Appalachia Through Picture Books

Course | Registration opens 8/12/2024 8:00 AM EDT

Penn State York, 1031 Edgecomb Avenue York, PA 17403-3398 United States

Main Classroom Bldg, Conference Center, 31 B and C

Members and nonmembers

11/13/2024 (one day)

11:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT on Wed

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$20.00

$8.00

Explore the heritage and history of Appalachia as seen through literature from picture books to novels. We will discuss works by authors Cynthia Rylant, Dolly Parton, and Kim Richardson and compare fact to fiction. Be ready to meet your new favorite Christmas story!

Lisa Gunnet spent thirty-one years as a librarian in public education from kindergarten through college, missing only ninth graders. While her twenty years teaching elementary school were certainly the most strenuous, it provided a deep and abiding appreciation of children’s literature.