The Southern Miss Medallion winner Jane Yolen will be celebrated at the 45th annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival from April 11-13, 2012 at the University of Southern Mississippi. Additional speakers include Margery Cuyler, Matt de la Peña, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Denise Fleming, Caroline Herring, Jennifer Holm, and Anita Silvey. Attendees can also participate in the Ezra Jack Keats Book Awards ceremony, which is co-sponsored by the de Grummond Collection.

1. APRIL 11-13, 2012
Come celebrate 45 years of promoting excellence in children’s literature with
SOUTHERN MISS MEDALLION WINNER
JANE YOLEN
THE FAY B. KAIGLER
CHILDREN’S BOOK FESTIVAL
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Additional speakers include the following:
Margery Cuyler
Matt de la Peña
Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Denise Fleming
Caroline Herring
Jennifer Holm
Anita Silvey
www.usm.edu/childrens-book-festival
The de Grummond Collection is co-sponsoring the
Ezra Jack Keats Book Awards. Be sure to attend the
EJK Book Award Ceremony at this year’s festival!
ANNOUNCES
Scan this code with your smartphone
to “Like” the festival on Facebook! From OWL MOON by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr. Illustrations
©1987 by John Schoenherr. Used by permission of Philomel Books, A Division of
Penguin Young Readers Group. All rights reserved.
AA/EOE/ADAI UC 65285.5146 10.11
Presented by the School of Library and Information Science
and the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection.