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Hello, all! I am in San Antonio at the moment, enjoying my last day at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. I needed my laptop today to take minutes for the committee for which I am interning, so I decided that it was a good time to take advantage of brief wifi access.
This meeting has been mostly work and very little play for me. However, yesterday, I was able to visit the exhibits where I scored a free copy of the Norton Anthology of Children’s Literature and managed to get all of my textbooks for next semester for half price. And, after this meeting, I will finally get a chance to do touristy things like eat on the Riverwalk and tour the Alamo.
I hope to post more soon–if not from San Antonio, then from Boston.
January 24th, 2006
Tuesday, January 10, at 11 a.m. the first-day-of-issue ceremony for the children’s book animal stamps will be held at the University of Findlay’s Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books. I wrote about the stamps earlier, but I noticed that there is now a press release from the University of Findlay.
If you live in or near Findlay, OH, you can purchase the new stamps January 10. The rest of us will have to wait until January 11.
January 9th, 2006
The 16th Annual Children’s Book Illustration Exhibit opened yesterday, December 3, at the R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton, MA. This year’s exhibit features illustrations from the new book Happy Feet by Richard Michelson and E.B. Lewis–a book about Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom and inspired by the swing dancer Frankie Manning. Works by Alice Provensen and Jane and Brooke Dyer also are on exhibit.
Unfortunately, the Lindy Hop demonstrations were only at last night’s opening party. The exhibit, however, runs from December 3 through January 30, 2006. For more information, see the gallery’s website, which includes a reprint of the November 27, 2005 Boston Globe article about the exhibit.
December 4th, 2005
I wondered why this weblog was receiving so many hits for the search terms “Beatrix Potter in America”, and now I know the answer. Earlier this week Grace Glueck reviewed the exhibit for the New York Times Arts section.
In celebration of the end of Banned Books Week and the beginning of my third (eek!) decade as a children’s literature connoisseur, j (of j’s scratchpad fame) and I journeyed to Amherst on October 1 to visit the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and view the exhibit. J, who is much more on top of things blog-wise, posted her impressions of the exhibit and the museum shortly after our trip.
Exhibition catalogue buff that I am, I purchased Lolly Robinson’s delightful catalogue, Beatrix Potter in America: An Exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. I also purchased the Ashley Bryan exhibit catalogue, Painter and Poet: The Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan, which is a colorful and vibrant contrast to the subdued, watercolor hues of the Potter catalogue.
The exhibit closes this Sunday, December 4. If you have never been to the Eric Carle Museum, it is worth the trip. And if you are going to see the exhibit, take j’s advice and bring a magnifying glass with you.
Hmmm . . . I wonder if I can convince j to drive to Amherst for one (or more) of the exhibits planned for 2006?
December 2nd, 2005
Today marks the beginning of the 86th annual Children’s Book Week, a celebration of children’s books and the joys of reading. This year’s theme is “Imagine”, and this year’s poster was designed by illustrator Mark Teague.
The Children’s Book Council (CBC) website has ideas for celebrating Children’s Book Week and photos from last year’s celebration, including a delightful one of CBC staff in Children’s Book Week-inspired costumes.
November 14th, 2005
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