Mo Willems talks about his recent books, "An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 3" and "Unlimited Squirrels: I Want to Sleep Under the Stars" during this year's festival.
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds talks about his book, "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You," during this year's festival.
Gene Luen Yang, former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, talks about his new books, "Dragon Hoops" and "Superman Smashes the Klan," during this year's festival.
Chelsea Clinton discusses her new book, "She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game," which features women athletes who overcame odds and inspired the world.
Two-time Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo ("Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem") and Pulitzer Prize finalist for adult fiction Ann Patchett ("The Dutch House") talk about their literary friendship and the ways they feed each other's creativity.
The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival has begun, with Children's and Teen content on Friday, Sept. 25, and all additional content Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26-27.
On the occasion of the 2020 National Book Festival and Scholastic's 100th anniversary helping children learn and grow, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Dick Robinson discuss the history of Scholastic and the importance to our democracy of ensuring that children acquire a lifelong love of reading.