An Evening with Sid Fleischman

Newbery medalist Sid Fleischman will discuss his latest book, The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West on Friday, March 13, 2009 at 6 pm, in the Residence Dining Hall on Fresno State campus. 

This event, co-sponsored by ANCA, the Arne Nixon Center Advocates, the Friends of the Henry Madden Library, and the Fresno County Public Library, is part of “The Big Read” program series, which this year focuses on The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Mr. Fleischman’s books will be available for sale and autographing after the discussion. Admission is free but reservations are required. Please send RSVP to (559) 278-8116 or mrianto@csufresno.edu.

Registration open for Beatrix Potter Conference

Registration is now accepted for the Beatrix Potter Conference on April 17-19, 2009 (click here for registration form).

This event will feature speakers such as Newbery medalist Katherine Paterson and Beatrix Potter biographer Judy Taylor, among others. It will also includes a special performance of a musical play 'The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck', as adapted by Katherine Paterson. Conference goers will also get a chance to experience Arne Nixon Center annual Secret Garden Party with,of course, Beatrix Potter theme.

Continuing Education credit is available to conference participant while attending the conference. For more information on this, please contact Arne Nixon Center at 559.278.8116

This conference is hosted by the Arne Nixon Center at the California State University, Fresno, in association with the Beatrix Potter Society. If you're interested in children's literature, nature conservancy, or Beatrix Potter, you would not want to miss this event.

For more information on the conference contact Arne Nixon Center at 559.278.8116 or arnenixoncenter@csufresno.edu.

Come Meet Avi!

Fresno Pacific School of Education will be having a Fall Literary Event with world-renowned children and young adult author, Avi. This program will be held at the Fresno Pacific University campus on Wednesday, December 3rd, at 5:00 pm. There is a $15 cost to attend the event but, it includes dinner (with Avi) and in-depth litarary conversation that will focus on some of Avi's most famous publications, his newest publications, and his wonderful book about writing.

Avi has published more that 60 books and won numerous awards, including the prestigious Newbery Award and Newbery, as well as the Scott O'Dell Award for best historical fiction. (More info about Avi)
Avi's books are available at Petunia's Place bookstore before and during the event.

Seating is limited - RSVP to Linda Nero at 559.453.7162.

Save The Date for Beatrix Potter

The Arne Nixon Center will host a Celebration of Beatrix Potter on April 17-19, 2009, at the California State University, Fresno campus, in association with the Beatrix Potter Society, featuring:

• Judy Taylor – Beatrix Potter Society chairman and author of Beatrix Potter: Artist, Storyteller, and Country Woman, and Beatrix Potter: The Artist and Her World.
  
• Emma Laws – Frederic Warne Curator of Children’s Literature at the National Art Library in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
  
• Selwyn Goodacre – Noted British collector and expert on Beatrix Potter and Lewis Carroll.
  
• Katherine Paterson – Author and Newbery Medal winner for her novels, Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved. Ms. Paterson is also the co-author of a musical play based on Beatrix Potter’s book The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.
  
• Performance of The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck musical, as produced by Fresno State’s Theatre Arts Department under the direction of Associate Professor J. Daniel Herring.
  
• The Arne Nixon Center’s annual Secret Garden Party.

Registration information and other details will be available soon at www.arnenixoncenter.org.

Wrap-Up from ANCA event with Rip Squeak

We had good food, great speaker (Susan Yost-Filgate) and everyone looks like they had a great time. If you missed it, here's a glimpse of the event...

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There's A New Mouse In Town!

Susan Yost-Filgate, author and co-creator of the Rip Squeak picture book series, will be the featured speaker at the Arne Nixon Center Advocates annual meeting Friday, Oct. 24, at The Smittcamp Alumni House on the Fresno State campus.

A reception will be held at 6 p.m., followed by the talk at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

The Rip Squeak series was created by Susan Yost-Filgate and her husband, illustrator Leonard Filgate, in 1997. These picture books feature Rip Squeak, an adventurous mouse, his sister Jesse, and their friends, Abbey the kitten and Euripides the frog. The original three Rip Squeak books will be available for sale and autographing at this event.

The Filgates, who moved to Fresno three years ago, first sold their books through a German publisher who exhibited them at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where they were discovered by an American publisher. Now the books, art prints, and numerous other products are sold in bookstores throughout the U.S. and at Rip Squeak Galleries in Carmel, Monterey, San Diego, San Francisco, and Lahina, Hawaii. The books and galleries have proved so successful that the Filgates have recruited additional artists and writers to help with production.

Seating is limited. For reservations call 559.278.8116 or send e-mail to mrianto@csufresno.edu.

For more information on the Arne Nixon Center, contact curator Angelica Carpenter at 559.278.8116 or angelica@csufresno.edu.

About ANC

The Arne Nixon Center is a children's literature research center housed in CA State University, Fresno campus. The Center is one of about ten such collections in the country, children's literature research collections affiliated with academic libraries. The Arne Nixon Center, which opened in 2001, is the only one in the West.

The primary purpose of this blog is to share events and information about things that are happening relating to the Arne Nixon Center, including conferences and annual fundraising events. For more information about the Center, visit our website at www.arnenixoncenter.org