREE books and school supply giveaways for all registrants. Featured authors & artists: Winsome Bingham (On Fridays) Andrea Cáceres (My Dog Just Speaks Spanish) Sayantani DasGupta (Theft of the Ruby Lotus) Sonia De Los Santos (La Golondrina) Drag Artists for Expression NYC Felipe Galindo (History Comics: Ellis Island: Immigration and the American Dream) Wesley Jacques with The New York Black and African Literature Festival Emeline Lee (Gwei the Hungry Ghost) Luz Maria Mack (Bachatica: A Little Girl Finds Her Bachata Beat) Pooja Makhijani (Bread Is Love, Together for Mama) Meg Medina (Graciela in the Abyss, Graciela en el abismo) Steve Metzger (Bumble Brothers series) Yevgenia Nayberg (Another Tongue) Adria Quiñones (When They Tore Down the Palace) Sili Recio (The Other Side of the Garden) Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (Daisy Helps with the Dress) Claudia Rueda (Conoce a los Momokis, Meet the Smushkins) Emily Sun Li (Mr. Chow’s Night Market) Emmanuel Taveras (Sammy Explores New York City, Sammy Explora La Ciudad De Nueva York) Millie von Platen (Zohran Walks New York) Katie Yamasaki (Ripples) Free admission.