The Full Saturday Schedule is Below!

Be first to the Fair on Saturday morning and stop by our vintage VW Book Bus to pick up a free book from Book Fairies. Bring a gently used book with you to trade. You can also pose for a photo with our storybook character, and check out the shiny new 2025 VW ID Buzz Electric Bus that will be parked nearby. After you get your book, head to storytime!

¡Todos a bailar! Put on your dancing shoes and join us for a movement-filled storytime with author Adriana Devers. She’ll read us her new bilingual picture book, Let’s Get Up and Dance, about celebrating cultural heritage. We’ll learn some words in Spanish, and at the end, learn to dance the merengue!

Artist and illustrator Jay White leads this all-day, hands-on activity where you can learn how to draft and design your own graphic novel. Templates will be available, along with a bowl of prompts to inspire young writers and artists. Jay is there to offer guidance, encouragement, and expertise. Come and go as you please!

Meet dozens of children’s book authors both days of the Fair at the Children’s Author Pavilion! Authors from Long Island and our region will be set up under our big tent all weekend to talk with young readers, sign books, and share their stories and art. Discover your next favorite author!

We love our four-legged friends! But what happens when friends have trouble getting along? The bestselling authors of Ladybug Girl read us their new book, all about the journey of friendship for two pups, Elvis and Romeo.

Let’s all find the magic in doing the right thing! Author Mike King reads us his new book, Ruby Finkelman Finds the Real Magic, about a young girl whose world is turned upside down when she stops brushing her teeth, confronting the consequences of her actions and realizing her power to make things right.

Bad Kitty’s bringing the party to Gold Coast Book Fair! Join us at LIU Post when beloved bestselling author Nick Bruel shares the latest book in his blockbuster mega bestselling Bad Kitty series, Bad Kitty: Party Animal. After Nick parties, he’ll sign all of our books! Bad Kitty himself will be on hand to pose for photos. Don’t miss it!

In new chapter books for middle grade readers by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and Gay Polisner, friends step up to save each other–and their communities–in big ways.

The Full Sunday Schedule is Below!

Author Jyoti Rajan Gopal shares sweet lullabies in this sing-along storytime with her new book, Love is Here With You. In this original lullaby, rich Hindu cultural traditions combine with a family’s hopes for their baby to create a soothing ritual sure to be a favorite bedtime read and baby shower gift.

Gather ‘round for spooky, spine-tingling tales that blend folklore, urban legend, and our darkest fears! A strange museum that won't stay open after dark. Sinister plants with a taste for human flesh. Mysterious lights in the sky leave messages in a cornfield. Join us as Anastasia Garcia shares ghastly tales—if you dare!

We love graphic novels! Reading stories with fabulous illustrations opens up new worlds for us and exciting ways of understanding stories. We are so lucky to have four graphic novel writers and illustrators joining us to talk about their work and sign their new books!

Anne Frank was an adolescent when her family went into hiding from the Nazis in 1930s Germany. Long Island author Debbie Vilardi shares Anne’s courage as she lived hidden in an annex for two years recording her experience during one of the most horrific times in history. What lessons can young readers, and all of us, take from her experience today?