Tucson Festival of Books | Jeanne Gilliam Fain

Jeanne Gilliam Fain (she/her/hers)

Jeanne Gilliam Fain is a professor of multilingual learning and literacy at Lipscomb University with a focus on literacy, literature, and language study in K-12 classrooms. She is the chair of Notable Books for a Global Society, an award committee.

Scheduled events:

Notable Books for a Global Society

Explore the new 2024 books from the Notable Books in a Global Society award list. The books will be introduced and then set up in browsing stations.

Education Room 333: Parent Educator (Seats 44, Wheelchair accessible)

Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)

Panelists: Jeanne Gilliam Fain, Ruth McKoy Lowery
Moderator: Ernestina Vigil

The Ups and Downs of Life: Connections that Matter

Life is often a series of ups and downs in relationships as children navigate friendship, obstacles, apologies and loss. Three bestselling authors talk about their new Heartfelt picturebooks in which characters face these issues with determination and avoidance as they make connections with others in their lives.

Education Room 351 (Seats 46, Wheelchair accessible)

Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)

Panelists: Kyle Lukoff, Laura Numeroff, Bob Shea
Moderator: Jeanne Gilliam Fain