Dr. Frank Serafini is an award winning children’s author and illustrator, a landscape photographer, a devoted guitar player, and an Associate Professor of Literacy Education and Children’s Literature at Arizona State University. Frank has recently been awarded the Arbuthnot Award from the International Reading Association as the 2014 Distinguished Professor of Children's Literature.
Peter Brown is an author and illustrator of children’s books. His titles include New York Times bestsellers like The Curious Garden, Children Make Terrible Pets, and Mr. Tiger Goes Wild. Peter’s illustrations for Creepy Carrots!, written by Aaron Reynolds, earned him a 2013 Caldecott Honor.
Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include ALA Notable book What is Goodbye?, Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade, and Coretta Scott King Author Honor books Jazmin's Notebook, Talkin' About Bessie, Dark Sons, The Road to Paris, and Words with Wings. Born and raised in New York City, Nikki began composing verse at the age of six and has been writing ever since that time.
8:30 - 9:00 am | Registration, book sales and signing |
9:00 - 9:15 am | Welcome |
9:15 - 10:15 am | Featured Author: Frank Serafini |
10:30 - 11:30 am | Break Out Sessions:
The Making of a Picture Book: Creative process of plotting the dummy and revisions with the art director. Presented by Peter Brown Beyond Race: The Universality of Story Presented by Nikki Grimes To Read; To Write; To Learn Presented by Stacey Dallas Johnston & Jennifer Rios -Southern Nevada Writing Project Building Pride with LGBTQ YA Literature: What it is, why it’s important, and how you can help. Presented by Amanda Melilli - UNLV Teacher Development & Resources Library Comics and Literacy Presented by Katherine Keller - UNLV Teacher Development & Resources Library |
11:30 - 1:00 pm | Lunch (on your own), books sales & signing |
1:00 - 2:00 pm | Featured Author: Peter Brown |
2:00 - 3:00 pm | Featured Author: Nikki Grimes |
3:00 - 3:30 pm | Book signing |
For more information about the conference, please contact:
Dr. Sophie Ladd, Department of Teaching and Learning or
Amanda Melill, Teacher Development & Resources Library