Denise Fleming, Eric Rohmann, and Kevin Henkes are talking about their books, their creative process, and the Caldecott. Wonderful phrase from Denise Fleming when asked how winning the Caldecott honor changed her career: “It shines a light on your work.” All illustrators agree that the award brings them not only more financial security, but also a lift in confidence and the freedom to pursue more creative projects, maybe even pushing themselves in new directions. Also, fascinated to learn that Denise first got into paper making by taking an adult education class at her local high school on a whim, purely as a reason to get out of the house in February and spend some time with her sister. Lucky for us she found her passion there!
Category: Institute 2012
#ALSC12 Viewing the Picture Book and the Graphic Novel as Sequential Art
Presented by Erin Reilly-Saunders from The Ohio State University How are picture books and graphic novels different? How are they similar? They both tell stories that rely heavily on visual information, but their creation, design, and artistic elements vary. Both picture books and graphic novels are mediums, which can contain many genres (nonfiction, action, biography, etc.) Each has the potential to bring a unique and powerful reading experience to a child or teen. After talking about the concepts of sequential art, Erin shared some great program ideas. My favorite is to use wordless picture books and graphic novels in book discussion groups. There are so many good ones out there, and it would be awesome to see how kids put their own narrative to the images.
#ALSC12 -Breakfast for Bill
The food has been so great at the conference. Breakfast is no exception. First panel author/illustrator Denise Fleming sharing about being a Caldecott honoree. Don’t forget to call your Mom! Kevin Henkes is next, he’s sharing about disbelieving at first, then the reality of winning. Eric Rohmann – for his first win for Time Flies, he’d never even heard of the Caldecott.
So far at #ALSC12…
I have had drinks with Peter Brown and Victoria Stapleton, accidentally met one of my fellow Quicklist Consulting Committee members, put faces to many of my favorite bloggers, and taken pages and pages of notes from awesome sessions. And it’s only been one day! Now, to bed with me because tomorrow’s breakfast featuring Kevin Henkes, Eric Rohmann, Denise Fleming, and Ben Sapp (of the Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books) starts at 7am! – Abby Johnson, Children’s Manager New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, New Albany, IN http://www.abbythelibrarian.com
#ALSC12 early rising
Tonight was amazing! Meeting new people at dinner, from all over the U.S. Learning from tried and true leaders in early literacy, Cheryl Lee from Palo Alto & Sarah Mackey from Columbus, OH. Now that I think I’ve figured out the live blogging part, it’s get a little rest because tomorrow starts early – 7 am with Breakfast for Bill, with Kevin Henkes, Eric Rohmann, Denise Fleming and Ben Sapp – our rock stars!
Peter Brown!
What a fantastic first day at #ALSC12 ! Hearing Peter Brown speak was defiantly a highlight. I have always liked his fun and imaginative picture books. His latest book Creepy Carrots was a huge hit in storytime last week. After listening to him talk about his book creating process and a few childhood tangents, it’s clear he is as fun as his books!
#ALSC12 You’ll Meet Friends
As part of the ALSC staff, I’ve had the pleasure to work with the Institute task force in putting together the ALSC Connection activities for this year’s Institute. For those that don’t know about ALSC Connection, it’s the get-to-know-you part of the Institute; optional activities which allow participants to meet their fellow conference goers in a fun, relaxing atmosphere. Well, it can be relaxing. As we saw tonight, trivia got pretty intense. The best part about these events are the little conversations that they spark. Taking part in these activities, I’ve met people from all over the country, but they all share the same passion for youth librarianship and literature. It’s a great change of pace from sitting in a conference session. People can be themselves. The task force has done a terrific job putting on these events so far. The happy hour on Wednesday night was a blast; we…
#ALSC12 The Mystery Bag!
During the session What Difference Does it Make? The Impact of Early Literacy Training on Youth Services Staff, Julie Westby of Hedberg Public Library shared a creative way to promote letter knowledge and vocabulary in preschool storytimes — the Mystery Bag! To use: feature a new letter each storytime. Julie demonstrated using H, told the group “today’s letter is H” and then pulled the letter from her brightly colored bag. Then, slowly and dramatically she pulled objects out of the bag that started with the letter H, having the group guess the word and reinforcing the letter. What a great technique for increasing early literacy skills in a playful, dynamic way! Sharon McClintock City of Mountain View Public Library Mountain View, CA