Thanhha Lai’s debut novel Inside Out & Back Again won the 2011 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and a Newbery Honor. Her second novel, Listen, Slowly is a New York Times bestseller, Publisher’s Weekly Best Book and has been heralded in Booklist’s starred review as “a superb, sometimes humorous, always thought-provoking coming-of-age story.” … Continue reading
Melissa Sweet has illustrated over a hundred books, many of which have won a number of prestigious awards such as the Caldecott honor, Sibert, Orbis Pictus, and the New York Times award. Melissa just completed her first chapter book biography, Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White. She lives in Maine. “I’ve been making … Continue reading
Author and Illustrator Melissa Sweet delivered the 2017 Naomi C. Chase lecture on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Melissa has illustrated many award-winning books, including two Caldecott Honor books: A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams and The Right Word: Peter Mark Roget and His Thesaurus, both by Jen Bryant. She wrote and illustrated … Continue reading
The 2016 Naomi C. Chase lecture with Peter Brown was a big success! Attendees learned about Peter’s artistic process and what inspired many of his wonderful books. The 2017 Naomi C. Chase lecture will feature author and illustrator Melissa Sweet! Learn more about Peter Brown! Continue reading
