Register Today! ADAM GIDWITZ The 2019 UMN Chase Lecture in Children’s Literature featuring Newbery Award winning author Adam Gidwitz Contact Nick at klees023@umn.edu with any questions, and stay tuned for more information!
This event is free and open to the public. However, seats are limited and reservations are required. RSVP at https://chase2018.eventbrite.com.
Award-winning author Thanhha Lai delivered the 2017 CEHD Book Week lecture on Tuesday , October 17, 2017. Read about the event here. 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…
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…
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!
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