[OPLINLIST] Art of the Picture Book - Join Us!!

[Judith Williams]

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Come See What's In Store!

Session titles and abstracts are now available on the web site
http://personal.ashland.edu/~artpicbk  for the Art of the Picture
Book Conference to be held on May 12 and 13, 2006 at Ashland University,
Ashland Ohio. The conference will bring together educators, librarians,
artists, publishers, editors, aspiring writers or illustrators, and
anyone interested in picture books.  Art of the Picture Book will
feature keynote presentations by award-winning authors and illustrators,
many exciting sessions and workshops, a children's art exhibit, and
author autograph sessions.  

Registration for the conference is now open.  The two-day registration
fee is $95.00. Single day pricing and student rates are also available. 
To register, use the form at
http://personal.ashland.edu/~artpicbk/registration.pdf 

Keynote Speakers:      
                                                                       
            
Internationally known authors and illustrators, Ted and Betsy Lewin
have collaborated on notable books such as Gorilla Walk and Elephant
Quest.  Betsy Lewin is the author and illustrator of the 2000 Caldecott
Honor Book Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type.  Ted Lewin is the author
and/or illustrator of several award winning titles including Peppe the
Lamplighter, a 1994 Caldecott Honor Book.

Native Ohioan, Denise Fleming is the author and illustrator of the
Caldecott Honor book In the Small, Small Pond, and The Everything Book,
a Publisher's Weekly Best Children's Books of 2000. 

Other invited speakers include the Deputy Director of the Mazza Museum,
Benjamin Sapp and children's book author, Dominic Catalano.

Teachers are eligible to receive one hour of graduate workshop credit
from Ashland University by attending both conference days and completing
an appropriate class project.

For more information, visit the Conference Home Page
http://personal.ashland.edu/~artpicbk   

Questions may be directed to artpicbk at ashland.edu