Children’s Literature Hawai‘i and the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa present The Fifteenth Biennial Conference on Literature and Hawai‘i’s Children

June 17-19, 2010 Inventing Worlds, Campus Center University of Hawai‘i at Manoa,¯ Imaginary and Real Honolulu

his three-day conference is a celebration for parents, teachers, librarians, writers, illustrators, and t others interested in children’s literature. Since 1982, internationally recognized authors and illustrators have inspired and educated participants at the conference, which is the longest running event in Hawai‘i exclusively devoted to literature for children. The Fifteenth Biennial Conference features Newbery Award winner Linda Sue Park and Caldecott Award winner Brian Selznick. The conference consists of three strands of presentations and discussions, which you may interweave to suit your particular interests: Authors and Illustrators Featured at Past Conferences: Eleanor Cameron Lois Lowry and • Interpreting Literature emphasizes different and Peter Spier (1982) Trina Schart Hyman (1996) ways of reading children’s literature. Jane Yolen and Eve Bunting and Arnold Lobel (1984) Dennis Nolan (1998) • Using Literature provides activities to use with Jean Fritz and Patricia MacLachlan children at home, at school, or at the library. Michael Hague (1986) and Ed Young (2000) • Creating Literature helps you produce Katherine Paterson and Christopher Paul Curtis and publish your own work. Nancy Ekholm Burkert (1988) and William Joyce (2002) Patricia Wrightson Nancy Willard and Session descriptions follow; more detailed and José Aruego (1990) Paul O. Zelinsky (2004) information will be provided in the conference Susan Cooper and Karen Hesse and packet. Please note the one-day sessions for Gerald McDermott (1992) (2006) teenagers and the Saturday afternoon “Story Magic” Laurence Yep and Ralph Fletcher and Tomie dePaola (1994) Barry Moser (2008) Children’s Activities! bout our A Special Guests

Linda Sue Park Brian Selznick

Linda Sue Park was born in Brian Selznick was born in Urbana, Illinois, on March 25, East Brunswick, New Jersey, 1960, and grew up outside on July 14, 1966. He has a Chicago. The daughter of sister who is a teacher, a Korean immigrants, she has brother who is a brain sur- been writing poems and sto- geon, five nephews and one ries since she was four years niece. old; her favorite thing to do Brian studied at the Rhode as a child was read. Island School of Design, and Linda Sue wrote her first he was interested in becom- published poem at age four; during elementary and high ing a set designer for the theater. school, she had several more poems published in magazines After graduating from college, he worked at Eeyore’s Books for children and young people. She went to Stanford Univer- for Children in City. Brian says that while working at sity, competed for the gymnastics team, and graduated with the bookstore, he learned all about children’s books from his a degree in English. Then she took a job as a public-relations boss, Steve Geck, who is now a children’s book editor. While writer for a major oil company. he was working at Eeyore’s he painted the windows for all the When a handsome Irishman swept her off her feet in 1983, holidays and also designed the windows for book events. Linda Sue left her job and moved to Dublin. She studied In 1991, while still working at the bookstore in Manhattan, literature, moved to London, worked for an advertising Brian’s first book, The Houdini Box, was published. He wrote agency, married that Irishman, had a baby, taught English and illustrated this book. Since then, his books have won as a Second Language to college students, worked as a food many awards and distinctions including the , journalist, and had another baby. the Caldecott Honor, the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Rhode In 1990, she and her family moved back to the U.S. Linda Island Children’s Book Award, the Christopher Award, an Sue continued teaching English to foreign students. In 1997, ALA Notable Children’s Book, a Book Sense Honor Book, she started writing her first book, Seesaw Girl. It was accepted and a Robert F. Sibert Honor. that same year and published in 1999. Brian writes and illustrates his own books such as the Calde- The Kite Fighters came out in 2000. This was especially excit- cott-winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and he also illus- ing because the chapter-heading illustrations were done by trates books for other authors. This distinguished list includes: Linda Sue’s dad. Frindle by Andrew Clements, The Doll People by Ann Martin A Single Shard was published in March 2001 and was award- and Laura Godwin, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam ed the 2002 Newbery Medal. Since then, Linda Sue has pub- Muñoz Ryan, and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by lished several other novels, as