8th IBBY Regional Conference: USBBY presents

Children's Books: Where the Worlds Meet
October 2 - 4, 2009; St. Charles, Illinois

Stimulating and thought-provoking book discussions and small group sessions provide opportunities to network with concerned professionals and to think about issues related to the use of international literature to build intercultural understanding.

The International Youth Library's "An Imaginary Library: Children's Books that Don't Exist (Yet)" brings together 72 original works by children's book artists from thirty different countries, many of them among the world's most succesful and  best-known artists for children.

Session Speakers and Gallery Talks by:
Nurit Shilo-Cohen (Israel)
Valerie Coghlan (Ireland)
Xosé Antonio Neira Cruz (Spain)
Kang Woo Hyon (Korea)
Christiane Raabe (International Youth Library, Germany)
Jocelyne Trouillot (Haiti)

More information: www.usbby.org