First Lady Laura Bush first hosted the festival when it was established in 2001 and continued to host through 2008. The honorary co-chairs since, have been President and Mrs. Obama.
This year’s festival will feature more than 100 amazing authors, poets and illustrators in several pavilions, including two Sunday-only pavilions: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Graphic Novels and Special Presentations. Barnes and Noble is the official bookseller for this year’s festival. Visit the book sales pavilion located on the festival grounds to purchase selected books by the 2012 Festival authors to get them signed.
Each year, an artist is commissioned to design a poster for the festival. Each of the following is available for download.
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| 2012 by Rafael Lopez |
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| 2011 by Jon J. Muth |
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| 2010 by Peter Ferguson |
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| 2009 Charles Santore |
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| 2008 by Jan Brett |
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| 2007 by Mercer Mayer |
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| 2006 by Gennady Spirin |
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| 2005 by Jerry Pinkney |
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| 2004 by Floyd Cooper |
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| 2003 by Joey Manlapaz |
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| 2002 by Carol Dyer |
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| 2001 by Lu Ann Barrow |
Here are the links to the artists' websites to enjoy more of their work:
Rafael Lopez
Jon J. Muth
Peter Ferguson
Charles Santore
Jan Brett
Mercer Mayer
Gennady Spirin
Jerry Pinkney
Floyd Cooper
Joey Manlapaz
Carol Dyer
Lu Ann Barrow
Talk to you soon.
Happy reading,
Angela
This sounds like such fun! I would love to go and am glad to know of the dates. Thanks for sharing the posters. They are each so interesting to look at for different reasons.
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You're quite welcome Jess. Thank you so much for stopping by. I wished I lived closer to DC, I would attend the festival in a minute :)
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