well as picture books, poems Barbara Kerley, which received a 2001 Caldecott Honor. and short stories. Brian lives in Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California. Linda Sue now lives in upstate New York with the Irish- He also travels to do research for his books. He has been to man, their two children, and a Border Terrier named Fergus. France and England and even lived in Washington, D. C., for Besides reading and writing, Linda Sue likes to cook, travel, six months while working on the book When Marian Sang. watch movies, and do the New York Times crossword puzzles Brian continues to be a monster movie fan (as a kid his fa- (daily and Sunday). She enjoys baseball and soccer (watch- vorite was “The Phantom of the Opera”), and he still loves to ing); board games (playing Scrabble and trivia games are her dress up for Halloween. favorites); and video games like Tetris and Dr. Mario. Schedule of Events A SESSIONS Friday, June 18, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Thursday, June 17 SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETING LITERATURE interested and involved in the Opening Festivities SESSION Hunting Snarks and world the author has created. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. A3 Boojums: Tracking, Michael W. Limatoc, English, A1 Illustrating Children’s Capturing and University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa Celebrate children’s literature with Literature Identifying Comics an evening’s festivities for the whole CREATING LITERATURE Brian Selznick Much is not known about this family, including a performance by Setting: The Heart of the the Young Women’s Korean Drum $25 FEE REQUIRED strange species referred to as Story Dancers, presentations by special ($20 FOR CLH MEMBERS) “comics.” In this session, the guests Linda Sue Park and Brian speaker takes the audience A4 This is an interactive writ- Selznick, and adaptations from our ing workshop suitable for guests’ works by Nyla Fujii-Babb, through a short history of comics, Yuki Shiroma, and Vicky Dworkin. from cave paintings and hiero- writers age 12 to adult, working Admission is free. glyphics to the many varieties of in fiction, memoir, and narrative “sequential art” available today. non-fiction. We will explore how Friday, June 18 The interactive presentation solicits to craft a setting that is integral to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. responses to the question “what is the lives of the characters and en- a comic?” to bring the audience hances the action of the plot using 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. to an improved understanding of group activities and discussion, Vendor and Display Area what the medium comprises, and individual writing exercises, and 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. the wide spectrum of its educa- readings from Heart of a Shep- Illustration from The Invention of Hugo Cabret tional uses. Registration and Packet Pickup copyrightq2007 by Brian Selznick. herd by Rosanne Parry and Diary Reproduced by permission of the artist. John McClain, English, Univer- 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman sity of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa Alexie. Welcome by Christine So- INTERPRETING LITERATURE rensen, Dean, College of and Rosanne Parry, Teacher and Education, University of A Silent Film on Paper: Author, Random House—Saturday A2 The Invention of Hugo On Wings of Flame: The Academy Hawai‘i at Manoa¯ Cabret Varying Roles of Dragons 8:45 – 10:00 a.m. in the Fantasy Genre In The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Keynote Address: Brian Selznick seeks to convey the This session will examine three Linda Sue Park wonder of silent film in the form of very different roles that dragons 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. a book filled with pages of word- play in fantasy literature: reli- Response Groups (adults) less pictures interspersed with text. gious/supernatural icon, beasts of burden strictly for human purpos- Hugo is an orphan hidden in a 10:15 – 12:30 p.m. es, and destructive force of nature train station, stealing to survive. Teen Writing Workshop: that human beings are meant to This session explores Selznick’s Linda Sue Park conquer and overcome. We will use of visual and textual referenc- (see Teen Track description) not only explore these themes in es to iconic images of early film, modern fantasy literature but also 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. especially Georges Méliès and his Break (adults) delve into historical myths and dreamlike 1902 film “A Trip to the legends where these themes are 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Moon.” also prevalent. In doing so, we Presentations, Vicky Dworkin, Hawai‘i State will consider the importance of Illustration from The Invention of Hugo Cabret Discussions, and Library, Edna Allyn Room for