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By Gladys Elizabeth Barbieri
Victor Villaseñor getting read to sign his books.
The Los Angeles Latino Book and Family Festival took place last Saturday, 11-01-14, at East Los Angeles College. Even though the weather was chilly by LA standards, many came to check out this fantastic cultural and family event. I was excited to partake in a Q&A session with noteworthy children’s authors, René Colato Laínez and James Luna, as well as other indie authors like myself. René Colato Laínez shared he was celebrating ten successful years as a published children’s author. I’ve read many of his picture books and I use them often in my classroom. I even bought a copy of his latest, Señor Pancho Had a Rancho, a fun twist on Old McDonald Had A Farm with a Latino flair.
Books Written by René Colato Laínez
James Luna has written two picture books and both have been well received. The Runaway Piggy also received the Tejas Star Book Award – Wow! The coolest thing about meeting these two successful children’s authors is that they are both teachers and have over 20 years of teaching experience. Imagine how amazing it must be to be a student in their classrooms. I would love to be a fly on the wall to see how they motivate their students during Writer’s Workshop.
After the Q & A I got to sell and sign alongside these two gentlemen. The author sitting to the left of me, Juan Villegas, shared that he couldn’t believe he was sitting next to the Victor Villaseñor, a Mexican-American writer, best known for the New York Times bestseller novel Rain of Gold. I giggled because I understood what he meant. Juan and I looked at the super long line of fans waiting to meet and have their book signed by Victor Villaseñor because we were more than happy to sell a few books. And in just one hour Victor Villaseñor sold out boxes and boxes of books. I then discreetly pointed to René and James who were sitting to the right of me and said, “I hear you. Those two are the real deal in Latino Children’s Publishing.”
Malín Alegría, James Luna, René Colato Laínez
I also had the pleasure of meeting Malín Alegría, an established Latina YA author who’s written a bunch of books as well – like the Border Townseries. And while we newbies sat amidst these established and recognized authors, I noticed how humble and unassuming they all were. They didn’t once mention any of the accolades their books had received. They didn’t bring an entourage or display a lavish signing area. It was just them, their books and a pen for signing. But what they did bring to the book festival was an ernest desire to encourage others about the power of telling one’s own story, of writing it and sharing it. <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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| Michele Serros and Melinda Palacio |
In 1995, I heard Michele Serros read at Martinez Bookstore in Santa Ana. At the time, I didn't see myself as a writer. My mom's best friends, Mary Rose and Eddie Ortega are avid readers and collectors of Chicano Literature. I had no idea what I was in for when I went along for the ride with the Ortegas. I met my first published author, a young jubilant Chicana whose stories were so real and close to home, I laughed without realizing the magical impact of that experience.
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| Michele Serros reading at a fundraiser for the 2010 Latino Book and Family Festival |
In the past twenty years, Michele's stories and books have become iconic and required reading in high schools and colleges. I never thought decades later we would both be featured authors on panels and writer pals who send each other late night texts. Earlier this year, I had my own debut at Martinez Books. Thanks to Reyna Grande, who gathered 140 Latino authors for the 2010 Latino Book and Family Festival (see photos and post on
La Bloga), I met Michele Serros again as a fellow published author.
Less than a year after that moment of meeting Michele Serros again at the Latino Book and Family Festival, I knew that she had some complicated news she wanted to share. But she was hesitant to come out with it. I remember seeing her again in Berkeley when she came to hear me read with Francisco X. Alarcón at Moe's Books. She hinted at her illness, but didn't say outright, I have cancer. I think she was hoping the disease that claimed her mother would go away and that she wouldn't have to burden her family, friends, and fans with the knowledge that she was fighting for her life.
In April 2013, she could no longer ignore the diagnosis. The cancer advanced to Stage 4 adenoid cystic carcinoma, affecting her bones, liver, lymph nodes and paralyzing her left vocal chord.
Some of her friends convinced her to join a
crowd funding campaign to help pay for the astronomical price of what her insurance does not cover. Michele Serros chose to stand down cancer in a public way, sharing photos from her hospital stay on
Facebook and writing about her lucha on the
Huffington Post. Join
her campaign and help her say, Hasta La Bye Bye Cancer! You will even be able to join in her chorus of gritos September 16. As of yesterday, she has raised $26, 517 out of a goal of $30, 000.
I hope that Michele exceeds her goal. I look forward to belting out a grito for her on September 16, Mexican Independence Day and the last day to contribute to her
GiveForward Campaign, 'A Latina en Lucha Needs You Mucha.'
