Announcements

UTAH CHILDREN'S WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS

Announcement List--October 9, 2002


CONGRATULATIONS!

To Mark Buehner, whose book CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE MORNING has just won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award. His art from CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE MORNING and THIS FIRST THANKSGIVING DAY will also appear in the Society of Illustrator's Show


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NEW BOOKS

from Randall Wright, A HUNDRED DAYS FROM HOME, Holt, young adult.

from Kim Williams-Justesen, NAPOLEON AND THE NAPOLEONIC EMPIRE IN WORLD HISTORY, Enslow, non-fiction.

from Mark Buehner, CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE MORNING, HarperCollins, picture book, text by Pearl S. Buck.

from Rick Walton, QUACKING UP! WACKY JOKES FOR FEATHERED FOLKS, Walker Books, London. It's a tie-in to a Universal Studios cartoon series, SITTING DUCKS, which is broadcast abroad but not yet in the U.S.

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COMING SOON

November
from Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson, book 11 in their National Parks Mystery series.

January, 2003
from Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson, book 12 in their National Parks Mystery series.
from Mette Harrison, THE MONSTER IN ME, Holiday House, middle grade.

Spring, 2003
from Michael Tunnell, THE PRYDAIN COMPANION, a guide to Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles, Henry Holt.

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RECENT SALES

Rick Walton, a picture book, SUDDENLY ALLIGATOR, to Gibbs Smith.

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APPEARANCES AND EVENTS

October 18--Randall Wright will be doing a reading at BYU, noon, as part of the BYU English Department Reading Series.

October 18--Ken Baker will be reading at Grandview Elementary.

October 19--Ken Baker will be doing a reading and signing at the Orem Barnes & Noble at 11am and 1pm.

October 19--Randall Wright will be signing at the Orem Barnes & Noble at 2 pm.

October 19--Ron Woods will be a guest author at the UCTE conference.

October 23-26--Ron Woods will be doing a speaking tour of seven Wyoming schools and libraries.

October 25--Children's Literature Review Group, BYU Harold B. Lee Library, Farnsworth Juvenile Literature Library's Review Room, 4:00 pm.

October 25-26--The Dollhouse Festival, at the Provo Marriott, will raise money for the Utah County Children's Justice Center.

October 26--Ron Woods, Ann Cannon, and Randall Wright will be signing at Bear River Books in Evanston, Wyoming, from 2-5 pm.

October 26--Rick Walton will be speaking to CLAU (The Children's Literature Association of Utah) from 10-noon at the American Fork Library. Rick will present a slide presentation, discuss writing ideas, and enlighten everyone about his new books. The presentation will be for both adults and children. CLAU will also have all Beehive nominee book on display a well a a variety of Rick's books. Refreshments, free balloons, drawings for books.

October 28--Ken Baker will be doing storytime at the Red Leaf bookstore in Springville, 7-8 pm.

November 1--Randall Wright will be presenting at the Utah IRA.

November 2--Laurel Brady, Ron Woods, Rick Walton and other local children's writers will be among the presenters at the AML (Association of Mormon Letters) workshop at Thanksgiving Point. For more information go to www.wwno.com/aml.htm.

November 3--Randall Wright will be signing at the Kids Center, Tucson, Arizona, 1:30 pm.

November 4--Children's Literature Review Group, Annual Christmas Booktalk, BYU Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

November 5--Randall Wright will be visiting Naylor Middle School, Tucson, Arizona, and will be guest at a Teachers Tea at the Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe.

November 8--Ken Baker will be visiting Pendergast Elementary in Phoenix, Arizona.

November 14-15--Ron Woods will be making school and library presentations in Idaho, including Horseshoe Bend, the setting of THE HERO.

November 16--Randall Wright will be signing at Borders in Murray at 1:00 pm.

November 18--Randall Wright will be telling stories at the Orem Public Library, 7:00 pm.

November 21--Ken Baker will be doing a book signing and reading at the Fort Union Barnes & Noble.

November 21-26, 2002--National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia.

November 23--Randall Wright will be signing at Borders in Provo, at 1:00 pm.

November 27--Julie Olson will be doing school visits at Evansville, IN.

November 30--Rick Walton will be reading at the Randall Museum in San Francisco, 11:30 am.

December 6--Children's Literature Review Group, Annual Christmas Book Bash (bring treats and favorite Christmas titles and your personal pick for the Newbery and Caldecott 2003--must be a title with 2002 copyright date). BYU Harold B. Lee Library, Farnsworth Juvenile Literature Library's Review Room, 4:00 pm.

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REVIEWS

for HERD OF COWS, FLOCK OF SHEEP, written by Rick Walton, illustrated by Julie Olson...
"Olson's illustrations flow right along with the story's action. In fact, youngsters will be able to 'read' the whole story by following the brightly colored paintings and will find new details with each viewing. Reading this book aloud will create a cacophony of animal sounds that will reverberate throughout the library. Walton has once again had fun with language--this time with "group" vocabulary. An enjoyable selection." Carolyn Janssen, in SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, Sept. 2002, p. 208.

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LOOKING WAY AHEAD

February 13-15, 2003--Life, the Universe, & Everything XXI, BYU, http://humanities.byu.edu/ltue.

March 21/22, 2003--UVSC Children's Literature Conference.

May 4-8, 2003--International Reading Association, Orlando, Florida.

May 23-25, 2003--Conduit 13: Salt Lake's Science Fiction Weekend.

May 30-June 1, 2003--Book Expo America, Los Angeles.

June 19-25, 2003--American Library Association annual conference, Toronto, Canada.

July 7-11, 2003--BYU Writing for Young Readers Workshop.

July 18-19, 2003--BYU Books for Young Readers Symposium--Guests include Bethanne Anderson, Franny Billingsley, Susan Fletcher, Russell Freedman, David Small, Laurence Yep.

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