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Caldecott 75th Anniversary Grand Finale

From: Schmidt, Tessa M. DPI <Tessa.Schmidt_at_dpi.wi.gov>
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:53:22 -0500

The yearlong celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Caldecott concludes at the end of June at the ALA Annual Conference. Be sure to enjoy the fol lowing free online offerings:

· David Ezra Stein will participate in a Caldecott 75th Anniversa ry Facebook Forum at 1 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Stein won a Caldecott Honor in 2011 for his illustration of "Interrupting Chicken," whi ch he also wrote (Candlewick Press). As part of the Forum, ALSC will interv iew Stein about his Caldecott experience. This event is open to the public and a Facebook account is not required to view the event. Participants can access the forum via the ALSC Facebook page .

· Four webinars were offered free to ALSC members for the Caldeco tt 75th Anniversary celebration. Although the webinars have already taken place, they are now available to the public as webcasts (webinar recordings ). At the Caldecott Academy , find links to these recordings: "Caldecott Uncovered: What You've Always W anted to Know About the Caldecott Medal", "Expanding the Caldecott Experien ce: Programming with Caldecott Winning and Honor Books", "The Fine Art of C hildren's Book Illustration", and "Get to Know the Caldecott Winners."

· Download our beautifully-designed Caldecott anniversary bookmar ks free-of-ch arge. The bookmark features the anniversary logo illustrated by Brian Selzn ick and clues to five characters, from past Caldecott Medal-winning books, which appear on the logo.

· Attending ALA Annual in Chicago? Join us for a cocktail recept ion before the Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder banquet . This entertaining video gives you an idea of the special festivities in store . See you on the red carpet! Tessa Michaelson Schmidt Caldecott 75th Anniversary Task Force Member
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