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Kathleen Horning To Discuss Children’s Book Illustration

November 16th, 2009 Alicia

A picture is worth a thousand words, and what wonderful stories those pictures tell! Kathleen Horning, Director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be appearing at the Sequoya Branch Library on Thursday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m. to speak on the art of children’s picture book illustration. The presentation will include slides of art from recently published picture books.

Horning is the author of From Cover to Cover: Evaluating and Reviewing Children’s Books, a look at some of the best in children’s literature and a guide to selecting and reviewing books for young children. School Library Journal deems her “one of the most influential librarians you’ll ever meet - and one of the kindest.” She has served on many awards committees, including the Newbery Award Committee and the Coretta Scott King Award Committee, and formerly worked at the Madison Public Library as a children’s librarian for a number of years. Horning recently wrote an article on Wisconsin picture book illustrators for the Fall 2009 issue of Wisconsin People & Ideas Magazine.

Although Horning’s presentation is intended for adults, interested children ages 10 and up are welcome to join us. Register online or call 266-6385. This event is made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Madison Community Foundation to the Sequoya Library to develop the Art of the Picture Book Collection.

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