Guojing will showcase her techniques for hand drawing with pencil and pastels in her books. She is an award-winning author and illustrator based in Canada, whose books include the award-winning "The Only Child" and her current graphic novel "Oasis."

Education Room 437 (Seats 65, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelist: Guojing
Moderator: Ray Martens

Oasis JieJie and her little brother, DiDi, are living on their own in a barren desert while their mother works tirelessly to earn their admission into Oasis City. Their days are filled with weathering sandstorms and scavenging for water, but everything changes when they come across an AI-powered robot lying dormant in an abandoned junkyard. Filled with equal parts hope and suspense, Oasis tells the story of a potentially not-so-distant future that you won’t ever forget.

Center for East Asian Studies (Seats 1)
Sun, Mar 16, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Graphic Novel

Author: Guojing

Children need hope to move forward from displacement in a broken world, be it a dystopian future with robots and evacuation camps or our contemporary present of forest fires and discrimination toward immigrants. These tales captivate readers through graphic novels, novels-in-verse, and nonfiction.

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Megan E. Freeman, Guojing, Jose Pimienta, Jessica Stremer
Moderator: Loren Reyes