KidLitCon

We’re staying safe at home like everyone else, but remembering that those who are left behind in ordinary times are even more likely to be left behind now. Here’s a conversation that we want to continue however we can. And, as you’re able, please support these authors and your local bookstores!

Here’s the description of the panel we planned to have in our live venue:

You’ve read the stories: character is different, bullied, and then saves the day with their uniqueness. The new inclusivity is about characters whose differences aren’t the only thing that defines them. With authors Merrie Haskell (Handbook for Dragon Slayers), Lisa Rose (Star Powers), Jack Cheng (See You in the Cosmos) and Jennifer Camiccia (The Memory Keeper), moderated by disabilities studies expert Kira Dallaire.

The world has changed so very much, so quickly. The thought that we might have been at KidLitCon just two days ago seems like something from a different world.

And yet, my kid is burying herself in graphic novels more than ever. Here is the description of the panel we planned to have. Please share your thoughts on the topic here or on our social media. And, as you’re able, consider buying their books from your local bookstore.

Explore a world of graphic novels beyond superheroes with fact-based and educational graphics from Jim Ottaviani (Astronauts: Women on the Final Frontier), Matt Faulkner (Gaijin: American Prisoner of War) and Sarah Jamila Stevenson (Alexis vs. Summer Vacation), as well as how to use comics in schools with comic artist Kam Reynolds. Moderated by Edith Donnell, co-director of Kids Read Comics.