The Brooklyn Book Children’s Festival is back!

It’s back — the Brooklyn Book Fair for Children on Sept. 17, held in the square of MetroTech Commons.

Children’s favorite authors include Eric Luper, Brendan Wenzel, Michelle Knudsen, Rita Williams-Garcia, Christian Robinson, Peter Brown, Mike Curato, Vanessa Brantley Newton, Adam Gidwitz, Michael Hearst, Il Sung Na, Ruth Chan, Raúl Colón, Rebecca Stead, and many others.

Children 2 to 11 years old can enjoy a full day of literary activities featuring authors, story time where they’ll hear authors read and discuss their books, workshops — with topics ranging from bookmaking and Stem to reading maps and writing stories — and an “Artspot,” where children create projects with authors.

At a competitive illustrator draw-off, illustrators create original drawings in response to prompts from the children in audience, and the theatre group TADA will perform adaptations of books by Ezra Jack Keats. Books by participating authors and other new and beloved children’s books will be on sale along with author book signings.

Book Fair on Sept. 17 from 10 am to 4 pm. Free

MetroTech Quad [Myrtle Avenue and Jay Street in Downtown, www.brooklynbookfestival.org].

Super Soccer Stars

Soccer Stars is New York&rsquo;s most popular youth educational soccer program! With 24 years of experience under our cleats, we have positively impacted over one million kids in our local community by putting the FUN in FUNdamentals in our weekly classes and camps. At Soccer Stars, we use the soccer ball as a vehicle to help children not only improve their soccer skills, but develop self-confidence and physical literacy, improve gross motor skills, build teamwork, and hone socialization skills. Our highly trained coaches and early childhood experts lead an age-specific curriculum with a low kid-to-coach ratio so every child gets individual attention and can grow at their own pace. Kids ages 1-12+ can join our seasonal programs, including Parent &amp; Me, FUNdamentals, Development Training, and Travel Soccer. Join us at one of over 80 locations in neighborhoods across across Westchester County, Connecticut and New York, available 7 days-a-week: Connecticut: <ul> <li>Cos Cob</li> <li>Greenwich</li> <li>Port Chester</li> </ul> &nbsp; Westchester: <ul> <li>Briarcliff</li> <li>Eastchester</li> <li>Mt. Kisco</li> <li>New Rochelle</li> <li>Ridgefield</li> <li>Scarsdale</li> <li>White Plains</li> </ul> &nbsp; New York City: <ul> <li>Bronx</li> <li>Inwood</li> <li>Upper West Side</li> <li>Upper East Side</li> </ul> &nbsp; Can&rsquo;t find a class or location that fits your schedule? Soccer Stars also offers private classes for small groups or individual training. Let our coaches come to you with a completely customizable program, anytime, anywhere. Birthday parties are also available!&nbsp;

BAMkids

BAMkids presents adventurous art and ideas for young audiences, igniting the imaginations of creative kids ages 3&mdash;11 with a fun and engaging lineup of workshops, movie matinees, and live performances from around the world.

Manhattan Mandarin

Manhattan Mandarin runs the Mandarin after-school programs at over 40 schools nationwide, including St. Bernard's, Chapin, Allen-Stevenson, and Buckley. Whether in schools, students' homes, in the office, online, or on our beloved China trips, our teachers and tutors have helped hundreds of students of all ages master the Mandarin language on their own unique paths to fluency. Our philosophy has always been to make private lessons and classes perfectly tailored for each individual student. We look forward to working with you. - Jamie Keyte, Founder