Event Will Feature Children’s Picture Books, Middle Grade Literature, and Graphic Novels—as Well as Young Adult Literature

The Little Shop of Stories Children’s Book Festival will take place May 2-4, 2025. The festival will be held outdoors on the Decatur Square alongside the Decatur Arts Festival and in partnership with the City of Decatur, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur Downtown Development Authority, Decatur Tourish Bureau, and Lenz Marketing.

“We are excited to share our festival footprint with the Arts Festival this year and think our new location will bring fans of kid and YA lit out to celebrate the power of books and reading,” said Diane Capriola, co-owner of Little Shop of Stories. “We believe that children’s books are works of art so we can’t think of a better way to share that sentiment than to partner with the Decatur Arts Festival!” 

The festival will feature a diverse group of new and popular children’s and YA authors, graphic novelists and illustrators and include a Friday Keynote and Saturday and Sunday parades, as well as author visits to local schools.

Since opening in 2005, Little Shop of Stories has become a nationally recognized and award-winning children’s bookstore with robust event programming and creative school and community partnerships. In addition to hosting top authors and illustrators throughout its history, Little Shop of Stories has also helped develop and grow children’s and YA programming for the Decatur Book Festival.