Children's Authors Speakers

Emmy Award-Winning TV Late Night Show Host, Stand-Up Comedian & Best-Selling Author; Car Enthusiast

Retired Professional Basketball Player; Named National Player of the Year, First-Team All-America, ACC Player of the Year & Olympic Gold Medalist

Head Football Coach at University of Northern Colorado; Former NFL Wide Receiver & Three-Time Super Bowl Champion; Co-Founder of Dare to Play Football Camp For Children with Down Syndrome

Author, Attorney, Political Commentator, Health & Education Advocate; Youngest African American Elected Official in the U.S.

Author, Founder of Momtime Ministries & Actress Known For "Facts of Life"

Sociologist, Best-Selling Author, Comedian

Professional Surfer & Shark Attack Survivor; Inspiration for the Film "Soul Surfer"

Actress & Comedian Known for "Saturday Night Live," "Trainwreck" & "I Love That For You"; Children's Author, "How Do You Care for a Very Sick Bear?"

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

Associate Director & Dissemination Director of the Child Trauma Research Program at the University of California, San Francisco

Best-Selling Author of the "Goosebumps" Series; Emmy-Award Winning TV Show & Film Producer

Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Children's Author; Retired Defensive End in the NFL

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

Author & Mindfulness Teacher; Host of the "Tara Brach" Podcast

Education Policy Advisor, Children’s Book Author, Film Producer & Public Servant

Actress, Author, Advocate

Actress, Immigration Reform Advocate, White House Ambassador

Founder of GoldieBlox, STEM Advocate, Entrepreneurial Leader

NY Times Bestselling Author, Child Welfare Activist, Foster Care Advocate

Trailblazing Model, Entrepreneur, TV Host & Body Positivity Advocate; Co-Host, "Side Hustlers"; Author, "A New Model" & "A Kid's Book About Beauty"