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| Michele Serros and Mary Rose Ortega |
Mary Rose Ortega writes:
| "Over the years, I have been to several of her readings, have read and collected her books. All her books are personally autographed. She has brought back many memories and has added laughter to my life. I feel she has included us on her day to day struggle because she knows we care. She puts laughter on the persistent cancer that she is fighting. As a Chicana, I feel that she has always made me proud and when a friend is in need, we need to be there for them. So please give, what you can, to help her in this fight against Cancer." |
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Mona AvaradoFrazier and Michele Serros
at the Ventura County Museum where Michele was the keynote speaker for the Latina Film Festival.
Lucy Rodriguez-Hanley made a short film based on one of Michele's short stories. |
Mona AlvaradoFrazier writes:
"We are homegirls, Michele and I. Not only did we attend the same high school, are from the same hometown, and in the same critique group but we are homegirls in the fight against cancer. My own fight was nine years ago.
When Michele told me she had cancer, there were no words that I could say, I could only hug her tight, and feel the struggle ahead that is a battle for life as it is known before the word 'cancer,' is uttered.
Michele is genuinely sweet, a quality hard to come by when you suffer the loss of a parent and grow up in an economically depressed urban area. She is kind, witty, talented, and so much more. But the quality I know her best for is her ganas, that unique ability to survive and thrive whatever the odds.
Florencia writes:
"As far as I'm concerned Michele Serros put Oxnard and El Rio on the map! My favorite all time poem of Michele's is "Dead Pig's Revenge." I've read and re-read it through the years. Recently, I read it aloud to my children; they couldn't stop laughing. But the best part is they could relate: to the chicharrones, to growing up in Oxnard. Michele's poetry and stories are theirs too.
Through her stories she shows us how life is hysterical, joyful, cruel, and baffling...but somehow we get through it and it is all damn beautiful. But damn this cancer that tugs at Michele's life...it is too soon, too many unwritten stories only she can write.
With the help of Facebook, she has taken us with her on her lucha against cancer. She shows us all how to face life's toughest challenges with grace and authenticity. And like the young Michele in "Dead Pig's Revenge," this to will have a happy ending."
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| Reyna Grande |
La Bloga friend, Reyna Grande writes:"| "Michele is a wonderful human being and a talent writer who has inspired me by her hard work and dedication but also by the strength and resiliency she ha s shown during this difficult period of her life. I wish her all the best and I encourage everyone to give to her campaign as a way of thanking her for everything she has given us, her readers and fans." |
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Michele Serros, Stylish Survivor and Author
Join her Campaign. Help her fight cancer. |
October 6th, 2012
featuring best-selling authors and music performances, including Denver Sound’s
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In anticipation of the new 2013 Americas Latino Festival to take place in Boulder, October, 2013, a preview event will be launched today, October 6th, 2012 on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
The preview event features a presentation by festival director Irene Vilar, a Guggenheim Fellow and Latino Book Award winner, and a talk by best-selling author Luis J. Rodriguez, author of Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A., recognized as a major figure in contemporary Chicano literature.
The program includes a piano recital of Music across the Americas, a musical intermezzo of the Colombian folkloric group Tucandirá, and a performance of Denver Sound band Slim Cessna’s Auto Club. All events take place inside the Black Box theater of the ATLAS Institute building on campus. Events are free and open to the public, with the exception of the Slim Cessna’s Auto Club concert, which will be recorded for Rocky Mountain PBS Channel 6 as part of the newly released Boulder Box Set series. Tickets for that event can be purchased at $20/$50 through www.americaslatinofestival.org.
The America for the Arts festival will take place October 3-6, 2013 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Over 75 speakers in the areas of human rights and justice, conservation, science, literature, music, visual arts, and film will participate in this event committed to promoting a panamerican consciousness and cross cultural understanding. The 2013 region: Mexico & the Caribbean. Theme: The Exhaustion of the Earth.
Among those confirming attendance for the 2013 event are: Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Junot Diaz, best-selling authors Isabel Allende, Mayra Santos Febres, and Cristina Garcia,
Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal, Guggenheim Fellow and International Literature Award Winner Daniel Alarcon, author and film director Lucia Puenzo, Babelfilm director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, The Future of Food producer Deborah Garcia, actor and film producer Benicio del Toro, Guggenheim Fellow Laura Restrepo, Pulitzer Prize winner playwright Nilo Cruz, Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and NPR Latino USA anchor Maria Hinojosa, Latin Grammy Award winner Nestor Torres, PBS NewsHour anchor Ray Suarez, and McArthur Genius Grant fellows: installation artist Pepe Osorio, percussionist Dafnis Prieto, jazz saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenon, photographers Camilo Jose Vergara and Susan Meiseles, and Nobel Laureates Derek Walcott and Mario Vargas Llosa. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Mirta Ojitowill cover the event for the national press.
