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"Open a Door... Open a Book...
Open your Mind... to the World."
Celebration of International Children's LiteratureNovember 19, 2005
Memorial Union, Tripp Commons, Madison
Uma Krishnaswami:
Uma Krishnaswami was born in India, and now lives in the southwestern United States with her husband and son. She is the author of several books for children, including picture books (Chachaji's Cup and Monsoon), traditional story collections (The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha), readers, and a young adult novel (Naming Maya). Uma publishes with Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Children's Book Press, and Lee & Low Books. In addition, she teaches classes on writing for children through Writers on the Net (www.writers.com).Book List:
Naming Maya, 2004, Farrar Straus Giroux
Chachaji's Cup 2003, Children's Book Press. Illustrated by Soumya Sitaraman
Monsoon 2003, Farrar, Straus Giroux. Illustrated by Jamel Akib
Shower of Gold: Girls and Women in the Stories of India 1999, Linnet BooksThe Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha 1996, Linnet Books
Reading Day with Uma Krishnaswami
Governor's Mansion, Madison WIStories of the Flood 1994, Roberts Rinehart
Hello Flower 2001, Bebop Books/Lee & Low
Yoga Class 2000, Bebop Books/Lee & Low
Holi 2003, Children's Press/Grolier
Going to Kashi, in Soul Searching, edited by Lisa Rowe Fraustino, 2002, Simon & Schuster
The Gift, in Period Pieces, edited by Erzsi Deàk & Kristin Embry Litchman, 2003, HarperCollins
The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story, 2005, Lee & Low. Illustrated by Ruth JeyaveeranRecommended reads: South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora in Children's Literature
For more information, go to the author's website http://www.umakrishnaswami.com
Yuyi Morales:
Yuyi Morales was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. She is an author, artist, puppet maker, Brazilian folkdancer and former host of a Spanish-language storytelling radio show. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area, where she is completing a master's degree in creative writing at San Francisco State University.Book list:
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. Written by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Harcourt 2003.
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book. Written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Chronicle Books 2003.
Sand Sister. Written by Amanda White, illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Barefoot Books 2004.For more information, visit the author's homepage: http://www.yuyimorales.com/
Yuyi Morales and Maria Covarrubias
at Chavez Elementary School
Pegi Deitz Shea
Born and raised in New Jersey, Pegi Deitz Shea graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor of arts degree and the Evelyn Hamilton Prize for Creative Writing. The Institute of Children's Literature, for whom she's been teaching writing for years, recently made her a trainer for new writing instructors. Pegi has presented at more than 150 schools, libraries, and conferences, and is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.Book list:
The Carpet Boy's Gift (2003)
Ten Mice for Tet (2003)
Tangled Threads (2003)
The Impeachment Process (2000)
I See Me (2000)
Ekaterina Gordeeva (1999)
New Moon (1997)
The Whispering Cloth (1995)
Bungalow Fungalow (1991)
Pegi Shea signing autographs on Reading DayFor more information, visit the author's homepage: http://www.pegideitzshea.com/
Tatiana Zunshine became interested in children's books after her son Phillip was born in 1990. While reading books to him, she became fascinated by storytelling and what makes a good story. "A Little Story About a Big Turnip" is just the first of many stories she would like to tell. The rest will follow.
Tatiana Zunshine on Reading Day
