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Diverse Voices in Latinx Children's Literature
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Bank Street College of Education 610 West 112th Street New York, NY 10025
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Description
Mini-conference, Diverse Voices in Latinx Children’s Literature
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Tabas Auditorium, Bank Street College
$55.00
For Adults
9:00 – 9:30
Breakfast and Registration
9:30 – 9:45
Opening Remarks:
Loida Garcia-Febo, President, American Library Association
9:45 – 10:30
Fantasy and Illustration in Graphic Novels and Comics
Raúl the Third, Lowriders Blast from the Past
Liniers Macanudo, Buenas Noches Planeta
Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, La Borinqueña
Moderator: Shelley Diaz, School Library Journal
10:30 – 11:20
Elevating Our Heroes Through Picture Books
Duncan Tonatiuh, Danza! Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México
Raul Colón, Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote
Eric Velasquez, Schomburg: The Man Who Built the Library
Anika Aldamuy Denise, Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and StoryTeller Pura Belpré
Rudy Gutierrez, Carlos Santana: Sound of the Heart, Song of the World
Moderator: Sonia Rodriguez, LaGuardia Community College
11:20– 12:20
Break
Lunch on Your Own
Book Sales
11:45
Author, Book Signing Begins
12:20 – 1:10
Soy yo: Developing Identities & Relationships in Latinx Coming-of-Age Stories
Pablo Cartaya, Marcus Vega Does n’t Speak Spanish
Emma Otheguy, Silver Meadows Summer (tentative)
Angela Dominguez, Stella Diaz Has Something to Say
Hilda Eunice Burgos, Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
Aida Salazar, The Moon Within
Moderator: Carla España, Hunter College
1:10 - 1:30
Keynote: Duncan Tonatiuh
1:30 - 2:00
Authors Signing