NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The highly anticipated 19^th annual Orange County Children’s Book Festival (OCCBF) will take place on Sunday, October 2 at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA. The LIVE one-day free event is anticipated to bring more than 7,000 children and families to hear celebrity and well-known authors read from their own children’s book and instill the values of literacy for all ages, innovation and adventure. The festival also brings entertainment, face painting, food trucks, author readings and illustration demonstrations from studio artists to showcase the FUN in books and reading.

The 2022 Orange County Children’s Book Festival will feature two trend setting fashion icons will be interviewed on the Main Entertainment Stage, about their own children’s books: Paul Frank with his popular culture icons such as Julius the Monkey Casual Wear and Kheris Rogers, now 15, who (at age 11) was the youngest fashion designer to have been featured at the New York Fashion Week and began her anti-bullying movement called “Flexin’ in My Complexion.” Each author will reveal how their brand began as unlikely fashion successes to setting world records with their unique high grossing iconic designs.

Also, actor, director, and producer Justin Baldoni, co-founder and co-chair of both Wayfarer Studios and the Wayfarer Foundation, joins us on the Main Entertainment Stage. Baldoni is best known for playing Rafael on…