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2020/2021

Free SLJ Webcast

Panel: Math, Diversity, and the Power of Storytelling 

Grace Lin, Ana Crespo, Julie Roach, Marlene Kliman, and Alyssa Mito Pusey

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Available on demand here.

SLJ Day of Dialogue

Panel: Chat with the Creators

Ana Crespo, Natasha Yim, Sara Levine, Marlene Kliman, and Alyssa Mito Pusey

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Virtual Storytime/Book Launch

Second Star to the Right Books

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Storytelling Math Symposium

Panel: #OwnVoices in KidLit Stories

Ana Crespo, Natasha Yim, Rajani LaRocca, and Karen Boss

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Virtual Storytime/Instagram Take-Over

Belmont Books

Saturday, November 7, 2020

Watch here.

SCBWI Quarantine Book-a-Palooza

Second Star to the Right

Panel: Picture Books

Ana Crespo, Dow Phumiruk, AJ Irving, Jolene Gutierrez, and Carmela LaVigna Coyle

Saturday, October 7, 2020

2019/2020

McMeen Elementary*

Presentation: THE SOCK THIEF: A SOCCER STORY (for 1st graders)

Thursday, August 29, 2019

10:00am to 11:00am

CCIRA 2020 Conference (Open to registered attendees only)

Faculty

Presentation: MATH AND REPRESENTATION IN BOOKS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

Denver Marriott Tech Center
4900 S. Syracuse St.

Denver, CO 80237

Thursday, February 6, 2020

2018/2019

RMC-SCBWI Letters & Lines Conference (Open to registered attendees only)

Faculty

Marriott Denver West
1717 Denver West Blvd

Golden, CO 80401

Saturday, September 22 to Sunday, September 23, 2018

2nd Annual BookBar's Children Literacy Fest

Book Signing

BookBar Denver
4280 Tennyson St.

Denver, CO 80212

Saturday, October 20, 2018

10:30 to 11:30am

 

Read Aloud Appreciation Dinner (Invitation required)

Keynote Speaker

Sam Gary Branch Library

2961 Roslyn St

Denver, CO 80238

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

6 to 8pm

2017/2018

Island Library

Preschool Storytime (ages 0-5)
5701 Marina Drive 
Holmes Beach, FL 34217

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

10:00am to 11:00am

Pikes Peak PEN Women

Monthly Luncheon Event (Registration and fee required)
PRESENTATION: FROM IDEA TO PICTURE BOOK (AND THE OBSTACLES IN THE WAY)

Community Room at McKenzie Place

1605 Elm Creek View
Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Saturday, September 9

11:00am to 1:00pm

Ashley Elementary*

Presentation: THE SOCK THIEF: A SOCCER STORY (for 1st graders)

Thursday, October 19, 2017

9:30am to 10:45am

Denver Children's Author Salon

Second Star to the Right Children's Books

4353 Tennyson St

Denver, CO 80212

PANEL - BILINGUAL WRITING

Sunday, November 05, 2017

1:00pm to 3:00pm

Once Upon a Time... (Colorado Children's Books Writers and Illustrators Exhibit)

PRESENTATION: FROM IDEA TO PICTURE BOOK (AND THE OBSTACLES IN THE WAY)

Canyon Gallery, Boulder Public Library

1001 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, Colorado 80302

Saturday, November 18

12:00pm to 1:00pm

CCIRA 2018 Conference (Open to registered participants only)

One of the authors in: SPEED-DATING WITH COLORADO AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS, organized by Rondi Frieder

Denver Marriott Tech Center

Blanca Peak Room

4900 S Syracuse St, 

Denver, CO 80237

Friday, February 9

2:45pm to 4:45pm

ALA MIDWINTER 2018 (Open to registered participants only)

Book Signing

Colorado Convention Center

Albert Whitman Booth #1115

700 14th St, 

Denver, CO 80202

Saturday, February 10

11am to 12pm

ONE WORLD, MANY STORIES

Reading and Book Signing

Second Star to the Right Children's Books

4353 Tennyson St

Denver, CO 80212

Saturday, May 5

10:30am to 11:30am

2016/2017

SCBWI Southern Colorado Connect & Critique

Library 21c, Ent Conference Room

1175 Chapel Hills Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Presentation:  Illustration-driven Stories for Writers: How to Write with Illustrations in Mind (for authors)