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Rudy Ch. Garcia will be joining fellow Blogueros Daniel Olivas, author of The Book of Want and children's books author René Colato Laínez (his latest,
Let's Play Football / Juguemos al futból
) at the Latino Book & Family Festival, next Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, on the Calif. State University campus, Dominguez Hills.
Olivas' panels: Writing in Multiple Genres (10:00am) and How To Get Published (1:00, Garcia, too!). Laínez' panels: Using Multicultural Literature in the Home & Classroom (10:00am) and What's New in Children's Picture Books (1:00). Garcia will also be on the Great Young Adult Fiction panel (3:00). This year the event is being held in conjunction with La Feria Es El Momento - Edúcalos, presented by KMEX Univision. Check the program at the event for readings or signings.
After that, Garcia heads to San Anto, Austin & Houston, Oct. 25-31 on his book tour: River Oaks Bookstore, Fri. Oct. 26 in Houston; and Southwest Workers Union, Sun. Oct. 28 and Palo Alto College, Tue. Oct. 30 in San Anto.
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School Library Journal’s Battle of the Kids’ Books~ ongoing until Apr 4, USA
Bangkok International Book Fair~ ongoing until Apr 6, Bangkok, Thailand
Kidlit4Japan: A Children’s and YA Literature Auction to Benefit the Victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan~ ongoing until Apr 15
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Look! The Art of Australian Picture Books Today~ ongoing until May 29, Melbourne, Australia
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The countdown has begun for this year’s Los Angeles Latino Book & Family Festival which will be held October 9th and 10th at California State University. Over 120 Latino authors and artists will be in attendance and nearly 50 panels, readings, and workshops will be offered throughout the weekend. In addition there will be books signings, storytelling, folklorico dances, music and much more. The event is free and all are welcome to attend.
Non-profit organization Latino Literacy Now! launched the Latino Book & Family Festival in 1997 in Los Angeles to promote literacy, culture and education and to provide people of all ages and backgrounds with the opportunity to celebrate the diversity of the multicultural communities in the United States in a festival atmosphere. Today, the Latino Book & Family Festival is hosted in several major Latino markets across the U.S. including Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles. Well known actor and community activist Edward James Olmos is the co-producer of the festival.
A special fundraiser for this year’s event, “An Evening with the Authors” takes place on October 9 and gives guests the chance to dine with their favorite authors! During the evening the winners of the 2010 International Latino Book Awards will be honored and the 1st annual Latino Books in to Movies Awards will be presented. To purchase tickets to the dinner click here.
Latino Literacy Now has also joined with Pan American Bank (located at 3626 East First Street, Los Angeles) to host a nine week-long children’s program that will feature prominent Latino children’s book authors. The reading program called The Children’s Reading Hour, will take place at 12pm on Saturdays from Sept 11 – Nov 6. The first 10 children to show up each Saturday will receive an autographed book. Click here to see the schedule of authors.
“We are thrilled that the authors will join us in supporting our community’s youth. Reading to children is the best way to encourage literacy and life-long learning. It is also an incredible way to teach important lessons,” said Pan American Bank CEO Jesse Torres. “These Latino authors are not only incredible Latino writers – they are incredible authors, period!”
Festival de Flor y Canto - September 15 - 17 - University of Southern California
In 1973, USC hosted the first
Festival de Flor y Canto (Festival of flower and song). This groundbreaking literary event, named after the Aztec word for poetry, featured dozens of emerging Mexican American writers addressing a broad range of themes— from personal stories to larger issues prominent in the Chicano
Movement. Many used the forum to comment on the duality of Latino heritage and the sense of pride and loss felt for the great indigenous civilizations of the past, especially in light of the discrimination they suffered chasing the elusive “American Dream.”
These poets and writers were in the vanguard of constructing a new Chicano and Latino literary tradition, defining and preserving their experiences within the dominant Anglo-American culture. The event spawned numerous Flor y Canto festivals and an abundance of new publications over the following years, as more and
more writers pushed deeper into explorations of Chicano identity.
El Centro Chicano played the lead role in organizing the event. The department was established the previous year on campus with the purpose of engaging Latino students in activities that celebrated their culture and history. This year, the USC Libraries—which hold recordings and publications from the early festival—reprise the Flor y Canto. The three-day event begins on Wednesday with a lineup featuring readings by many of the artists from the original festival and follows on Thursday and Friday with representatives from a new generation of voices working to expand the boundaries of self-expression.
