North Texas Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' own superstar writers and Illustrators can be found on the 2nd Floor at the Dallas Book Festival! You can also donate a book for DIA #NTXSCBWIsupportsDIA!
Here's Saturday's line-up:
2nd Floor
Craft Area
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Join the Dallas Museum of Art for craft activities celebrating the work of bestselling children's author Eric Litwin, creator of the Pete the Cat series.
Community Partner: Dallas Museum of Art
Kahn Pavilion
10:00 to 10:50 am
Nurturing Nature in our Next Generation
Experts from the field of science and nature, Amanda Stone Norton, Melody Alcazar, and Melissa Paschke, will discuss ways that parents, teachers and other adults can help foster a deep appreciation and love for nature in the next generation. Panelists will elaborate on successes and challenges in this field, and provide examples for ways in which Texas has taken the lead on reversing the "nature deficit" in our country. Moderated by Haily Summerford.
11:00 to 11:20 am
Storytime with Amanda Stone Norton, picture book author of Muddy Madeleine Meets an Arach A Doo
11:45 to Noon
Storytime with Penny Parker Klostermann, picture book author of There was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed A Knight.
Noon to 12:15 pm
Storytime with Jan Peck picture book author of Way Out West on My Little Pony.
12:15 to 12:30 pm
Storytime with Patricia Vermillion, picture book author of Hound Dawg.
12:30 to 12:45 pm
Storytime with Terry Widener, children's book illustrator of My Name is James Madison Hemings
12:45 to 1:00 pm
Telling True Stories: The Art of Nonfiction for Young People with Karen Blumenthal, middle grade and young adult author of Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History.
1:00 to 1:15 pm
WWII Presentation with Christine Kohler, Young Adult author of No Surrender Soldier.
1:15 to 1:30 pm
Storytime and Sign Language Demonstration with Nancy Churnin, picture book author of The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game.
1:30 to 1:45 pm
Writing Diverse Books from a Cultural Perspective with Bettina Restrepo, author of Illegal and Moose and Magpie.
1:45 to 2:00 pm
Bilingual storytime with Cynthia Wildridge, children's book author of Bun E. Learns to Count in French.
2:00 to 2:15 pm
Storytime and Reading Activity with Kena Sosa, children's book author of Rey Antonio and Rey Feo: A San Antonio Fiesta Story.
2:15 to 2:30 pm
Storytime with Belinda Mays, children's book author of My Amazing Dad and 7 Days with Daddy.
2:30 to 2:45 pm
Storytime with Becky Villareal, children's book author of Gianna the Great
2:45 to 3:00 pm
Storytime and Poetry Reading with Jennifer Cole Judd, picture book author of Circus Train.
3:00 to 3:15 pm
Storytime and Illustration presentation with Rose Pova, picture book illustrator.
4:15 to 5:00 pm
Storytime with Wade Smith
The former Houston Texan player and Lake Highlands High School graduate will read from his brand-new picture book Smitty Tackles Bullying, a follow-up to his first book, Smitty Hits the Play Books. Wade will discuss his passion for reading as well as tell the story of growing up as child learning to balance football and reading.
Siddie Joe Johnson Room
10:00 to 10:50 am
Storytellers Without Borders
Meet student journalists participating in the Knight Foundation-funded project Storytellers Without Borders, a partnership with The Dallas Morning News and Dallas Public Library. Moderated by project coordinator Lauren Smart.
11:00 to 11:50 am
Writing and Illustrating Children's Books with authors Penny Parker Klostermann, Jan Peck and Jennifer Judd; and illustrators Terry Widener and Korey Scott.
Community Partner: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators: SCBWI
Noon to 12:50 pm
YA Poetry Writing Workshop with Renée Watson
1:00 to 1:50 pm
Author Talk: Mike Miller
Meet Mike Miller, author of Texas On Ice: Early Strides to Pro Hockey and learn about the unlikely birth of Texas hockey in San Antonio, the stories of the earliest ice rinks, teams, and personalities behind the early teams, and chronicles the first season of professional ice hockey in Texas.
2:00 to 2:50 pm
What Were Children Reading 100 Years Ago?
Go back in time to learn what children were reading 100 years ago with Dr. Sylvia Vardell.
3:00 to 3:30 pm
Storytime with the Seameyers
Listen to authors Kay and Rudy Seameyer read from their newest book The Last Train Out
4:00 to 4:50 pm
Black Artivism: Raising Awareness Through Art
Join us for a discussion with authors Rickie Clark, LyTisa Green, Keith Thomas Walker, Renée Watson, and local teens about using their writing to raise awareness on issues such as police brutality, depression and more. They will also discuss how using artistic talents can be a form of therapy to help young people cope with everyday issues.
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