research in writing, even in a fan- copyrightq2007 by Brian Selznick. Workshops: Children tastical setting, to keep the reader Reproduced by permission of the artist. A SESSIONS Friday, June 18, 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. CHOOSE ONE from the B SESSIONS List at Right INTERPRETING LITERATURE will use the thinking and language INTERPRETING LITERATURE 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. YA Literature and the of disability activists-artists like Don’t Disturb the Lunch Break B1 Culture of Disability Kenny Fries, Anne Finger, Stephen B2 Universe: Adult/ 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Kuusisto and Steve Brown to exam- Child Hierarchies in Despite the Americans with Disabili- ine novels, stories and memoirs that Presentations, ties Act, we still live in a society that Children’s Literature Discussions, and advance inclusion, social justice values wealth, strength and physical and personal adaptation. Central to definitions of children’s Workshops: beauty and largely ignores people literature, the child/adult binary Matthew K. Kaopio, Jr. of different ability. We need to is often evoked to underscore the Celebrate Reading YA Author B SESSIONS explore disability culture and rec- genre’s didactic functions. This talk ognize the arts, especially YA litera- Lorna Hershinow, Hawai‘i “problematizes” the idea that the CHOOSE ONE from the ture, as an arena for contemplating Writing Project—Celebrate Reading “hidden adult” necessarily plays a List at Right and negotiating our humanity. We Director socializing role; instead some works Friday, June 17, continued (Continuation of B Sessions) 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. employ the binary to subvert the ever, they may overlook different This presentation will discuss the Break power structure on which it rests. methods in which to share their genesis and development of I Mua Specifically, this presentation stories. This workshop will provide N¯o Ka ‘Ulu book series of 31 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. examines how the adult/child op- guidance for using mime, sign Hawaiian Language Children’s Presentations, position is complicated in three language, puppets, a storytelling books. Dr. Warner, a co-founder of Discussions, and acclaimed children’s books: Roald apron, cutting stories, and draw- the Hawaiian Language Immersion Workshops: Dahl’s The Witches, Robert Corm- ing stories with children as well as Movement, will discuss the creative ier’s The Chocolate War, and Lois new creative approaches for audi- process in the development of vari- C SESSIONS Lowry’s The Giver. ence participation. ous books in the series. These books Carmen Nolte, English, Univer- Brenda Pritchett, Professional will be on display. CHOOSE ONE from the Storyteller and Reading Specialist List at Right sity of Hawai‘i, at M¯anoa No‘eau Warner, Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language, USING LITERATURE CREATING LITERATURE 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa Reading and Mai Ka Lani A P¯a Ka Autograph Session: B3 Presenting (R.A.P.) B4 Honoua: In a Flash! Each guest will be available Stories to Children The 10 Year Journey to sign two books per person. Storytellers have an enormous to Creating the 31 Hawaiian Books may be purchased on amount of materials to use for pre- Language Children’s Books site. Other presenters will also senting stories to children. How- of I Mua N¯o Ka ‘Ulu be available to sign books. C SESSIONS Friday, June 18, 3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Saturday, June 18 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETING LITERATURE USING LITERATURE SESSION Stories of Belonging Using Quality Picture 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. C3 and Home: (Re) C4 Books with English Writing Children’s Vendor and Display Area Framing the “American Language Learners C1 Literature 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Dream” through Immigrant The workshop facilitator will discuss Registration and Packet Pickup Linda Sue Park Narratives in Picture Books benefits of using quality picture $25 FEE REQUIRED books with English Language 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. In this workshop, participants will Learners (ELLs), not just for teaching Welcome ($20 FOR CLH MEMBERS) read the illustrations and written words in a collection of picture language, but for teaching concepts 8:45 – 10:00 a.m. INTERPRETING LITERATURE books that (re)define the essence of across the curriculum. Then, candi- Keynote Address: Girls’ Stories Never “home” and of “belonging” for im- dates in the MA TESL program at HPU will show materials they de- Brian Selznick C2 End: Gendered migrants in the United States. veloped for use with ELLs in various Ambiguities in Kelly 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. These picture books (re)frame immi- settings. Participants