Program: The Art of the Children's Book: The Joy of Visual Literacy and the Gateway to Art Appreciation
The Art of the Children's Book: Words, Design, and the Joy of Literacy
Saturday, June 25, 2022
9:30am – 10:20am
Location: Exhibit Hall - Look of Books Stage
Renowned children's book creators across imprints (prestige graphic novel line TOON Books, founded by The New Yorker's art director Francoise Mouly; mineditionUS, helmed by Maria Russo, former children's books editor at the NYT; and the whimsical forthcoming Hippo Park, founded by Jill Davis, former HarperCollins editorial director) discuss the interplay of illustration, design, and text as the gateway to literacy, and to deepening children's understanding of our increasingly visual culture. In conversation with Maria Russo.
