Join a celebration of Robert McCloskey and his classic picture book "Make Way for Ducklings." Emma Bland Smith gives a behind-the-scenes look at how McCloskey worked to get the illustrations right for the book. The session also involves an exploration of the relevancy of this book for today's children and a look at other McCloskey picture books.

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 4, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Children / Teens
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelist: Emma Bland Smith
Moderator: Marilyn Carpenter

Many new fiction and nonfiction children's books include extensive back matter that include explanations about the content, descriptions of research and illustrating processes, maps, charts, sources and epilogues. This trend has the potential to deepen and extend a reader's experience and helps readers explore the interpretive act of writing even in a nonfiction text.

Education Room 333 (Seats 44, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 4, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Children / Teens
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Alice Faye Duncan, Cat Winters, Emma Bland Smith
Moderator: Lisa Morris-Wilkey

Research plays a critical role in biographies, but when the information is difficult to locate, authors have a more difficult task in order to construct an engaging factual story about that person's life. Three authors will share their process of research and their struggles to unearth the past as well how these strategies might be used in classrooms to engage students in research.

Education Room 351 (Seats 46, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 5, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Children / Teens
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Lisa Gerin, Cat Winters, Emma Bland Smith
Moderator: Jose Arizpe