During the beginning of the ALSC preconference, we were treated to speed introductions from the 2019 honor winning authors and illustrators. Here are some of the fun facts I learned: Many of the honor winners grew up in libraries and love libraries. #represent Grace Lin entered a writing contest as a kid in 1990. She got 4th place. The winner? Dav Pilkey! Catherine Thimmesh failed an Accelerated Reader test for a book she wrote. Sergio Ruzzier was considered a terrible reader as a kid. Pronounce David Lies last name as LEEZ and Oge Mora’s first name as OK. Catherine Gilbert Murdock could use help and weeding in her garden if anyone could use a summer job! Nancy Meyers spends two hours a day in a second grade classroom, “embedded with the troops.” Some of the winners hobbies include bicycling, cooking, painting and gardening. Grace Lin’s lucky number is nine….
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Preconference to Delve into 2017 Award Honor Books
Attending the 2017 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago? Plan to arrive early and attend the ALSC PREconference, “Perceive. Rise. Engage: Celebrate the 2017 ALSC Honor Books,” scheduled for Friday, June 23, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join us in conversation with authors, illustrators, and publishers as we celebrate and explore the 2017 Batchelder, Caldecott, Geisel, Newbery, Pura Belpré, and Sibert Honor Books. The event will feature three separate panel discussions with honorees, and lunch is included. Panel Discussions Panel 1: Perceive 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Our life’s experiences color the way we perceive the world around us. Panelists will offer their insights into the different ways that we observe our environments. Panelists include: David Milgrim, Geisel honoree for Go Otto Go Taylor Norman, associate editor, Chronicle Books, publisher of Over the Ocean, Batchelder Honor Book Greg Pizzoli, Geisel honoree for Good Night Owl Eric Rohmann, Sibert honoree for…