{"id":244,"date":"2021-12-01T21:58:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T21:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/childrenslitfest\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2026-09-03T21:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T21:49:56","slug":"home-replacement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/childrenslitfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tWhat is the Children&#8217;s Literature Festival?\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/childrenslitfest\/the-first-festival\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/childrenslitfest\/impact\/\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImpact\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/childrenslitfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/01\/1994-PML.jpg\" alt=\"Outside of Pickler Memorial Library from the main parking lot. Tops of cars are in view as well as cloth signs with designs for Children&#039;s Lit Fest hung up between brick poles of the library.\" title=\"1994-PML\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Outside Pickler Memorial Library 1994<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p>The Children&#8217;s Literature Festival is an annual event hosted by Truman State University where both grade schoolers and notable authors of children&#8217;s literature get the chance to interact. Local classes of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders are often the main attendees, but adults are also invited to come and hear the presentations prepared by selected authors.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tGet a Glimpse\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Explore what goes on at an average Lit Festival and browse through authors who have attended in the past.<\/p>\n<figure data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-animation-duration=\"1\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/childrenslitfest\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/01\/NM-Boedecker.jpg\" alt=\"Author NM Bodecker seated in a suit in front of a green blackboard. 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