[OPLINLIST] Art of the Picture Book - Register Now!

[Judith Williams]

 [This message is being cross posted.  Please excuse duplication.]

Art of the Picture Book Conference Announcement
Don't miss the first 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.  
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.
Registration for the conference is now open.  An early-bird
registration fee of $85 for the 2 day conference applies until March 3,
2006.  After March 3, the two-day registration fee will be $95.00.
Single day pricing and student rates are also available.  For more
information about the conference and to register, visit the Conference
Home Page http://personal.ashland.edu/~artpicbk   

Questions may be directed to artpicbk at ashland.edu