The Flor y Canto festival, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative, with additional support from the USC Libraries, El Centro Chicano, the Latino Student Assembly, Chicano/a and Latino/a American Studies (CALAS), the Poetry Society of America, Letras Latinas, and Southwest Airlines.
The event was organized by
Tyson Gaskill (USC Libraries),
Barbara Robinson (USC Libraries),
María-Elena Martínez (History and American Studies and Ethnicity), and
Michael Sedano—who photographed the original 1973 festival for the
Daily Trojan and provided the inspiration for reprising it in 2010. For further information, please call (213) 740-2070.
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Preparations for the Los Angeles Latino Book & Family Festival are underway. An outstanding lineup of authors and panels is being put together, as well as performers, and special appearances by celebrities and representatives of the Latino community. To be held at California State University Los Angeles (CSULA), the festival will feature a main stage, a children’s area and stage, and three lecture halls/classrooms for author presentations. More information, including a list of confirmed authors, is available here and to make sure you receive regular updates, sign up for their newsletter here.
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Canadian Library Month~ Canada
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read~ ongoing until Oct 3, USA
Hispanic Heritage Month~ ongoing until Oct 15, USA
Entries Accepted for the 2010 PBBY-Salanga Prize~ ongoing until Oct 23, Philippines
22nd Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava~ ongoing until Oct 26, Bratislava, Slovakia
The Art of Allen Say: A Sense of Place~ ongoing until Oct 28, Exeter, NH, USA
Picture Perfect: Art from Caldecott Award Books, 2006-2009~ ongoing until Nov 8, Chicago, IL, USA
National Young Writers’ Festival~ Oct 1 - 5, Newcastle, Australia
4th Annual Cybils (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards) Nominations Open~ Oct 1 - 15
The Children’s Book Festival~ Oct 1 - 31, Ireland
Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards for Excellence in Children’s Literature Awards Ceremony~ Oct 2, Boston, MA, USA
8th IBBY Regional Conference “Children´s Books: Where Worlds Meet”~ Oct 2 - 4, St. Charles, IL, USA
2009 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition of Children’s Books~ Oct 3 - Nov 1, Takahama City, Japan
Orange County Children’s Book Festival~ Oct 4, Costa Mesa, CA, USA
13th Poetry Africa~ Oct 5 - 10, Durban, South Africa
Children’s Book Week: Words and Pictures~ Oct 5 - 11, United Kingdom
TaleBlazers Festival~ Oct 5 - 30, Province of Alberta, Canada
6th International Literacy Conference~ Oct 7 - 9, Penang, Malaysia
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival~ Oct 7 - 11, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Inky Awards Shortlist Announced, On-line Voting Begins~ Oct 9, Australia
Latino Book and Book Festival~ Oct 10 - 11, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Monterrey International Book Fair~ Oct 10 - 18, Monterrey, Mexico
Frankfurt Book Fair~ Oct 14 - 18, Frankfurt, Germany
OGAMAS Aboriginal Literary Festival: What We Gather For Each Other~ Oct 15 - 17, Brandon, MB, Canada
56th Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards Ceremony~ Oct 16, New York, NY, USA
International Conference on the Book~ Oct 16 - 18, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Américas Book Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature Winners Ceremony~ Oct 17, Washington, D.C., USA
SCBWI Tokyo Presents Writing for Children: The Picture Book with Author Holly Thompson~ Oct 17, Kyoto, Japan
CHARACTER COUNTS! Week~ Oct 18 - 24, USA
YALSA’s Teen Read Week: Read Beyond Reality~ Oct 18 - 24, USA
Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival~ Oct 18 - 25, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Library Exhibition~ Oct 18 - 25, Jakarta, Indonesia
Utan Kayu International Literary Biennale~ Oct 20 - 24, Bogor and Jakarta, Indonesia
14th Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education~ Oct 21, Hartford, CT, USA
Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature: Creative Approaches to Biography and Historical Fiction~ Oct 22 - 24, Westport, CT, USA
Finnish Reading Association Conference: New Literacies-Reading and Writing with New Technologies~ Oct 23 - 24, Jyväskylä, Finland
Children’s Literature Council Fall Gala~ Oct 24, Los Angeles, CA, USA
IBBY Congreso Internacional Lectura~ Oct 26 - 31, Havana, Cuba
