Chesapeake Children's Book Festival

06/06/2026

The authors are all here, come out and meet them!

06/06/2026

Join us today at the Talbot County Free Library from 10am until 2pm for the Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival! See ya soon!

05/16/2026

The Talbot County Free Library’s Sabine Simonson, host of On The Shelf, is joined by author/illustrator Timothy Young to talk about the upcoming Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival on June 6th.

On this episode we discuss The Chesapeake Children's Book Festival.

04/30/2026

June 6th from 10 to 2, come join us for the Chesapeake Children's Book Festival!

04/23/2026

We are excited to announce that our website relaunch is live. Check out https://chesapeakechildrensbookfestival.com for information on this year’s authors. In the coming weeks we will post more information and we look forward to seeing everyone on June 6th!

The 11th annual Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival will be held at the Talbot County Free Library on June 6th, 2026. We are pleased to announce our author line-up.

01/31/2026

Last call for author and illustrator applications for the 11th Annual Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival. Come join us for the fun on June 6th! Appearing Authors will be announced on our website in March.

01/20/2026

There are still a few days left for authors and illustrators to apply for the Eleventh Annual Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival at the Talbot County Free Library on June 6th, 2026. The application is on our website, link in the comments.

12/15/2025

We are excited to announce that the online application for authors and illustrators for the 11th Annual Chesapeake Children's Book Festival is now open. This year's festival will be held on June 6th at the Talbot County Free Library. Please message us with any questions, the application is here: https://chesapeakechildrensbookfestival.com/author-application/