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I'm posting this for Betsy Bird, children's librarian, NYPL: The fantastic Lit Cafe with some of the heads of the children's entertainment industry will be this Saturday! See below for more details: The Children's Literary Cafe at the new Children's Center at 42nd Street is pleased to announce our event on Saturday, January 9th at 11:00 a.m. Please note the time change. From the Page to the Screen… Television Screen, That Is If you're a picture book author or illustrator, you can only imagine how wonderful it would be to see your creation transferred from the page to the television screen. But what does such a process entail? Who are the people behind it? And what are the difficulties and advantages of translating literature to an audio visual format? Children's media executive Liz Nealon, former General Manager of KIDZ BOP, LLC moderates a panel including Diana Manson, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Jim Jinkins, and Linda Simensky. Diana Manson has worked in artists' management, theatre, music, radio and television production and music publishing in Australia, UK and the US for nearly 30 years. Diana co-founded Silver Lining Productions in 1998 which has since molded properties as diverse as the new Mr. Men series, Ian Falconer's Olivia and the new series of Noddy in Toyland for the company Silver Lining Productions, which she founded in 1998. Silver Lining has represented Rosemary Wells, Babette Cole, Ian Falconer, Eric Carle, Debi Gliori and Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben. It is dedicated to creating children's entertainment developed from “contemporary classic” literary properties. Author/illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger is a New York Times best-seller and the recipient of a 2008 Caldecott Honor for First the Egg amongst other honors. Laura began a career as an animator, artist, and editor in the network television business. She created show openings and special segments for NBC and ABC for many years and she won an Emmy Award for an opening animation for an NBC special. Jim Jinkins is the author and illustrator of the Pinky Dinky Doo book series. He and his team at and his team at Jumbo Pictures have produced the television shows Doug and PB&J. Jinkins has also founded an independent company Cartoon Pizza which produces the shows Stanley, Jo Jo's Circus, and Pinky Dinky Doo. Linda Simensky has served as an executive for Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. Currently she is the head of programming for PBS Kids and is one of the most respected animation development executives in the industry. The Children's Literary Cafe is a monthly gathering of adults who are fans of children's literature. Professionals, librarians, authors, illustrators, publishers, booksellers, teachers, and anyone else interested in the field are welcome to attend our meetings. The Literary Cafe provides free Advanced Readers galleys, a rotating series of talks with professionals in the field, and great conversation. This program will be held in the South Court Auditorium. To reach the auditorium enter the building through the front door facing 5th Avenue and proceed to the Information Desk. We will direct you from there. New York Public Library Children's Center at 42nd Street 42nd Street and 5th Avenue New York, NY 10018 Judy Freeman Children's Literature Consultant Reviewer for www.READKIDDOREAD.com Author of Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3 (Libraries Unlimited, 2006; www.LU.com) and Once Upon a Time: Using Storytelling, Creative Drama, and Reader's Theater with Children in Grades K-6 (2007) and The WINNERS! Handbook (2009) 65 North Sixth Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904 732-572-5634 / BKWSSF@aol.com www.JudyReadsBooks.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------