Listen to Children: The Jack Prelutsky Antiquarian Children's Poetry Collection
Link to Online Exhibit & Catalog
Selected from nearly 1,200 rare books donated by award-winning author and inaugural U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky to the Children’s Poetry Collections at Western Libraries, the material in this exhibition spans two hundred and fifty years in the history of poetry for the young and young at heart. Topical themes include didactic poetry, Mother Goose, nature, nonsense verse for children and adults, imaginary voyages, illustration, and moveable books. The exhibit also looks at how poetry has been used to introduce children to history and current events.
Nikki Grimes comes to WWU as part of our Compass to Campus Program!
Sharing her Coretta Scott Honor book Words with Wings and encouraging kids to take flight.
An Imaginary Library: Children’s Books That Do Not (Yet) Exist was an exhibit of original art by 72 illustrators from 30 countries. The exhibit came to WWU from Chicago, having been staged already in Japan, Greece, and Iran. This was the last stop, and the only West Coast venue, before the exhibit returned to Germany. The exhibit was on display February-April, 2010. For detailed information about the exhibit and the project, click on the link below.
Poetry & Young People:
Saturday, Sept 28, 2024
9:00AM - 12:30PM
Western Libraries - Western Washington University
From nursery rhymes to spoken word - young people love poetry! Come and be inspired, learn new strategies, and consider the possibilities of poetry. The exhibit, Listen To Children: The Jack Prelutsky Antiquarian Poetry Collection is currently on display in the Western Libraries Special Collections. A complimentary print catalogue is included with registration along with poetry book give-aways, curriculum, and posters!
Clock Hours: 3 clock hours available.
Schedule
9:00 - 9:30 - Check-In & Coffee/Tea, Muffins, Fruit
9:30 - 9:40 - Welcome
9:45 - 12:10 - Forty-minute sessions: attendees divided into three groups and rotating through all sessions:
Location - Western Libraries Reading Room and Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Parking - Use the WWU Parking App to park for $2.35/hr. Spaces are available for purchase in 6V (Viking Union), 9G (Carver Gym), 11G (Fine & Performing Arts). The C Lot off Bill McDonald Pkwy is free - factor in a 10 minute walk through campus to the library: Parking Lot Map. Street parking is available in neighborhoods around campus. There is no shuttle service for the workshop. Accessible parking is available near the library with a placard.
In Cecilia's Garden, created by Julia Clifford.
From the Artist's statement: "Cecilia's Garden is a story about grief and hope. It is in honor and tribute to all who serve our country, from the soldier who rises to the call to duty, to the family members who support that soldier, to the lone bicycler who exercises his freedom of speech with his bicycle and a single sign that says PEACE."
This fabulous BIG book will intrigue you and capture your imagination; be sure to stop by the library to flip through the pages and enjoy this magical journey. In Cecilia's Garden was on display in the Library Skybridge to coincide with the Children's Literature Conference, 2011
[Images by Heather Dalzell, Western Libraries]
Go to the box below to watch a timelapse video of artist Julia Clifford painting this seven foot tall sculpture picture book.
Artist Julia Clifford timelapse painting In Cecilia's Garden: