From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:08:19 -0600

I've been associated with this outstanding conference since it began, and I highly recommend this opportunity. In addition to the participants listed below, Wisconsin's own Shawn Brommer will be an opening speaker. All interested individuals are welcome to register, even if you aren't a Wisconsinite!
 
- Best, Ginny
**************************************************************** 4th Annual International Children's and Young Adult Literature Celebration
" Open a Door... Open a Book... Open your Mind... to the World"
  Saturday, November 19, 2005 Tripp Commons, Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin - Madison 8:15 AM - 5:00 PM
  Featuring: Uma Krishnaswami, Yuyi Morales, Pegi Deitz Shea, Tatiana Zunshine
  The fourth annual international literature celebration will be an all-day interactive workshop for K-12 educators, librarians, students and children's literature enthusiasts, with an aim to internationalize the statewide reading curriculum. After opening remarks, each author will give an individual presentation, offering readings and highlighting the work they feel is most suitable for classroom use. Two authors will speak in the morning session and two will follow lunch. In conclusion, there will be a reception and book signing. For a registration form, please go to: http://128.104.90.169/wioc/childlit/2005/2005.htm or call (608) 262-9224.
  Registration and payment must be received by Monday, November 11, 2005. Registrations will not be accepted on location at the Memorial Union, but registration after the deadline will be accepted based on space availability.
  Please send your registration form, along with your check payable to WIOC, to Rachel Weiss, Center for South Asia, 203 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706. Fax (608) 265-3062. For more information call (608) 262-9224 or e-mail: rweiss at wisc.edu <mailto:rweiss at wisc.edu>. We look forward to having you with us!
  This event is being sponsored by Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC) http://wioc.wisc.edu
  Details about the speakers:
 

Uma Krishnaswami: Uma Krishnaswami was born in India, and now lives in the southwestern United States with her husband and son. She is the author of several books for children, including picture books (Chachaji's Cup and Monsoon), traditional story collections (The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha), readers, and a young adult novel (Naming Maya). Uma publishes with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Children's Book Press, and Lee & Low Books. In addition, she teaches classes on writing for children through Writers on the Net (www.writers.com). Book List: Naming Maya, 2004, Farrar Straus Giroux Chachaji's Cup 2003, Children's Book Press. Illustrated by Soumya Sitaraman Monsoon 2003, Farrar, Straus Giroux. Illustrated by Jamel Akib Shower of Gold: Girls and Women in the Stories of India 1999, Linnet Books The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha 1996, Linnet Books Stories of the Flood 1994, Roberts Rinehart Hello Flower 2001, Bebop Books/Lee & Low Yoga Class 2000, Bebop Books/Lee & Low Holi 2003, Children's Press/Grolier Going to Kashi, in Soul Searching, edited by Lisa Rowe Fraustino, 2002, Simon & Schuster The Gift, in Period Pieces, edited by Erzsi De?k & Kristin Embry Litchman, 2003, HarperCollins The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story, 2005, Lee & Low. Illustrated by Ruth Jeyaveeran

For more information, go to the author's website http://www.umakrishnaswami.com


Yuyi Morales: Yuyi Morales was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. She is an author, artist, puppet maker, Brazilian folkdancer and former host of a Spanish-language storytelling radio show. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area, where she is completing a master's degree in creative writing at San Francisco State University. Book list: Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. Written by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Harcourt 2003. Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book. Written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Chronicle Books 2003. Sand Sister. Written by Amanda White, illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Barefoot Books 2004. For more information, visit the author's homepage: http://www.yuyimorales.com/ Pegi Deitz Shea Born and raised in New Jersey, Pegi Deitz Shea graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor of arts degree and the Evelyn Hamilton Prize for Creative Writing. The Institute of Children's Literature, for whom she's been teaching writing for years, recently made her a trainer for new writing instructors. Pegi has presented at more than 150 schools, libraries, and conferences, and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Book list: The Carpet Boy's Gift (2003) Ten Mice for Tet (2003) Tangled Threads (2003) The Impeachment Process (2000) I See Me (2000) Ekaterina Gordeeva (1999) New Moon (1997) The Whispering Cloth (1995) Bungalow Fungalow (1991) For more information, visit the author's homepage: http://www.pegideitzshea.com/

Tatiana Zunshine was born and raised in the former Soviet Union. Her first writing experience was a 3-year letter writing campaign on behalf of her dissident husband, imprisoned for so-called anti-Soviet activity. After the Soviet authorities allowed Tatiana and her family to emigrate to the United States, she toured extensively all over the US, promoting human rights, taking part in dozens of speaking engagements, and giving numerous interviews to the media. Tatiana Zunshine became interested in children's books after her son Phillip was born in 1990. While reading books to him, she became fascinated by storytelling and what makes a good story. "A Little Story About a Big Turnip" is just the first of many stories she would like to tell. The rest will follow.

Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu
 
 
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