Deborah Malusa, 12, hugs author Laura Numeroff after giving a speech at the opening of the library donated by Numeroff at the Biwi school in Lilongwe, Malawi. Photo by Sebastian Rich.

Nesbitt, along with bestselling author Laura Numeroff and other children’s writers, will be featured at this year’s Children’s Book Festival at the Bottle Works Arts center in Johnstown on ...