From: Schmidt, Tessa M. DPI <Tessa.Schmidt_at_dpi.wi.gov>
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 08:31:17 -0600

Is your New Year's resolution to take part in the Caldecott 75th Anniversar y celebration? Here are three ways to get started this January:

1) Take part in a Facebook Forum with a Caldecott artist. This month, Meli ssa Sweet will take part in an ALSC Facebook Forum at 11 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Sweet won a Caldecott Honor in 2009 for her ill ustrations in the book "A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Willi ams," written by Jen Bryant.

2) Register on January 7th for "A Wild Ride: 75 Years of the Caldecott Meda l," the ALSC preconference at ALA Annual on Friday, June 28, 2013, Chicago, IL. Take a wild ride through the past, present and future of award-winnin g children's book art. Hear about the creative process from an array of Ca ldecott winners, as well as editors, art directors, and production managers . Engage with one another in small focus groups and interactive, critical discussions of Caldecott medal books throughout the years.

3) Participate in an ALSC webinar--free for ALSC members. Registration is currently open for "Expanding the Caldecott Experience: Programming with Ca ldecott Winning and Honor Books" with instructor Gene Nelson and "Get to Kn ow the Caldecott Winners" with instructors Kathleen T. Horning and Nick Gla ss.

For more information about the events above, visit the Caldecott 75th Anniv ersary webpage at http://www.ala.org/alsc/Caldecott75

Happy New Year from the Caldecott 75th Anniversary Task Force!

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt Caldecott 75th Anniversary Task Force Member

Youth and Special Services Consultant Public Library Development / Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction 125 S. Webster St. Madison, WI 53707 tessa.schmidt_at_dpi.wi.gov p: (608) 267-5077 http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_ys-sn
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