will be invited Break Link’s Fairy Tale Fiction gration by speaking to the complex to participate in the discussion and A common way that fairy-tale fic- and rich social, cultural, and politi- will learn how they can obtain the 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. tion retells classic fairy tales is to cal dimensions that shape the every- materials for these and over 20 ad- Presentations, turn sleeping beauties and waiting day lives of immigrants. Seeing and ditional popular books. Discussions, and maids into strong, active heroines. hearing these stories is essential in Jean Kirschenmann. Applied Workshops: Recently, however, some fairy tale that this collection of picture books Linguistics, Hawai‘i Pacific highlights immigrants’ desire to be retellings for young adults have University and TESL Program part of American society, but in D SESSIONS begun to approach gender identity Graduate Students in fairy tales more complexly than ways that contest a simple “melting CHOOSE ONE from the simple role-reversal. This presenta- pot” ideology. That is, these books CREATING LITERATURE List at Right tion will examine how gender is portray immigrants as wanting to Craft: Tools for Stronger conceptualized in short young adult be “American” while simultaneously C5 Tighter Writing 11:30 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. fiction by Kelly Link and the narra- desiring to maintain their social Break (adults) tive strategies used by Link that en- and cultural ways of being that Learn how to squeeze more juice often mark them as “foreign.” In this out of your words, sentences and 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. able this complex conceptualization of gender. sense, these books enable readers paragraphs and tell your stories Teen Track Lunch Break to “see” the complex nature of what with more impact. This workshop Christy Williams, English, it means, for example, to be bicul- will cover essential techniques of Hawai‘i Pacific University tural, to belong to two countries, or journalism that can be used to make to have multiple “homes.” any story stronger. Topics include: the “power positions” of a sen- Miguel G. López, Liberal tence, when to use passive voice, Studies, California State University, and how to cut. Please bring a story Monterey Bay or writing sample to practice on. Ilima Loomis, Reporter, The Maui News 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p. m. Presentations, D SESSIONS Saturday, June 19, 10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Discussions, and Workshops: SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL who work with the children of active USING LITERATURE SESSIONS SESSION duty, reserve, or guard soldiers as Using the Nen¯ e¯ E well as parents. Military families are D5 Hopeful List to Illustrating Children’s under unprecedented stress in recent CHOOSE ONE from the Promote Reading, D1 Literature years. There are many simple things List at Right Discussions, and Technology a community can do to support Brian Selznick School librarians Virginia Koo, children before, during, and after 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. $25 FEE REQUIRED Denise Sumida, and Michelle Colte a deployment. Rosanne will lead Break for adults. Eat lunch, ($20 FOR CLH MEMBERS share their experiences using the a discussion about the resources visit the Vendor and Display N¯en¯e books with students in grades INTERPRETING LITERATURE available to communities working Area, join the Children’s 4, 5, and 6. Learn about the N¯en¯e with military families with particular Activities The Dangerous Hopeful List and how these librar- D2 Alphabets of attention to using literature as a 1:00 – 3:15 p.m. ians use blogs, video conferencing, Edward Gorey source of resiliency in children. Teen Illustrating Workshop: and other Web 2.0 technology to Rosanne Parry, Random engage kids in reading, talking Brian Selznick This session will explore how Ed- ward Gorey warps the alphabet- House—Saturday Academy, about books, and using technology. (see Teen Track description) Teacher and Author book genre by melding it with Michelle Colte, Librarian, 1:15 – 5:00 p.m. various other genres—including the Hale Kula Elementary School Children’s Activities: murder mystery, the cautionary tale, INTERPRETING LITERATURE Virginia Koo, Librarian, “Story Magic” the animal book, and various other Let’s Talk About Linda Maryknoll Elementary School Arts and Crafts make-and- less identifiable forms. This session D4 Sue Park: Guided Dis- takes, interact with book will draw upon Professor Stanton’s cussion of Linda Sue Denise Sumida, Librarian, characters many years of Gorey research and Park’s A Single Shard and Pearl Harbor Elementary School his long career of research in the Keeping Score CREATING LITERATURE 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. children’s picture-book area and Come find out why these two