We can’t wait to see you at the American Library Association Annual Conference next week in Chicago, IL at McCormick Place! Visit us at Booth #3322 for giveaways & signings. Mark your calendars for this line-up of incredible kidlit programming, too.
Catch Up with Your Favorite Creators!
SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CYNTHIA WEILL at the Field Museum for A Celebration of Oaxacan Folk Art and Artisans. [1400 S Lake Shore Drive. RSVP required]
10:00 – 11:00 AM ADRIANA M. GARCIA & XELENA GONZÁLEZ signing 2023 Pura Belpré Award Winner for Illustration Where Wonder Grows and Donde las maravillas crecen
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM JOAN SCHOETTLER signing picture book Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth
1:00 – 2:00 PM CYNTHIA WEILL signing picture book Mi familia calaca / My Skeleton Family
1:30–2:20 PM MAGDALENA MORA, CLAUDIA GUADALUPE MARTÍNEZ, ADRIANA M. GARCIA & XELENA GONZÁLEZ speaking on Celebrando Nuestra Latinidad: A Conversation with Award-Winning Latine Creators [Diversity in Publishing Stage in Exhibit Hall— Booth 5240]
2:30 – 3:30 PM MAGDALENA MORA & CLAUDIA GUADALUPE MARTÍNEZ signing 2023 Pura Belpré Award Honor Book for Illustration Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando
SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH
10:00 –11:00 AM PATTY CISNEROS PREVO signing picture book Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes
10:50–11:20 AM TRACY OCCOMY CROWDER speaking at the Lee & Low Books 2023 Book Buzz [Book Buzz Theater in Exhibit Hall— Booth 5226]
11:30 AM–12:30 PM TRACY OCCOMY CROWDER signing ARCs of Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key
1:00–2:00 PM FRANK MORRISON signing picture book Breaking to the Beat!
1:00–3:00 PM ADRIANA M. GARCIA & MAGDALENA MORA at the Pura Belpré Celebración [Red Lacquer Room at the Palmer House]
1:30–2:20 PM PATTY CISNEROS PREVO speaking on Tenacious: Disability Representation in Sports & Books [Chapter One Stage in Exhibit Hall — Booth 1342]
ARC Giveaways
Come by & grab an ARC of these upcoming Fall 2023 titles!
The Longest Night in Egypt: The Shadow Prince Book #2 by David Anthony Durham (Middle Grade): The Shadow Prince saga continues as Ash and his heroic friends rush to save Ra from the belly of Apep and bring light back to an Egypt that has been plunged into darkness.
When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Qureshi (Young Adult): In this searing contemporary YA novel from new voice Aamna Qureshi, a Muslim teen runs away from home only to find herself on a breathtaking journey of healing, self-love, and hope.
