Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival
Celebrating excellence in children鈥檚 and young adult literature
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The 2025 Fay B. Kaigler Children鈥檚 Book Festival will take place April 9-11 on campus at The 人妻乱伦 in Hattiesburg, MS. We鈥檙e honored to announce that is the 2025 Southern Miss Medallion winner. Pham has illustrated more than 100 books for children, including the Caldecott Honor-winning Bear Came Along by Richard Morris. She's worked extensively with Shannon Hale on projects like the middle-grade series Princess in Black and the Itty-Bitty-Kitty-Corn picture book series. Originally from Vietnam, Pham currently lives in Los Angeles with her family, her cat Sardine, and her gecko Kumquat. We can't wait to honor her career at the 2025 festival!
Additional keynotes include Lecturer , , , , de Grummond speaker , and SLIS lecturer .
2025 Kaigler Children's Book Festival Schedule (Subject to change)
The festival thanks Visit Hattiesburg for its support via the Tourism Grant Program