Aside from the more than three dozen authors set to attend the East Hampton Library’s Children’s Fair on Sunday from 2 to 5:30 at Herrick Park in East Hampton, the afternoon will feature games, carnival rides, and bouncy houses, along with crafts and performers, all for free.
The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons adoption van and an A la Mode ice cream truck will also be there for families to enjoy.
Attendees can meet the authors and get books signed by them, or bring an already loved copy for them to sign.
One of the writers in attendance will be Katharine Holabird, creator of the “Angelina Ballerina” series, who will sign copies of “Angelina’s Invitation to the Ballet.” Ms. Holabird has won several notable book awards from the American Library Association. She first began publishing books in the early 1980s. Her books, specifically ones in her “Angelina Ballerina” series, have sold millions of copies and been translated into over 20 languages.
Billy Baldwin will be there with his book “Itch and the Critter Patrol.” Based in Sag Harbor, Mr. Baldwin draws inspiration from local beaches and bays for his children’s books. Some of the other authors and books with East End connections include Kathleen Nastasi-Solomon and Bonnie DeFriest-Downs with “H Is for Hamptons,” Dawn Watson with the activity book “East End Fun & Games,” Veronica Shedden with “Montauk Marmalade,” Nina Ross with “Montauk Has a Very Happy Shark,” and Shana Noskey with “Good Night, Montauk.”
And for parents who want to encourage their kids to read more, Irene Daria, a developmental psychologist, will be at the fair with her “Steps to Reading,” a series with instruction on teaching vowels and sight words.