books, Closing Celebration: will point toward the major Gorey After Acceptance- both written by our conference’s D6 Creative activity with retrospective that will be presented Before Publication: featured author, have garnered our special guests, Linda in the University of Hawai‘i Art The Mysterious wide acclaim. (Indeed, the first of Sue Park and Brian Selznick Gallery in the fall. Among the de- Editorial Process these two books won a Newbery lightfully bizarre alphabets under Shan Correa submitted a terrific, 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Medal, the highest accolade pos- discussion will be The Gashlycrumb nearly flawless manuscript to a Autograph Session: Tinies, The Utter Zoo Alphabet, The sible for a children’s book author.) respected publisher and, naturally, Each guest will be available Eclectic Abecedarium, The Glorious Discover also how Park, a Korean it was accepted. So what was to sign two books per person. Nosebleed, The Deadly Blotter, and American author, uses ancient and she working on during those long Books may be purchased Figbash Acrobate. modern Korean (and modern Ameri- months before her middle-grade on site. Joseph Stanton, Art History/ can) history: A Single Shard is set in novel, Gaff, was published? Mak- th Other presenters will also be American Studies, University of 12 -century Korea; Keeping Score ing it much more terrific and flaw- available to sign books. Hawai‘i at M¯anoa in 20th-century America during the less! Discover what goes on during Korean-American War. Session a publishing house’s editorial USING LITERATURE participants need have no prior process, just as the (now humble) Multicultural Outreach knowledge of either book to benefit author learned firsthand. Some of D3 and Military Families from this session. the secrets may help you even be- This roundtable discussion is Todd H. Sammons, English, fore you submit your masterpiece. designed for librarians and teachers University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa E. Shan Correa, Writer/Editor

E SESSIONS Saturday, June 19, 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETING LITERATURE features, however, serve mainly to SESSION A Goldfish Out of set off their differences. These dif- E2 Water: Miyazaki’s ferences spring from the creators’ Writing Children’s Little Mermaid contrasting attitudes toward imagi- E1 Literature nation, a magical medium in which Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo, released Linda Sue Park in Japanese in 2009, affectionately children swim and float with ease, $25 FEE REQUIRED references both Hans Christian An- but which can hamper their move- ment into adulthood. ($20 FOR CLH MEMBERS) dersen’s “The Little Mermaid” and the Disney classic film. The resem- Deborah Ross, English, Hawai‘i blances between the two animated Pacific University (Continuation of E Sessions) INTERPRETING LITERATURE Ducklin’ (based on Andersen’s “The creativity. Learn various “Gorey- dren’s book lovers while showing Visions of Island Ugly Duckling”). esque” styles to develop short nar- the original artwork and sketches E3 Kingdoms: Kirsten Møllegaard, English, ratives and poetry using imaginary that went into their published books. Adaptations of Three University of Hawai‘i at Hilo creatures and characters. The Sue Cowing, Co-Regional Advi- presentation includes creating and Hans Christian Andersen sor, Society of Children’s Book Writ- constructing books as an art form. ers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and Fairy Tales in Hawai‘i USING LITERATURE Lisa Yoshihara, Director, Univer- local picture book illustrators We will examine the representa- Unleashing Creativity sity of Hawai‘i Art Gallery and Art/ tion of royalty and monarchy in E4 with Alphabets Art History, University of Hawai‘i at three adaptations of Hans Christian of Nonsense and M¯anoa Andersen’s fairy tales for Hawaii’s Creatures of Imagination CREATING LITERATURE children: The Honolulu Theater for Explore how works by celebrated Youth’s performance of Nightingale American author and artist Edward E5 Let’s Talk About (based on Andersen’s “The Nightin- Gorey are used in writing and Children’s Book Art gale”), Sandi Takayama’s book The visual art lesson plans and activi- Seven Hawai‘i Picture Book Prince and the Li Hing Mui and Lisa ties for school and at home. The Artists—Scott Goto, Yuko Green, Matsumoto’s play The Princess and session focuses on Gorey’s humor- Jeff Langcaon, Ruth Moen, James the Iso Peanut (based on Andersen’s ous, nonsensical works that employ Rumford, Esther Szegedy, Tammy Illustration from Amelia and Eleanor Go for “The Princess and the Pea”), and sequential alphabets and rhymes as Yee—will be available to talk with a Rideq1999 by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Repro- Tutu Puna’s coloring book Da Ugly a framework and structure to inspire teachers, librarians, and other chil- duced by permission of the artist.

