Exhibits
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to Rachel L. Smith at rsmith@hbook.com.
Current
Winterthur Museum and Country Estate,
Wilmington, DE
Jane Yolen Exhibit, K is for Kids
September 15–July 2008
In an unusual event, the Winterther Museum and Country Estate —
the decorative arts museum on the du Pont estate in Wilmington,
Del. — is celebrating children's author Jane Yolen's body
of work in an exhibition that opens September 15 and runs until
mid-July 2008. More than 50 of Yolen's nearly 300 books will be
highlighted, including Owl Moon, which won the Caldecott
Medal 20 years ago, and each month the museum will recommend and
highlight one of Yolen's titles. Events in conjunction with the
exhibition, called K is for Kids, will have literacy as a theme
and include oral storytelling, theater presentations and performances,
workshops for teachers and librarians and information about the
history of children's books and reading. Yolen will serve as an
honorary ambassador for the exhibition. The museum will host Yolen
for a weekend of events April 18–20, 2008.
The Life of Harriet Tubman, the Art of
Digital Painting, and Poetry About Black History
Explored in Free February Programs for Children and Young Adults
at The New York Public Library
Several free events for children and young adults celebrate Black
History Month at The New York Public Library in February. Kids can
learn about Harriet Tubman in the play Letters to Harriet Tubman
at branches throughout the library system. Kids of all ages can
also participate in the annual Black History Month Poetry Contest
at the Countee Cullen Branch on Saturday, February 23. And teens
will be able to learn about the art of digital painting with artist
William Low at the Donnell Library Center on Friday, February 8.
The Library presents more than 20,000 free public programs throughout
its 87 branches in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island annually,
complementing its broad collections and other services. A complete
listing of events is available at www.nypl.org/events.
Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The
Art of Children's Books
March 15 - June 15, 2008
This exhibition will feature approximately 70 works of art
created specifically for children’s books. These original
works, seen as independent creations while connecting to their literary
context, will inspire the imagination and celebrate the art
of the picture book. The exhibition draws upon the outstanding
collection of children's book art assembled by Zora and
Les Charles and is organized by SBMA in collaboration with the Eric
Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, Massachusetts, the first
full-scale museum in this country devoted to national and international
picture book art. It will be accompanied by a catalogue co-published
by SBMA and the Carle Museum. For more information, http://www.sbmuseart.org/pressroom/index.asp
41st annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's
Book Festival
To be held April 2-4, 2008 at The University of Southern Mississippi's
Thad Cochran Center. This year we honor our 40th medallion
recipient, Pat Mora. Join us Thursday, April 3, to hear Pat
share her wisdom. Don't miss the other speakers including
James Ransome, Vicki Cobb, Will Weaver, Loris Lesynski, and storyteller
Gerald Hausman. The Ezra Jack Keats Lecture will be delivered
by Dr. Barbara Immroth. To register online or for more information
on the book festival, visit www.childrensbookfestival.org.
 
Permanent
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture
Garden in Springfield, Massachusetts, www.catinthehat.org.
Dromkeen, the Australian Children's
Literature Collection, in Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia, www.scholastic.com.au/common/dromkeen/index.asp.
Kerlan Collection at the University
of Minnesota in Minneapolis,
http://special.lib.umn.edu/clrc/kerlan/index.php.
Mazza Museum: International Art from Picture
Books at the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio, www.mazzacollection.org.
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