2008 CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE
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"The Power of Three: Children's Literature in English, Education, and Library Science"
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Kansas State Student Union

Keynote Speaker
STEPHEN JOHNSON
Author/Illustrator

Photo from harcourtbooks.com

Call For Papers

Lodging

Dining

Directions

Enjoying Manhattan

Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Beach Museum of Art

Strecker-Nelson Art Gallery

The Sunset Zoo

Sponsored by K-State's Children's and Adolescent Literature Community and the Department of English, this one-day conference offers an opportunity for students, librarians, k-12 teachers, and college and university faculty to share perspectives on children's literature. The conference will feature speakers representing three ways of experiencing children's literature--Education, English, and Library Science--and a keynote presntation by Stephen Johnson.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

9:30am,
Union Little Theatre

ENGLISH SESSION
"Constructing Men, Women, and Heroes in Children's Novels"

*Cara Langston, Graduate Student at KSU
"Alternate Versions of Masculinity in Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows"
*Terri Engnoth, Graduate Student at KSU -
"The Staging of the Happy Home: Housewifery in Alcott’s Little Women"
*Russell Keck, Graduate Student at KSU -
"Sands of the Dead: Homer’s Underworld in Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea"

10:30am,
Union Little Theatre

EDUCATION SESSION

*Dr. Marjorie Hancock, Professor of Elementary Education
"Why Literature in Literacy?" and "Children's Literature in Graduate Courses"
*Dr. Lotta Larson, Instructor of Elementary Education
"Children's Literature in Language Arts Methods"
*Dr. Laurie Curtis, Instructor of Elementary Education
"Children's Literature in Reading Methods"

11:30am,
Union Little Theatre

LIBRARY SESSION

*Bill Hiles, Library Media Specialist at Hocker Grove Middle School -
"Book, Line, and Sinker: How to Lure Reluctant Readers"

12:30pm

BREAK FOR LUNCH on own

2:00pm,
Union Little Theatre

KEYNOTE SESSION
Stephen Johnson, author/illustrator/artist
"Generating Children's Books: The Artist's Perspective"
Session followed by book signing, 3:00-3:30pm

3:30pm,
Beach Art Museum

CONCLUDING SESSION
Informal tour of Johnson's "Alphabet Soup" exhibit