Returning from a year of exploring the world in their magical pink blimp, The Wordsmith family – Wembly Wordsmith, niece Rita Readsmuch, nephew Luis X. Libris, and their curious monkey pal, Stanza – have brought all the treasures and skills they’ve discovered along the way back to Miami for a pop-up adventure of epic proportions!
Stroll down the Alley to watch innovative experiments and LEARN! new skills, CREATE! exciting works of art, PARTICIPATE! in dance, music, and storytelling performances, and for the first time, INNOVATE! new digital worlds all weekend long. Your next story awaits you!
Learn!
On its journey, the Wordsmith family has picked up interesting artifacts and learned fascinating new skills that it can’t wait to share with you – including drumming with South Florida Center for Percussive Arts, origami art with Kuniko Yamamoto, acting with This Is Improv, engineering challenges with Frost Science Museum and Bricks4Kidz, and more! Discover them all under the LEARN! canopy.
Create!
Make your mark with a variety of artistic activities for all ages at the CREATE! canopy. Make-and-Take stations with MOAD and The Bass serve up a variety of crafts all day long, while our featured workshops with local artists offer more in-depth art experiences. Featured workshops have limited space, so be sure to pick up your free ticket at the Info Booth. 
Participate!
Theater, dance, music, magic, sideshow, and so much more! Gather with other adventurers to clap your hands, stomp your feet, and move to the beat with all-day entertainment on the PARTICIPATE stage. Bring your little ones to a special performance by Canticos series author Susie Jaramillo, featuring songs, stories, and puppets. Then gather the whole family for sing-alongs and dance-offs with this year’s musical headliner, Mr. J Jams!
New for 2025:
INNOVATE!
This year a new Wordsmith has joined the party: Luis X. Libris. And he’s brought a brand-new imagination station built especially for digital adventurers! Head down Wordsmith Way and discover a host of digital wonders and workshops using iPads, like How to Be a DJ With DJ Bear Who?, Creating One-Page Comics With George O’Connor, Design Your Own Book Cover, and so much more. Come INNOVATE! with us!
Miami Book Fair is receiving support for the innovate area from apple. As part of its community education initiative, Apple is providing Miami Book Fair with hardware, scholarships, and professional learning and support.
Even More to explore in Children’s Alley!
A Special Thank You To The Presenting Sponsor Of Children’s Alley
