![]() ![]() Max Garland, the outgoing Wisconsin poet laureate and a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Featured presenters include:ĭeborah Blum, a leading American science writer and author of the forensic science history "The Poisoner's Handbook." Long a professor of journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Blum will take over the Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2015. ![]() "Rascal" was named a Newbery Honor book in 1964, and was adapted into the Disney movie "Rascal" (1969), starring Bill Mumy.Īpart from special guest Wiesner, the festival showcases Wisconsin authors. The free annual festival honors Sterling North, an Edgerton High School graduate whose books include "Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era" (1963), the memoir of a year during which the young North raised a baby raccoon while also living through the loss of his mother and other changes. Wuffles!," which was a Caldecott Honor book this year. ![]() You may also know Wiesner for his recent picture book "Mr. Wiesner has won the medal for "Flotsam" (2007), "The Three Pigs" (2002) and "Tuesday" (1992). The Caldecott Medal is given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children for the year's best American picture book for children. Three-time Caldecott Medal winner David Wiesner tops the lineup for this year's Sterling North Book & Film Festival, which takes place Sept. ![]()
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