The 2016 Laureate of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is American author Meg Rosoff. A graduate of Harvard University Rosoff has previously worked in publishing and advertising. She is now based in London, England. Rosoff is well-known for her book How I Live Now which was adapted into a film in 2013. Rosoff has also written several other […]
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If you have some spare time between now and April 15th stop by the University Galleries to see the fabulous artwork from this year’s MFA (Masters of Fine Arts) graduate students! Also, don’t forget to check out the UF Comics Conference from April 8th-10th as well! Fun fact: One of the MFA projects features children’s […]
Una Vida, Dos Países is a 30 minute documentary that depicts the lives of children of Mexican descent who were born and/or raised in the United States and are now adjusting to their new lives in Oaxaca, Mexico. For the teachers out there this is a great way to spark discussion in the classroom about this crucial topic of modern-day American […]
Besides his illustrations and books Peter Sis also graces the world with his magnificent tapestries. This particular image depicts John Lennon driving the “Yellow Submarine,” which in this case is the island of Manhattan. Sis’s work to commemorate John Lennon premiered at Ellis Island last summer, with the likes of The Edge,Yoko Ono, and Bono in attendance. Here […]
Besides his illustrations and books Peter Sis also graces the world with his magnificent tapestries. His Nelson Mandela tapestry greets the international travelers of the Cape Town Airport in South Africa. What better way to welcome people to South Africa than by honoring the dearly departed Madiba?
David Zinn has been beautifying the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan for almost 30 years. His works exemplify the profound connection between children’s books and street art. Have you seen his latest drawings?
The 23rd Biennial Congress of the INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE (IRSCL) will be hosted July 29 to August 2, 2017 by the Children’s Studies Program, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University in Toronto, Canada. We eagerly anticipate receiving many wide-ranging paper and panel proposals, in either English or French, from everyone interested […]
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William Kamkwamba, author of The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, is coming to the Headquarters Library in downtown Gainesville! Learn more about how this author, engineer, and philanthropist brought electricty to his village through the power of windmills. It’s an event not to miss!
Please join us for a special screening from the acclaimed Global Girls Film Festival “Wind of Change” Wednesday, February 17th @ 4:00 […]
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Youngsters: On the Cultures of Children and Youth Inaugural Conference The Association for Research in the Cultures of Young People 20-22 October 2016 Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC Unceded Coast Salish Territory–Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam Nations Confirmed Keynotes Wendy Hui Kyong Chun (Professor, Chair of Modern Media and Culture, Brown University) Steven Bruhm (Robert and […]
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