On Saturday, April 27, 2019, Artful Life partnered with the National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) to host Albuquerque's first Children’s Bilingual Book Festival featuring K-6 books in English, Spanish and Native languages. 

The festival was free and open to the public and featured author readings, a book fair, art activities, workshops for teachers and parents, and more. Over 400 children and family members visited the festival this first year.

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Learn more about this year's schedule below.

The festival also launched a summer reading program connecting children struggling with reading with free reading tutors who will provide one-on-one and group tutoring at the NHCC over the summer.

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SCHEDULE

9:00-9:30                       Nasario Garcia

9:45-10:30                     Kathleen Contreras

                                      Workshop for Parents

10:30-11:00                   Reforma de Nueva Mexico Student Story

                                      tellers: Diego Mathieu, Deja George,

                                      Isabella Gonzalez and Gabirela Gonzalez

11:00-noon                    Native Realities (indigenous superhero

                                      comics

                                      Workshop for Teachers

12:00-12:30                   Nancy Bo Flood

12:30-1:00                     Ana Baca

1:00-2:00                       KEYNOTE:  PAT MORA

2:00-2:45                       Carlos and Paul Meyer/Under the

                                      Cottonwood Tree

3:00-3:45                       Anna Nogar & Enrique Lamadrid

4:00-4:30                       Poesia eres tu elementary students

The festival is presented by the NHCC in partnership with Artful Life;  Children’s Day/Book Day; ABQ Reads; Bookworks; the UNM Latin American and Iberian Institute; Native Realities, and with thanks to our generous donors: the City of Albuquerque, the BNSF Railway Foundation and French Funerals and Cremations.

Keynote Author:  Pat Mora