PAL (Published & Listed) Meeting, Feb. 15, 2:30pm
PAL (Published & Listed) Meeting Feb. 15, 2:30pm, Vickery Library, Dallas
Join us Sunday, Feb. 15, 2:30 pm at the Vickery Library at 8333 Park Ln, Dallas, TX
Our guest speaker this month is the award-winning author, Nancy Chunin
NANCY CHURNIN is an award-winning children’s book author who writes books about people who have made the world a better place and inspire children to be heroes and heroines, too. She won the 2021 National Jewish Book Award and 2022 Sydney Taylor Honor for Dear Mr. Dickens, a true story that is the subject of an educational program offered by The Charles Dickens Museum in London, and two Sydney Taylor Notables, for her 2021 A Queen to the Rescue, the Story of Henrietta Szold Founder of Hadassah and 2018 Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing. Born and raised in New York City, Nancy lives in the Dallas area. Among her other book honors: Texas 2X2, Topaz Award, National Federation of Press Women First Place Award; Texas Federation of Press Women First Place Award; the South Asia Book Award; Sakura Medal finalist; Books for a Global Society Notable; two Junior Library Guild selections; multiple Social Studies Notable Trade books for Young People; multiple Kids Choice Awards finalists; multiple Silver Eureka Award-winners; multiple Bank Street College Best Children’s Book List books; multiple A Mighty Girl books; 10 books featured on socialjusticebooks and starred reviews from School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly. All her books come with free teacher guides, resources and projects on her website, nancychurnin.com
Please register so we know how many to expect:
https://www.scbwi.org/events/pal-published-listed-meeting-feb-15-2-30-pm-vickery-park-library-dallas