Those
of you who attended last year's workshop will remember the fantastic
day -- full of wonderful insights and readings by the award winning
authors who were gathered with us in Madison: Ibtisam Barakat, Tololwa
Mollel, Kyoko Mori, and Suzanne Fisher Staples. This year the following
authors have confirmed participation in the workshop:
Lulu
Delacre, Ji-Li Jiang, Rukshana Khan and Serpil Ural
The International
Children's Literature Day will be an all-day interactive workshop for
K-12 educators, librarians, and children's literature enthusiasts, with
an aim to internationalize statewide reading curriculum. This event
is being coordinated by the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium
(WIOC) and co-sponsored by Friends of International Education, Inc.
For
more information call 608-262-9224 or email Rachel
Weiss