{"id":436750,"date":"2026-08-18T23:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/436750\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T23:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:56:23","slug":"find-free-fun-at-the-huge-and-happy-los-angeles-kids-book-festival-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/436750\/","title":{"rendered":"Find free fun at the huge and happy Los Angeles Kids Book Festival \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

What to Know4th Annual Los Angeles Kids Book FestivalWest Hollywood ParkSunday, Aug. 239 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Free tickets; register on the festival siteThe American Born Chinese Foundation is presenting the festival, with sponsorship from the LA Clippers; the City of West Hollywood is partnering on the event<\/p>\n

The books you loved when you were a youngster are the books you adore your entire life: No matter your age, you can easily recall strong characters, magical moments, and the ensorcelled lands that first helped to expand your imagination.<\/p>\n

Southern California is home to several much-loved literary events, and a few of those gatherings put the festive focus on families and growing readers. <\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Kids Book Festival<\/a>, which will soon bring the page party to West Hollywood Park, is one of those happenings, and it will be back for a celebratory fourth outing on Aug. 23.<\/p>\n

Admission is free and you can register on the festival site; once you’ve signed up, simply stop by the park starting at 9 a.m. to meet authors, enjoy puppet shows, and take boisterous part in the closing Foam Party.<\/p>\n

There are offerings for grown-ups, too, including information on writing books for tots.<\/p>\n

“Our goal is to make literacy and multicultural education accessible and joyful for all families,” says Bonnie Hyde, Founder & CEO of the Los Angeles Kids Book Festival.<\/p>\n

“With new panels, performances, and sensory-friendly spaces, this year’s festival is our most inclusive yet!”<\/p>\n

Visual art is also a focus of the festivity, with calligraphy demonstrations and opportunities to pick up drawing tips.<\/p>\n

The American Born Chinese Foundation, the organization behind the book-minded celebration, “… promotes positive AAPI identity from childhood by supporting AAPI children in the U.S.”<\/p>\n

“With a focus on inclusion, diversity, bilingual education, cultural preservation, and Asian representation in children’s books.”<\/p>\n

Details about who is appearing in the Performance Tent and the array of exhibitors \u2014 over 100 are expected \u2014 can be found on this site.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What to Know4th Annual Los Angeles Kids Book FestivalWest Hollywood ParkSunday, Aug. 239 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Free tickets;…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436751,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[31569,1431,48,52,51,47,50,49,655],"class_list":["post-436750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-books-and-literature","tag-family","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-west-hollywood"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}