2023 Events - Children’s Authors
& Entertainers
Provided below is a list of all Collingswood Book Festival events featuring authors of children’s literature as well as children’s entertainers.
Please note that the event schedule is subject to change as necessary.
Saturday, October 7, 2023
LOCATION: Tent 3 - Town Clock
RAIN DATE LOCATION: Collingswood High School. Events will be in Room 123 or in the High School Cafetorium. Book signings will be in the High School Cafetorium and Courtyard.
Nancy Viau, Pruett and Soo (Signing Only-All Day) - Nancy Viau will be participating in a panel discussion at the YA Tent at 11:00 AM
10:00 am—Amanda Rowe, If There Never Was a You
10:20 am—Karen Rostoker-Gruber, A Crowded Farmhouse Folktale
10:40 am—J. Donnini, This Will Pass, A Story of Mindful Resilience
11:00 am—Mike Missanelli, The Adventures of Shima the Shiba
11:20 am—Colleen Rowan Kosinksi, Love Made Me More
11:40 am—Tara F. Mozee, Gracie’s New Class
12:00 pm—Steph Ox, Don’t Draw on Mommy’s Wall
12:15 pm—Marisa Castronova, Gigi Feels Jumbled
12:30 pm—Berrie Torgan-Randall, Bella & Blue: Bella Meets Blue
12:45 pm—Mike Ciccotello, Beach Toys vs. School Supplies
1:00 pm—Kathleen D. Lindsey, Sweet Potato Pie
1:20 pm—Timothy Young, Untitled
1:40 pm—Rachelle Burk, She’s a Mensch! Jewish Women Who Rocked the World
2:00 pm—Adrienne P. Brown, Penelope Takes Her Power Back
2:20 pm—Keosha Sath, Quest Like You
2:40 pm—Alicia Guide, Nine New Jersey Bats
3:00 pm—Lynnette Mawhinney, Lulu the One and Only
3:15 pm—AT Burwell, Hey! I’m a Brave Girl Now!
LOCATION: The Pop Shop Party Room
(Entrance on Washington Ave)
RAIN DATE LOCATION: Room 123 and High School Cafetorium
1:30 pm—Ziyad Abughaida, A Mouse the Size of a Moose
2:00 pm—Marie Hernandez, All Dogs Don't Bite
View bios of our participating children’s authors.
LOCATION: Loompaland (Irvin Ave)
RAIN DATE LOCATION: Collingswood High School. Events will be in the Cafetorium and Courtyard.
10:00 am—Sara O’Brien/Community Rocks!
11:00 am—Insectropolis
11:45 am—Sarah Gafgen
12:00 pm—Monarch Dance Company
12:15 pm—Sarah Gafgen
1:00 pm—Sara O’Brien/Community Rocks!
2:00 pm—Pages Alive Theater
See all participating Loompaland exhibitors.