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The Art of Picture Books Exhibition~ ongoing until Mar 27, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Words on Wheels~ Mar 2 - 7, New Zealand
Papirolas Festival for Children and Youth~ Mar 3 - 8, Guadalaraja, Mexico
World Book Day~ Mar 5, United Kingdom and Ireland
Growing Up Asian in America Art and Essay Contest~ entry deadline Mar 5, San Francisco, CA, USA
40th Annual Conference on Children’s Literature~ Mar 6 - 7, Athens, GA, USA
Asilomar Regional Reading Conference: Fired Up for Literacy~ Mar 6 - 8, Pacific Grove, CA, USA
Shanghai International Literary Festival~ Mar 6 -22, Shanghai, China
Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC)Choices Day and Charlotte Zolotow Award Event~ Mar 7, Madison, WI, USA
Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival~ Mar 8 - 18, Hong Kong
ALA’s Teen Tech Week~ Mar 8 - 14, USA
Share a Story - Shape a Future, A Blog Tour for Literacy~ Mar 9
12th Time of the Writer International Writers Festival~ Mar 9 – 14, Durban, South Africa
Rhinelander Children’s Book Fest~ Mar 10 -11, Rhinelander, WI, USA
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19th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair~ Mar 12 - 22, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Children’s Books in Asia, Africa and Latin America Symposium~ Mar 13, Tokyo, Japan
13th Annual Charlotte S. Huck Children’s Literature Festival~ Mar 13 - 14, Redlands, CA, USA
Salon du Livre Paris~ Mar 13 - 18, Paris, France
41st Annual Children’s Literature Festival~ Mar 15 - 17, Warrensburg, MO, USA
Exhibition of Prize Winning Works of 16th Noma Concours (2008) “Palette of Dream Colours IV”~ Mar 15 - Jul 5, Tokyo, Japan
Somerset Celebration of Literature~ Mar 16 - 20, Mudgeeraba, Australia
World Storytelling Day~ Mar 20
Harmony Day~ Mar 21, Australia
World Poetry Day~ Mar 21
Bologna Children’s Book Fair~ Mar 23 - 26, Bologna, Italy
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Winners Announced~ Mar 24, Vimmerby, Sweden
All-Saints College Festival of Young Adult and Children’s Literature~ Mar 25 - 27, Bull Creek, Australia
7th Bangkok International Book Fair & 37th National Book Fair~ Mar 26 - Apr 6, Bangkok, Thailand
Oxford Children’s Literature and Youth Culture Colloquium Presents an International Conference: Place and Space in Children’s Literature~ Mar 27 - 28, Oxford, United Kingdom
Children’s Literature Council Spring Workshop: I Can Read It by Myself…But Do I Want To? Inspiring Emergent Readers~ Mar 28, Glendale, CA, USA
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Reading the World: A Conference Celebrating Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults~ Mar 28 - 29, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Guadalajara Book Fair~ ongoing until Dec 7, Guadalajara, Mexico
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Artifacts of Childhood: 700 Years of Children’s Books Exhibition~ ongoing until Jan 17, Chicago, IL, USA
Summer Reading Club 2009~ ongoing until Feb 15, Australia
Over Rainbows and Down Rabbit Holes: The Art of Children’s Books Exhibition~ ongoing until Mar 8, Amherst, MA, USA
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI Tokyo) Illustrators Exhibition~ Dec 1 - 14, Tokyo, Japan
Australian Poetry Slam 2008 - National Finals~ Dec 4, Sydney, Australia
Dromkeen Annual Literary Luncheon and Presentation of the Dromkeen’s Librarian Award~ Dec 5, Riddells Creek, Australia
University of the Philippine’s Writer’s Day~ Dec 5, Manila, Philippines
Barefoot Books Young Storyteller Competition Winners Announced~ Dec 6, Bath, United Kingdom
5th Annual Frostburg Storybook Holiday: A Community Celebration Through Children’s Literature~ Dec 6, Frostburg, MD, USA
Nordic Festival at Seven Stories, The Centre for Children’s Books~ Dec 6 - 7, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
PJ Lynch “The Champion of Picture Book Illustration in Ireland”~ Dec 8, Dublin, Ireland
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Meet the Author Event~ Dec 10, Paris, France
2008 Governor General’s Literary Awards Presentation~ Dec 10, Ottawa, ON, Canada
1st International Conference on Popular Culture and Education in Asia~ Dec 11 - 13, Hong Kong
American Identity in Children’s Literature Symposium~ Dec 13, Chicago, IL, USA
Exhibit: The Magical Toy Shop -Trade and Enterprise in Children’s Books~ Dec 13 - Mar 6, Toronto, ON, Canada
The Best of the Best in 2008: Distinguished American Picture Books for Children~ Dec 13, Amherst, MA, USA
Mantles of Myth – The Narrative in Indian Textiles~ Dec 13 - 15, Jaipur, India
6th Annual Houston Latino Book & Family Festival~ Dec 13 - 14, Houston, TX, USA
4th Karachi International Book Fair~ Dec 26 - 30, Karachi, Pakistan
