Monthly Archives: May 2018

Border Crossing in Children’s Literature: The Second International Symposium for Children’s Literature

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You are cordially invited to register for the Second International Symposium for Children’s Literature & Fourth US-China Symposium for Children’s Literature, hosted by the Cotsen Children’s Library. Themed “Border Crossing in Children’s Literature,” the symposium will facilitate an exchange of ideas on new issues in children’s literature research between scholars from East and West, particularly concerning multicultural, international, and translated children’s literature in any format and genre. Twenty-five papers by children’s literature scholars, writers, and translators from seven countries and regions will be presented on June 14th and 15th, 2018.

Speakers include Cristina Aliagas (storybook apps researcher), Marc Aronson (nonfiction writer), Betsy Bird (children’s book reviewer), Tara McGowan (kamishibai performer), Dana Sheridan (children’s program expert), Deborah Stevenson (children’s book reviewer and youth project leader), Helen Wang (translator), and Frances Weightman (translation scholar).

Registration is open at https://bordercrossing.princeton.edu/registration till June 8, 2018.

Exhibition “Most Masterful Cat” opens next week

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Next week Puss in Boots will swagger into the Cotsen gallery just in time for festivities at Reunions.  Admire the folio edition of Perrault’s fairy tales where Gustave Dore’s Puss first appeared on view in Chandler’s Box (that’s the case jutting into the Firestone lobby), turn left and come in.  In our two cases inspired by early nineteenth-century miniature libraries there will be all twelve prints illustrating the tale by Otto Speckter, the classic picture book versions by Fred Marcellino and Hans Fischer, and some less familiar interpretations we think you’ll find just as memorable.

Puss will make his bow on August 15th.  But before he departs for his castle in France, a new gallery publication commemorating his exploits will be published and made available free of charge to Cotsen’s visitors.  Until then, you can enjoy an earlier post starring Puss.

Hope to see you in the gallery over the summer…