Mac Barnett

Mac Barnett is a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages and sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Barnett’s books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Germany’s Jugendliteraturpreis, China’s Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award, and Italy’s Premio Orbil. Barnett lives in Oakland, California. His latest book, a collaboration with Shawn Harris, is the graphic novel The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza!

2019 Schedule

This speaker is scheduled to appear on our Children & Family stages at the Outdoor Fair