AUSTIN, TX/Martin Waddell

[Jeanette Carolyn Larson <jlarson@TENET.EDU>]

Award-winning children's author Martin Waddell will present a FREE
program for librarians, teachers, parents, and other adults interested in
children's literature on Sunday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m. in Austin.
Waddell is the author of more than a dozen picture books including FARMER
DUCK (ALA Notable Children's Book, SLJ Best Book of the Year, Parent's
Choice Award); CAN'T YOU SLEEP, LITTLE BEAR (Parent's Choice Award); and
OWL BABIES (PBS Storytime Books).  He has also written several books
for middle grade readers and young adults.

The program "You and Me: The Book as a Shared Experience" will explore
ideas for using books with children.  Books will be available for
purchase and autographing.

The program will be held at:

Austin Community College, District Administrative Offices
Board Room (2nd Floor)
5830 Middle Fiskville Road (east of Highland Mall, north of Greyhound)

For information call 512-223-3071.

This program is sponsored by the Texas State Library in conjunction with
Austin Community College, Connections Resource Center for Child Care
Professionals and Parents, Austin Public Library, Toad Hall Children's
Bookstore, Friends of the Austin Public Library, Central Texas Library
System, and University of Texas Graduate School of Library and
Information Science.

****We regret that this presentation will not be of interest to children.
Childcare will not be provided on the premises.  Children can meet Mr.
Waddell on Monday, April 22, at a drop-in program and signing from 10:00
to 11:30 a.m. at Toad Hall Children's Bookstore, 1206 West 38th Street.