Caldecott-winning author
will appear at
Celebrate Children's Book Day at Sunnyside
A chance to meet Brian Selznick, Jules
Feiffer, plus dozens more;
Clifford, Bunnicula, Liz, and Biscuit will be there, too
TARRYTOWN, NY
(Sept. 5, 2008) - Brian Selznick,
winner of the prestigious 2008 Caldecott award for his The Invention of Hugo Cabret, will join Alyssa Capucilli, author of the popular Biscuit series, and Pulitzer-winning cartoonist and author Jules Feiffer at Celebrate Children's
Book Day, a one-day gala devoted to children's literature and filled with readings,
demonstrations, and book signings at Washington Irving's Sunnyside on Sunday,
Sept. 28.
The
event, which takes place from 11-5 p.m., is sponsored by Sunnyside Federal Savings and
Loan of Irvington. In all, more than 60 children's book authors and
illustrators will take part. The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of
nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott and is awarded
annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to
the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for
children.
In
addition to author appearances, costumed characters Clifford, the Big Red Dog, Bunnicula, Biscuit, and Liz, will be roaming the grounds. The
creators and stars of the legendary children's television show The Magic Garden, Carole Demas of Irvington and Paula Janis, will be
performing from 3:30-4:30.
New
faces to Book Day this year include: Hudson Talbott, author/illustrator
of United Tweets of America; Jerry Smath, author/illustrator of But
No Elephants; Jerry Craft, author/illustrator of Mama's Boyz; Leslie
Kimmelman, author of Everybody Bonjours!; Elise Broach, author
of Shakespeare's Secret; Robert Casilla, illustrator of A
Picture Book of Jackie Robinson; Ida Pearle, author/illustrator of Child's
Day; Daniel Mahoney, author/illustrator of A Really Good Snowman;
Maria Carluccio, author/illustrator of The Sounds Around Town;
and Howard Whitehouse, author of The Island of Mad Scientists.
Returning
favorites include many from Westchester County:
From Ardsley: Leslie Kimmelman, author of Everybody Bonjours!
From Bedford Hills: Katie Davis, author/illustrator of Kindergarten Rocks.
From
Chappaqua: Jean Craighead George, author of My Side
of the Mountain; Mara Van Fleet, author of Mama Loves Me; Matt Van Fleet, author/illustrator of Alphabet; and Jean Van Leeuwen,
author of the Amanda and Oliver Pig series.
From
Cold Spring: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel,
author of Glamsters; and Jean Marzollo, illustrator of the I Spy series.
From
Croton: Jerry Pinkney,
illustrator of Little
Red Riding Hood; Gloria
Pinkney, author of Daniel
and the Lord of Lions; Lloyd Moss, author of Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin; Susan Jeffers, illustrator of My Chincoteague
Pony; and Jerry Smath, author/illustratorr of Sammy Salami.
From Dobbs Ferry: Maria Carluccio, author/illustrator of The Sounds Around Town.
From Hartsdale: Eric Velasquez, illustrator of I, Matthew Hensen.
From
Hastings: Alyssa Capucilli,
author of the Biscuit series; Pat Schories, illustrator of the
Biscuit series; Ed Young, author/illustrator of Beyond the Great Mountains; Roni Schotter, author of When the Wizzy Foot
Goes Walking; Dan Greenburg,
author of The Secrets of Dripping Fang series; and J.C. Greenburg, author of Andrew Lost series.
From Mamaroneck: Charise
Mericle Harper,
author/illustrator of Just Grace.
From Ossining: Susanna Reich, author of Painting the Wild Frontier.
From Pound Ridge: Gloria Koster, author of The
Peanut-Free Café.
From Scarsdale: Bernard Most, author/illustrator of Dinosaur Cousins.
From Tarrytown: Nick Bruel,
author/illustrator of Bad Kitty Takes a Bath; and Peter Sis, author/illustrator of The
Wall.
From White Plains: Howard Fine, illustrator of Piggie Pie; and Phyllis Shalant,
author of The Great Cape Rescue.
From Yonkers: James
Howe, author of Bunnicula.
From Yorktown:
Marisabina Russo, author of Bunnies
Are Not in Their Beds.
Author
and illustrator appearances, including readings and demonstrations, will be
broken into 90-minute segments beginning at 11, 12:30, and 2. The full schedule of authors appears on www.hudsonvalley.org. Books by all of
the attending writers and illustrators will be available for purchase and
signing.
"For
kids who are readers, this is a chance to meet their ‘heroes,' the men and
women who write and illustrate the special books that they love and cherish,"
said Dina Rose Friedman of Irvington, site director at Sunnyside.
Food from Irvington-based Geordane's will be
available for picnickers.
The event is produced by Beth Vetare-Civitello and
Susan Brandes.
Admission
to Sunnyside is $12 for adults; $10 for seniors; $6 for children 5-17; and free
for children under 5 and HHV members. Tours of Irving's
house are included in the price of admission. Tickets can be purchased online: www.hudsonvalley.org.
Washington Irving's Sunnyside is at 89 West Sunnyside Lane in Tarrytown, one mile south of the Tappan Zee Bridge, off Route 9.
Historic Hudson Valley is a network of
six historic sites in Sleepy Hollow Country and the Great Estates region;
Washington Irving's Sunnyside; Kykuit, the Rockefeller estate, a historic site
of the National Trust; Philipsburg Manor; the Union Church of Pocantico Hills;
Van Cortlandt Manor; and Montgomery Place Historic Estate.
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