Celebration of Children's Literature

universidad de california

Berkeley

El Dia de Cal

15a celebración de la literatura infantil

sábado •18 de abril, 2009 11.30 a.m.–2.30 p.m.

Tolman Hall, 2o piso gse.berkeley.edu/childlit.html Personajes: el oso “Corduroy Bear” y el conejo “Peter Rabbit” Un evento público ¡Gratis!

Presentado por la facultad de educación y la tienda de los estudiantes de Cal con el apoyo de Steiner Books y el proyecto de los escritores en el Bay Area

Book Fair and Signings by Authors and Illustrators Tolman Hall, 2nd floor lobby 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Lisa Brown designed and illustrated the New York Times bestseller The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming with her husband, Lemony Snicket, wrote and illustrated How to Be, and created the Baby, Be of Use instructional board books. Her most recent illustrated children’s book is Sometimes You Get What You Want.

Diana Cohn is the award-winning author of Dream Carver, Si Se Puede! Yes We Can! Janitor Strike in LA, Mr. Goethe’s Garden and The Bee Tree.

Her newest book, Namaste! was just released.

Ying Chang Compestine is the author of eight picture books including The Real Story of Stone Soup, and her most recent book for young adults, Revolution is Not a Dinner Party, an autobiographical novel of life during China’s Cultural Revolution.

Thacher Hurd has created more than 20 popular picture books including Mama Don’t Allow, Art Dog, Mystery on the Docks and the just-published Bad Frogs. His space adventure novel for older children, Bongo Fish, will be published next year.

Marisa Montes (11:30–12:45) is the awardwinning author of several bilingual children’s books, including Los Gatos Black on Halloween and Juan Bobo Goes to Work. Both earned American Library Association (ALA) Pura Belpré honors, which recognize Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in children’s books.

Yuyi Morales is a three-time winner of ALA’s Pura Belpre Gold Medal for her illustrations. Her awardwinning books include Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book; Los Gatos Black on Halloween (with Marisa Montes), Harvesting Hope; The Story of Cesar Chavez (with Kathleen Krull); and Little Night, which won the 2008 Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators highest honor.

Todd Parr is the New York Times best-selling author/illustrator of 33 children’s books including The Peace Book, Reading Makes You Feel Good, It’s Okay to Be Different, The Family Book, The Feelings Book, and his most recent, The I Love You Book. His Emmy®-nominated, award-winning children’s television show, ToddWorld, airs around the world.

Deborah Lee Rose humorously celebrates school gardens in her latest book, The Twelve Days of Springtime, which follows her two previous “Twelve Days” books, both of which won the National Parenting Publications Association Gold Award.

Robert San Souci is the author of some 85 books for young readers, including two Caldecott Honor Books and three Coretta Scott King Honor Books.

San Souci also wrote the screen story for Disney’s animated film, Mulan. His most recent books include Triple-Dare to Be Scared: Thirteen Further Freaky Tales and As Luck Would Have It: Adapted from The Brothers Grimm.

Storytelling

Children’s Room, Education-Psychology Library, Tolman Hall, 2nd floor 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Walker Brents III has captivated children and adults with stories in schoolyards, classrooms and other venues since coming to the Bay Area from Texas in 1983. He frequently performs at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum reciting Hindu, Arabic and Southeast Asian myths. His retellings of various Greek myths and American folklore have appeared in language arts textbooks.

12:30–1:30 p.m.

Kirk Waller has been involved in theater, public speaking, mime and storytelling for more than 20 years, and has appeared at the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, National Speakers Association Conference and other festivals and venues throughout California.

His first CD, Quack, Gabble, Squawk and other Animal Tales, was a recipient of a 2008 Parent’s Choice Foundation Award.

Music: Concert/Sing-Along

Tolman Hall, Outside 2nd floor lobby Noon–1 p.m.

Gary Lapow has performed his music for millions of children, parents and teachers in both the United States and Canada. The Berkeley resident has appeared on radio and television, at large festivals and in numerous concert halls, schools and libraries.

He has made nine recordings.

Drop-in Art: Bookmaking 2327 Tolman Hall, 2nd floor 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Innovative, simple and fun ways to create your own books with Bay Area Writing Project teachers

Special Event: Dear President Obama Children’s Room, Education-Psychology Library, Tolman Hall, 2nd floor 1:30–2:30 p.m.

Jory John and 826 Valencia student authors John compiled and edited letters from students in 826 Valencia centers around the country into the attentiongrabbing book, Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids’ Letters to President Obama. Join John and some student authors as they read letters from the popular book, and inspire you to write and mail your own letters to President Obama as he approaches his 100th day in office May 1st.

Materials and postage supplied.

gse.berkeley.edu/childlit.html