MARCH 14
Tucson Festival of Books
Panel: Writing & Illustrating Easy-to-read Books
(with Lucy Penner and Lynne Avril)
APRIL 26
IRA (Chicago)
1-2 Panel: How Research Intensifies Reading: Authors and Illustrators Talk About the Importance of Research in Putting Flesh on the Bare Bones of Fact
(with Larry Brimner, Juanita Havill, and Helen Foster James)
JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 1
Kindling Words Author/Illustrator/Editor Retreat
The Inn at Essex, VT
FEBRUARY 11
School Visit
Tucson Hebrew Academy
Tucson, AZ
MARCH 11
11:30 Chautauqua presentation of Eulalia Bourne
Tempe Public Library
Tempe, AZ
MARCH 15
Tucson Festival of Books
1-2 “Bring On The Rain” a workshop for children
(with Judi Moreillon and Roni Capin-Ashford Rivera)
University of Arizona, Tucson
APRIL 16
School Visit
Manzanita School
Tucson, AZ
APRIL 21
6-8 pm
Book Fair
Manzanita School
Tucson, AZ
SEPT 5-30
Exhibition of original illustrations for
At Home in a New Land
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
SEPT 16
2-5 (right after the smörgåsbord!)
Book Signing:
The Long Way to a New Land
The Long Way Westward
At Home in a New Land
Books available in English & Swedish
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN
SEPT 17
School Visit
4th and 5th graders
Bancroft School
Minneapolis, MN
SEPT 18
Talk
11:15-12:30 (free and open to the public)
Writing and Illustrating Historic Fiction
for Children
Kerlan Collection/CLRC
Andersen Library Room 120
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
OCT 27
Presentation
1:00
Immigration Is Nothing New:
Presenting Immigration to Young Children Using Literature
Arizona Reading Association
Casa Grande, AZ
NOV 2
Friday evening
IBBY Regional Conference
Author/Illustrator Roundtables
Westward Look Resort
Tucson, AZ
NOV 8
School Visit
Grades K-6
Agua Caliente School
Tucson, AZ
NOV 14
Presentation
4-5
Celebrating our Diverse Backgrounds:
Books for Young Children about Immigration
Arizona Library Association
Mesa Convention Center
Mesa, AZ
NOV 18
Signing
At Home in a New Land
2-3:30
Kids Center
Tucson, AZ
