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
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