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Oh, it's coming up really fast-- in just over a week, I'll be heading to the Asilomar Conference Center for the Santa Clara County Reading Association's annual conference. We'll have a table and will be selling books, so stop by, say hello, and check out our newest publications! See you there!

California Librarians: mark your calendars! Shen's Books will be at the annual California School Library Association conference again this year. The conference will be held November 19-21 at the Ontario Convention Center. We'll have copies of all our books for sale, at special conference prices. See you then!

Shen's Books at CSLA Conference
November 19-21, 2009
Ontario Convention Center
Ontario, CA

Every year, the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland, CA puts on a wonderful exhibit of children's book illustration, with a twist. Each artist's contribution to the show is not only accompanied by the book that it was made for, but an art piece from the artist's childhood.There are plenty of crayon drawings, sketches, and basically very fun and funny blasts from the past, as the illustrators show their roots and their senses of humor.

This year's Once Upon a Time exhibit runs from May 9th until June 14th, with a free opening reception on the afternoon of the 9th, from 2:00pm until 4:00pm. Meet and mingle with the illustrators and see how they've grown as artists!

The exhibit will feature artist Don Freeman (or Corduroy fame) and several Shen's Books artists, including Soma Han Stickler (Land of Morning Calm, Tigers Frogs and Rice Cakes), Kristi Valiant (Cora Cooks Pancit) and a future artist of ours, Kathryn Otoshi (One).

Once Upon a Time: Children's Book Illustrators, Then and Now
Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA)
Exhibit: May 9 - June 14, 2009
Opening Reception: May 9, 2009, 2:00pm - 4:00pm, Free
538 Ninth Street, Suite 210
Oakland, CA 94607

Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA is holding it's Children's Literature Day on Saturday, May 9, 2009. It will be a day full of author and illustrator readings and signings, and children's entertainment. Sounds like a lot of fun!

Four Shen's authors and illustrators will be on hand to read and sign their books:

Kay Haugaard
Malathi Michelle Iyengar
Soma Han
John Stickler

Mt. San Antonio College Children's Literature Day
Saturday, May 9, 2009
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Student Life Building (9C), Mt. San Antonio College
100 N. Grand Ave. Walnut, CA
Free Admission

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is the most amazing public book festival! It is HUGE HUGE HUGE, with hundreds of booths featuring more books than you ever imagined seeing in one place. Not only that, but there are book discussion panels for two days straight, and countless author signings.

This year, Shen's Books will have four of our authors participating in signings at booths. Here's the schedule (to be updated as more information becomes available):

Saturday, April 25:
John Stickler and Soma Han sign Land of Morning Calm and Tigers, Frogs & Rice Cakes
10:00am - 11:00am
East West Discovery Press, Booth 845

Roseanne Thong signs The Wishing Tree and many other titles
11:00am - 12noon
East West Discovery Press, Booth 845

Renee Ting (that's me!) signs The Prince's Diary
4:00pm - 5:00pm
East West Discovery Press, Booth 845

Sunday, April 26
Dorina Lazo Gilmore signs Cora Cooks Pancit

10:30am - 12 noon
East West Discovery Press, Booth 845

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Philippine Expressions, Booth 427D-Dickson Plaza Mid

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
April 25-26, 2009
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

As usual, we'll be attending the Asilomar Regional Reading Conference on March 7, 2009. Come say hello at our table, take a look at all of our great multicultural books, and pick up a free Dragon Lover poster.

About the conference:

The Asilomar Regional Reading Conference is an annual conference devoted to the areas of reading and language arts, providing in-service sessions of interest to educators from pre-school to middle school level. Sessions include theory, practice, administration, make-and-take, literacy, literature, etc. Authors are invited each year to present author talks as well as to autograph books for attendees. In addition to conference sessions, Asilomar tours and evening entertainment are provided. The beautiful setting enhances the educational theme of the weekend. The conference is sponsored by the Monterey and Santa Cruz County Reading Associations and the San Benito Reading Council.

Asilomar Regional Reading Conference
March 6-8, 2009
Asilomar Conference Grounds
Pacific Grove, CA

Every year, the wonderful little Sun Gallery in Hayward, CA puts on an exhibit of children's book illustration that lasts for several months. A few pieces from each book goes on display, and children from schools all over the Bay Area visit the gallery to see the original art.

This Saturday, they are hosting a special reception for the public to meet the artists. Here is the information from the Sun Gallery:

Please join us for this special event at the Sun Gallery, Saturday, Feb. 28, from 1-4 pm. We're happy to bring to you in person the talented children's book illustrators whose work is showing at the Sun Gallery:

Carl Angel, Felicia Hoshino, David Hoobler, Dan Sansouci, Youshan Tang, and Jane Wattenberg

Here's an opportunity to meet these talented artists and to purchase an autographed book for your child, grandchild, niece, nephew, the kid down the street, or maybe just yourself.

Also on this day, between 1 and 3 pm, we will have our studio open for a free Saturday Art for Families experience!

The Books:

Carl Angel:
Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
Lakas and the Manilatown Fish

David Hoobler:
Zonk the Turtle
The Dreaming Tortoise

Felicia Hoshino:
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow

Youshan Tang:
Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella
Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Tale from India

Dan Sansouci:
The Mighty Pigeon Club
As Luck Would Have It

Jane Wattenberg:
Never Cry Woof
Mrs. Mustard's Baby Faces

20th Annual Children's Book Illustrator Exhibit Reception
Saturday, February 28, 2009
1:00pm-4:00pm
Sun Gallery
1015 E Street, Hayward, CA

Exhibit Dates
January 21 - April 18, 2009

Shen's Books will be at the 2009 Santa Clara County Reading Council's Asilomar Conference on Saturday, January 17th. This is a wonderful conference and retreat that teachers look forward to all year. Maybe it's the gorgeous Asilomar Conference Grounds by Monterey Bay, or maybe it's the stellar lineup of speakers and authors that fill the weekend. Whichever brings you there, be sure to stop by our table, say hello, and pick up a free Dragon Lover poster!

Santa Clara County Reading Council's Asilomar Conference
January 16-18, 2009
Asilomar Conference Grounds
Pacific Grove, CA

California School Librarians, rejoice! OK, maybe we'll be more reasonable and just be enthused... for Shen's Books will once again be at the CSLA conference this year from November 20th through the 22nd. Like last year, we will be bringing all our books for sale. It will be a great opportunity to page through the real things, if you haven't already bought them all!

See you there!

CSLA Conference
November 20-22, 2008
Sacramento Convention Center
Sacramento, CA

Booksellers! Coming to the NCIBA trade show in Oakland? I'll be there at my usual table. Come say hello!

This year, the NCIBA is also started something new called the Independent Publisher's Row. I won't have a table there, since we'll be on the main floor, but we will be displaying a few books at the Row and making a book available for the raffle. Please stop by and support our local independent and small publishers!