African American Children's Book Fair 2026

Event Date: Saturday, February 7th, 2026

Event Times: 1:00PM - 4:00PM

Admission: FREE

Registration: On-site.

Email: read@theafricanamericanchildrensbookproject.org

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Suggested Entrance: 13th and Arch Street West

The African American Children’s Book Project will host one of the oldest and largest single-day gatherings of authors and illustrators of Black children’s books in the country. The African American Children’s Book Fair has put Philadelphia on the map as a literary destination for children’s books.

Award-winning authors and illustrators will autograph and make presentations from their books. A wide selection of affordable Black children's books, preschool to young adult, will be available for purchase. The event will also feature free promotional giveaways, prizes, and games.

Participants include:

• Crystal Allen
• Tracey Baptiste
• Derrick Barnes
• Vanessa Brantley-Newton
• Tameka Fryer Brown
• Cozbi A. Cabrera
• Paula Chase
• Nina Crews
• Bryan Collier
• Alice Faye Duncan
• C. G. Esperanza
• Rita Williams Garcia
• Nikki Grimes
• Ekua Holmes
• Gordon C. James
• EB Lewis
• Kelly Starling Lyons
• Torrey Maldonado
• Sharee Miller
• Frank Morrison
• Kadir Nelson
• Charly Palmer
• Sean Qualls
• Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
• Guy Sims
• Nikkolas Smith
• Javaka Steptoe
• Traci N. Todd
• Eric Velasquez
• Renee Watson
• Carole Boston Weatherford
• Jeffery Boston Weatherford
• Ibi Zoboi

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit theafricanamericanchildrensbookproject.org or call (215) 878-BOOK. REMEMBER A BOOK OPENS UP A WORLD