Registration Children’s Activities Registrations will be accepted up until and during the event. “Story Magic” Your conference packet will be available at the Registration Saturday, June 19 Table. Your nametag will be provided and will be needed for 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. entrance to conference activities on Friday and Saturday. For Crafts, stories, and interaction with book characters will be fol- food, bring a brown-bag lunch, or eat at a nearby restaurant. lowed by a creative activity by our featured guests, Linda Sue Park and Brian Selznick. Autograph signing will end the day. Membership See the overall schedule for more specific times. An adult must Children’s Literature Hawai‘i (CLH) believes that literature be present with each child. should be a primary part of every child’s education. CLH pro- motes opportunities to experience, interpret, and create chil- T-Shirts! dren’s literature through activities such as reading, storytelling, Special Conference T-Shirts, in sizes for children and adults, will art, drama, song, and scholarly discussion. be available featuring a design by Brian Selznick for 2010. If you are interested in joining others dedicated to providing Previous Conference T-Shirts will also be available in limited our children and those who care for them the richest possible sizes and quantities. Please do not send money now for T-Shirts. access to the cultural legacy of story, we invite you to become a member of Children’s Literature Hawai‘i. Membership ben- efits include T-Shirt discounts, reduced fees at some events, Teen Track and more. Individual yearly membership rate: $30 general; Students in grades 6 through 12, take this opportunity to $15 students/senior citizens (55 or older). Special Conference work with an award-winning creative professional. Hear two-year rate: $50 general; $25 for students/senior citizens. the featured author or illustrator speak, then meet with Join/renew before or at the Conference and get a $5 CLH cou- that person in a session just for you, designed to explore pon! Checks should be made payable to Children’s Literature the creative process. Your day also includes regular Hawai‘i and sent to: conference sessions of your choice in the Friday B and C Children’s Literature Hawai‘i sessions or the Saturday D and E sessions. Don’t miss this c/o UH-M¯anoa Dept. of English fantastic opportunity! 1733 Donaghho Road Friday: Teen Writers with Linda Sue Park Honolulu, HI 96822 Saturday: Teen Artists with Brian Selznick Vendor and Display Area Please call Children’s Literature Hawai‘i at (808) 956-7559, email [email protected], or check the Friday and Saturday box in the Registration Form for updates on the planned 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. activities. Parents, please note: sessions will be moder- Books and other materials by the featured guests and other pre- ated and volunteers will be available to assist your child senters will be available for purchase, along with Conference between sessions, but no supervision will be provided. T-shirts. See related events in this brochure. Acknowledgments

Conference Sponsors Children’s Literature Hawai‘i Sue Cowing, Writer Additional Support Children’s Literature Hawai‘i Board of Directors Vicky Dworkin, Librarian, Hawai‘i Conference Program Design: University of Hawai‘i at Honorary Chair: Lynne Waihee State Library, Edna Allyn Room Sherrie Dodo, External Affairs and University Relations- M¯anoa Department of English President: Todd H. Sammons Jean Grice, DoDDDS Pacific/ DDESS Guam PSACOM Liaison Creative Services, UH-M¯anoa Vice President: Mark Lawhorn Lorna Hershinow, English Conference Brochure Design: Sherry Rose Conference Funding Secretary: Tamara Zielinski