
BookFest @ Bank Street 2018
Date and time
Location
Bank Street College of Education
610 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
United States
Refund policy
Refunds up to 1 day before event
Description
The Center for Children's Literature at Bank Street College is thrilled to announce the program for the 47th annual BookFest! This will be BookFest's 9th year at Bank Street. Our keynote speaker will be the delightful and very funny Newbery Honor winner, Adam Gidwitz, author of The Inquisitor's Tale: Or the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog.
Schedule of Events
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Registration, light breakfast and coffee
9:30 – 9:35/Auditorium
Welcome Remarks
Cynthia Weill, Director, Center for Children’s Literature
Bank Street College of Education
9:35 – 10:25 am/Auditorium
Collaborative Couples in Kid Lit
Candace Fleming and Eric Rohman, Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen
Pete Parnell and Justin Richardson, And Tango Makes Three
Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson, We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
Moderator: Shelley Diaz, School Library Journal
10:25 – 11:15/Auditorium
Authors/Illustrators: How Does Working with Children Impact Practice?
Adam Gidwitz, The Unicorn Rescue Society series
Rita Williams Garcia, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
Kat Yeh, The Way to BEA
Stephen Savage, Little Plane Learns to Write
Moderator: Emma Otheguy, Ph.D. Children’s Book Author
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 – 11:50 a.m./Auditorium
Writing Boxes: The Reading/Writing Connection for Supporting Literacy in the Library
Lisa Von Drasek, Curator, Kerlan Collection, University of Minnesota
11:50 – 12:50/Classrooms
(Participants are kindly requested to read all of the work listed for their book discussion session in advance of BookFest.)
12:50 – 1:45 pm/Cafeteria
Pick up Lunch, dine in the cafeteria or lobby
Lunchtime Autographing Session in the lobby
1:45 – 2:35/Auditorium
Bringing the Real World to Life! Illustration in Informational Books
John Parra, Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos
Roxie Munro, Rodent Rascals
Melissa Sweet, Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White
Maira Kalman, Bold and Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote
Zeke Peña, Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide
Moderator: Gillian Engberg, Children’s Literature Consultant
2:30 – 3:00/Auditorium
Closing Keynote
Adam Gidwitz, The Unicorn Rescue Society series
3:00 – 4:00/Lobby
Autographing Session
Books for sale from the Bank Street Book Store
KidLit TV will livestream this event.