Sunday, August 28, 2016

1:30pm to 2:30pm

Bookbar Denver

4280 Tennyson Street, Denver, CO 80212

Reading and Signing

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

4:30pm

Northern Hills Elementary School (Virtual Visit)

Presentation: Reading of THE SOCK THIEF: A SOCCER STORY and the Brazilian Culture

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Bear Creek Elementary School

Presentation: The Legend of the Victoria Regis (for 2nd graders) and THE SOCK THIEF: A SOCCER STORY (for 1st graders)

Thursday, March 2, 2017

9:00am to 11:00am

American Library Association Annual Summer Conference (conference participants only)

McCormick Place

2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616

Book signing (@Albert Whitman & Company's booth #3520)

Saturday, June 24, 2017

1pm to 2pm

2015-2016

Fremont Elementary School*

Colorado Springs, CO

Presentation:  The Making of The Sock Thief (for students 1-2)

Friday, October 23, 2015

9:45am to 12:45pm

Penrose Library (PPLD)

20 N Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Presentation:  The Making of The Sock Thief & Other Books

Saturday, November 14, 2015

3:00pm

 

Public Libraries Association Annual Conference

Colorado Convention Center

14th St. Denver, CO 80202, Booth# 442

Book Signing

Thursday, April 7, 2016

3:15pm to 4:15pm

 

Mountain of Authors

Library 21C

1175 Chapel Hills Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Book Sales and Signing

Saturday, April 23, 2016

11:00am to 5:00pm

 

Piñon Valley Elementary School

Colorado Springs, CO

Varied Presentations to K-3

Wednesday, May 4, 2016
9am to 12:00pm

5:30pm to 7:30pm (Signing)

 

Book Expo America & Book Con

McCormick Place

2301 S. King Dr., Chicago, Illinois 60616 (Booth# TBD)

Book Signing

Friday, May 13, 2016
11:00am to 12:00pm

 

Week of Writing Retreat

1788 Highway 356, Helen, GA 30545

Faculty

Sunday, July 17 to Saturday, July 23, 2016

2014-2015

CCIRA (at the SCBWI booth)

Denver Marriott Tech Center

4900 S Syracuse St  Denver, CO 80237

Book signing

Friday, February 6, 2015

2pm to 4pm

 

Mountain Vista Community School*

Colorado Springs, CO

Presentation:  The Making of The Sock Thief (for students PK-3)

Thursday, March 19, 2015

8:30am to 3:30pm

 

Mountain of Authors

Library 21c

1175 Chapel Hills Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Book sales and signing.

Saturday, April 04, 2015

Noon to 6pm

 

Barnes and Noble Book Fair (Educator Appreciation Week)

(Teachers have a 25% discount on any purchase.)

Barnes & Noble Briargate

1565 Briargate Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Book reading and signing. (The store will donate part of the proceeds to a local elementary school.)

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

6pm to 8pm

 

Texas Library Association Conference (for conference participants only)

Austin Convention Center

500 E. Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas 78701

Book signing (Albert Whitman & Company, booth #1460)

Thursday, April 16, 2015

11am to 12pm

 

SCBWI Southern Colorado Schmooze

Library 21c, Ent Conference Room

1175 Chapel Hills Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Presentation:  The Making of THE SOCK THIEF (for authors)

Sunday, April 19, 2015

1pm to 4pm (presentation will start at 1pm and last for about an hour)

 

Monterey Elementary School*

Colorado Springs, CO

Presentation:  The Making of THE SOCK THIEF (for 2nd graders)

Monday, April 20, 2015

8:30am to noon

 

Barnes & Noble Book Fair

Barnes & Noble Briargate

1565 Briargate Blvd.

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

Book reading and signing.  (The store will donate part of the proceeds to a local elementary school.)

Thursday, May 21, 2015

5pm

 

Viewpoint Books (2 events)

548 Washington St., Columbus, IN 47201

Book reading and signing

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 (RSVP not required)

5pm to 6pm

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 (RSVP not required)

10am to 11am

 

Wood County Public Library

Story Time

251 N. Main St., Bowling Green, OH 43402

Book reading

Sunday, June 7, 2015

1:30pm

 

Grounds for Thought

174 S. Main St., Bowling Green, OH 43402

Book signing

Sunday, June 7, 2015

2:30pm

American Library Association Annual Summer Conference (for conference participants only)

Moscone Center

747 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103

Book signing (@Albert Whitman & Company's booth)

Saturday, June 27, 2015

1pm to 2pm

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