Join us July 14 for School Library Journals second annual SLJ Picture Book Palooza, an all-day, free virtual celebration of authors and artists dedicated to the visual dance and extraordinary craft of picture books! Come for a day packed with keynotes, author panels, and illustrator spotlights with visionary creators.
Visit the exhibit hall, chat with authors and the fabulous Penguin School & Library Marketing team, download digital galleys of picture books, get FREE picture book resources, and more! Register for the FREE event here. Below we have a special sneak preview of what we’ll have going on at this year’s event!
11:05 – 11:55 AM ET | Lives and Legacies Lives in art and activism are spotlighted in these picture book tributes by new and award-winning authors.
Tonya Bolden, Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book (HarperCollins Children’s) Emily Hughes, The Snail (Chronicle) Suma Subramaniam, She Sang for India (Macmillan Children’s) Ria Thundercloud, Finding My Dance (Penguin Young Readers)
11:05 – 11:55 AM ET | People and Places: Who We Are A selection of new picture books that address identity and individuality while celebrating our connections and commonalities.
Brooke Boynton-Hughes, Heart String (Chronicle) Matt de la Peña, Patchwork (Penguin Young Readers), Mark Majewski, Butterfly Child (HarperCollins Children’s) Bao Phi, You Are Life (Capstone) Esmé Shapiro, My Self, Your Self (Tundra)
11:05 – 11:55 AM ET | Picture Perfect Illustrators working in various media discuss their considerations and challenges when approaching a picture book manuscript.
Richard Cowdrey, illus., Fiona, Love at the Zoo (Zondervan) AG Ford, Illus., Me & Muhammad Ali (Penguin Young Readers), Laura Park, illus., Digestion! The Musical (Chronicle) Miki Sato, illus., While You Sleep (Pajama Press) Dan Yaccarino, author and illus., City Under the City (Astra Books)
3:30 – 4:20 PM ET | It’s Back to School New outfits, new friends, new worries – and lucky pencils!
Vera Ahiyya, KINDergarten (Random House Children’s Books) Keah Brown, Sam’s Super Seats (Penguin Young Readers), Maggie P. Chang, Geraldine Pu and Her Lucky Pencil, Too! (Simon & Schuster) Madison Moore, Bonnie’s New Old Outfit (Albert Whitman)
AND A SNEAK PREVIEW AT OUR BOOTH!!
