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Drawn to Delight: How Picturebooks Work (and Play) Today

From: Kathy Isaacs <kisaacs_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:53:49 -0400

Drawn to Delight: How Picturebooks Work (and Play) Today 2010 ALSC Pre-Conference Friday, June 25, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.

For teachers , librarians, and anyone interested in picture books there’s an exciting opportunity available in Washington, D.C. The 2010 ALSC Pre-Conference, Drawn to Delight: How Picturebooks Work (and Play) Today, is not just for ALA members. It is open to anyone. Learn to look beyond the text. Explore technique and design with art directors, museum educators, and the award-winning illustrators Brian Selznick, Jerry Pinkney, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, David Small, Javaka Steptoe, Yuyi Morales, Timothy Basil Ering, and Kadir Nelson—to name a few. Discover the innovative "whole book" story time model, developed by Megan Lambert, Instructor of Children's Literature at Simmons College, to help children derive meaning from everything picture books offer. Delve into the format's relationship to graphic novels and the international and digital horizons. Studio demonstrations, hands-on opportunities, and original art door prizes will be part of the mix at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Join us!

Registration information is available by going to the American Library Association website:

).The pre-conference code is: ALS1. Register soon, the conference is filling up!
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