Carmen Oliver

Today is more than just a hump day. Today, the Texas Book Festival revealed their children’s and young adult author and illustrator lineup for the two day event on October 26 & 27, 2013. I’ve got goose bumps trailing up and down my arm as many local Austin SCBWI and Texas authors and illustrators are confirmed.

The full author list, including all genres, can be found by clicking HERE.

Congrats to some of my friends who are featured this year!

Illustrator Don Tate featuring picture book Hope’s Gift written by Kelly Starling Lyons (Putnam Juvenille, 2012).

Author Liz Scanlon featuring picture book Happy Birthday, Bunny! illustrated by Stephanie Graegin (Beach Lane Books, 2013)

New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith featuring her latest YA novel Feral Nights (Candelwick, 2013).

P.J. Hoover featuring her debut YA novel Solstice (Tor Teen, 2013).

Brian Yansky featuring his latest YA novel Homicidal Aliens & Other Disappointments (Candelwick, 2013)

Amy Rose Capetta and her debut YA novel Entangled (Hougton Miflin, 2013).

As of press time, here is the list of children’s and young adult authors and illustrators provided by the 2013 Texas Book Festival. 

Children’s – Young Adult

Jon
Agee, Little Santa

Katherine
Applegate, The One and Only Ivan

Mac
Barnett and Jon Scieszka, Battle Bunny

John
Bemelmans Marciano, Madeline and the Old
House in Paris

Sophie
Blackall, Ivy & Bean

Monica
Brown, Marisol McDonald and the Clash
Bash

Clark
Burbidge, The Prodigals: Giants in the
Land

Amy
Rose Capetta, Entangled

Alexandra
Coutts, Tumble & Fall

Doreen
Cronin and Betsy Lewin, Click, Clack,
Boo!: A Tricky Treat

Caprice
Crane, Confessions of a Hater

Matt
de la Pena, The Living

Tracy
Deebs, Doomed

Kristina
Ellis, Confessions of a Scholarship
Winner: The Secrets That Helped Me Win $500,000 in Free Money for College-How
You Can Too!

Brian
Floca, Locomotive

Gayle
Forman, Just One Year

Kami
Garcia, Unbreakable

Xavier
Garza, Maximillian and the Bingo Rematch

Adam
Gidwitz, The Grimm Conclusion

Marcia
Goldman, Lola Goes to Work: A
Nine-to-Five Therapy Dog

Karen
Harrington, Sure Signs of Crazy

Edward
Hemingway, Bad Apple: A Tale of
Friendship  

P.J.
Hoover, Solstice

Kate
Hosford, Infinity and Me

Gordon
Korman, The Hypnotist: Book 1

Jessica
Khoury, Origin

Claire
Legrand, The Year of Shadows

Cynthia Leitich Smith, Feral Nights

Diana
Lopez, Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel

Bennett
Madison, September Girls

Yuyi
Morales, Niño Wrestles the World

Herman
Parish, Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #1:
Amelia Bedelia Means Business

Joanna
Philbin, Rules of Summer

Aprilynne
Pike, Earthbound

James
Preller, Scary Tales: Good Night Zombie

Chris
Raschka, Daisy Gets Lost

Adam
Rex, Moonday

Adam
Rubin, Secret Pizza Party

Sergio
Ruzzier, Bear and Bee

Leila
Sales, This Song Will Save Your Life

Liz
Scanlon, Happy Birthday, Bunny!

Bob
Shea, Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great

Steve
Sheinkin, The Notorious Benedict Arnold:
A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery

Neal
Shusterman, UnSouled

Lemony
Snicket, “When Did You See her Last?”
(All the Wrong Questions)

Bob
Staake, Bluebird

R.L.
Stine, A Midsummer Night’s Scream

Elizabeth
Suneby, Razia’s Ray of Hope: One Girl’s
Dream of an Education

James
Swanson, The President Has Been Shot: The
Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Don
Tate (illustrator), Hope’s Gift

Heather
Terrell, Relic: The Books of Eva

Duncan
Tonatiuh, Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A
Migrant’s Tale

Jude
Watson, The 39 Clues: Unstoppable:
Nowhere to Run

Brian
Yansky, Homicidal Aliens & Other
Disappointments

Gabrielle
Zevin, Birthright: In the Age of Love and
Chocolate

What a lineup for Texas families to enjoy with their children. Way to go, 2013 Texas Book Festival!