This Event Will Feature Authors and Illustrators of Children’s Picture Books, Middle Grade Literature, and Graphic Novels — As Well as a Dedicated Young Adult Stage

The Decatur Children’s Book Festival, presented by Little Shop of Stories, is set to launch in May 2024. The festival, featuring a Keynote Address at First Baptist Church Decatur on May 3, 2024, will be held at the Decatur Recreation Center and the Decatur Library on May 4 and 5, alongside the Decatur Arts Festival and in partnership with the City of Decatur, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur Tourism Bureau, Decatur Development Authorities, the DeKalb County Public Library, the DeKalb Library Foundation, the Georgia Center for the Book, and Lenz.