African American Children’s Book Fair Festival Presented by BGE, An Exelon Company

Saturday, April 27th | 11 am – 3 pm | FREE EVENT

Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum for the return of our family friendly African American Children’s Book Fair Festival Presented by BGE, An Exelon Company. Children and families can enjoy a fun-filled day exploring kids’ literature about African Americans while meeting some of your favorite children’s authors and illustrators in our Book Village. Enjoy author readings, illustration workshops, craft activities, an Urban Beekeeping Workshop with John Newman Honeybee Company and dance performances with TikTok dancers, Shag and Flash. Museum visitors can receive a free book with a book purchase in the Book Village. Free books are on a limited supply basis.

The African American Children’s Book Festival strives to connect families to high quality books about and for African American children as well as other multicultural populations. We aim to foster a love of reading for families by connecting them with renown and up and coming creators of children’s books.

Participating Entertainers, Authors and Illustrators

Participating Community Partners

• Baltimore Family Alliance 
• Chesapeake Educational Alliance
• Enoch Pratt Free Library
• Lupus Foundation of America, Inc
• Maryland Department of Transportation
• Reading Partners of Baltimore
• The Peaces Collective
• NPS Chesapeake Gateways Listening Session