UH-M¯anoa (retired); Celebrate Reading Director Website: Keahi Cambra Hawai‘i Council for the Treasurer: David Chinaka Humanities Deloris Hill-Guttman Midori Hirai, Student, UH-M¯anoa; Humanities Guide: Jamie CLH Office Staff Ahlman, Lorna Hershinow, Hawai‘i State Foundation on Susanne Kosanke Sherrie Dodo Culture and the Arts Mark Lawhorn, Language, Esha B. Neogy Linguistics, Literature, KCC; Additional assistance will Korean American Foundation Nikki Hamai Sakai CLH Vice President be acknowledged in the University of Hawaii at M¯anoa Christel Yount Elizabeth Oh, Writer/Artist conference packet. Student Equity, Excellence & Illustrations copyright by Diversity Todd H. Sammons, English, Brian Selznick reproduced by Children’s Literature Hawai‘i UH-M¯anoa; CLH President permission of the artist. Conference Steering Nancy Schildt, P¯u’¯ohala Elementary Committee Contributing School (p/t); DOE School Librarian Organizations Sherry Rose, Conference Director; (retired) For more information, call Librarian, Pauoa Elementary School Helen Slaughter, Curriculum Children’s Literature Hawai‘i Barnes & Noble—Kahala Mall at (808) 956-7559 or send Jamie Ahlman, Conference Studies, College of Education, Hawai‘i Children’s Book World email to [email protected] Associate Director; Librarian, UH-M¯anoa Our website is http://www. Hawai‘i State Department Salt Lake Elementary School Joseph Stanton, Art History/ of Education childrensliteraturehawaii.org. Andrea Bartlett, Curriculum Studies, American Studies, UH-M¯anoa Hawai‘i State Public College of Education, UH-M¯anoa Jay Taniguchi, Graduate Student, Library System The University of Hawai‘i is an Courtnie Tokuda Chang, Writer/ College of Education, UH-M¯anoa Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Society of Children’s Book Pre-K Teacher, HCAP Head Start Marilyn Taylor, Institute for Teacher Writers and Illustrators Action Institution. Sarita Corn, Graduate Student, Education, UH-M¯anoa University of Hawai‘i at HPU College of Business Christel Yount, Radford High School M¯anoa Outreach College Administration (retired); CLH Board Member

More Information Special Professional Sessions Department of Education Professional Development Linda Sue Park and Brian Selznick (PDE3) Credit These sessions provide an opportunity to meet with our guest author PDE3 credit may be available for this activity. For more information, and illustrator to ask questions and learn about their professions. The please check the appropriate box on the registration form, call CLH at sessions are open to everyone for an additional fee of $25 per session (808) 956-7559, or email [email protected]. ($20 for CLH members).

Academic Credit Participants can earn one 400-level undergraduate or one 600-level graduate credit in English through the University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa Outreach College. To receive credit, you must attend an orientation session, go to several sessions at the conference, and do some writ- ing on the sessions that you attended. To sign up for academic credit, go online to http://myuhportal.hawaii.edu. You may also fax (808) 956-3752 or mail your registration (for a form, go to http://www. outreach.hawaii.edu or call (808) 956-5666 or 1-800-862-6628), or you may go in person to the Outreach College Office in Krauss Hall on the UH-M¯anoa campus. Please note that deadlines may be early. Regular conference registration is also required through Children’s Literature Hawai‘i, but please do not send money for academic credit to CLH. For more information on deadlines, fees, and requirements, contact Outreach College at (808) 956-5666 (808-956-7221 V/TT) or Dr. Todd H. Sammons at (808) 956-3040.

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