This week, family members and friends honor a late author-illustrator; story time attendees celebrate the “Little Guy”; a debut author has a chance reunion; conference-goers talk shop; book fair employees mark a milestone; and award winners take the stage.
Meet Me at the Museum
The Eric Carle Museum in Amherst, Mass., recently celebrated the opening of their new exhibit, Americana on Parade: The Art of Robert McCloskey. Special guests included McCloskey’s daughters Sally (l.) (aka Sal, as in Blueberries for Sal) and Jane. During the event, the two reminisced with Eric Carle about their father. The exhibition is on view through October 23.
What a Guy!
Author-illustrator Elanna Allen introduced readers to her children’s book Poor Little Guy (Dial) at a summer story time event at MoMA’s Rockefeller Gardens on June 26. The New York City resident read from the book, which is about a bespectacled little fish that encounters a much larger octopus; she also led attendees in an arts-and-crafts project: creating their own “Little Guys.”
Round Table
Writers, illustrators, librarians, publishers, and educators talked books, reading, and craft during the 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y., held June 10–12. In addition to panel presentations, established authors led rroundtable breakout sessions (seen here) with attendees to discuss a variety of topics relating to children’s nonfiction.
By the Minute!
Scholastic Book Fairs employees celebrated a milestone at a recent Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip stop in Lake Mary, Fla., on June 23: so far this summer, kids around the world have already logged over 100 million minutes of reading. The Summer Reading Road Trip RV is touring the country, bringing reading festivals to 20 U.S. cities.
Honor Roll
The Association of Jewish Libraries Conference took place in Charleston, S.C., from June 19–22. Among its highlights was the Sydney Taylor Book Award ceremony. According to the AJL, the Sydney Taylor Book Award “honors new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience.” From left, winners Jeffrey M. Green, Suzanne Nelson, Leslie Kimmelman, Laura Amy Schlitz, and Lesléa Newman, with Diane Rauchwerger, chair of the 2015 Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee.
