Some views from this year's festival. Authors and illustrators pose in the Library's McManus Room after the opening lecture at the 2008 festival. Left to right: Mo Willems, H. Nichols Clark, E.B. Lewis, Grace Lin, David Wiesner, Barbara McClintock, and Steve Jenkins.
	Pigeon fans wait to surprise author and illustrator Mo Willems with their unique head-gear at one of the Westport elementary schools.
	Author and illustrator E.B. Lewis talks about his work at the Saturday Symposium.

SAVE THE DATE!

The Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature for 2009 will be held on
October 22, 23 & 24, 2009
when we will be focusing on writers of creative biography
and historical events for students in middle school.

Already booked is Gary D. Schmidt who, in addition to his two Newbery honor books and many other fine titles, wrote a biography of Robert Lawson for the Twayne series.  Check back to see the other authors as we book them.

The Rabbit Hill Festival is named to honor Robert Lawson, the only author/illustrator to win both the Caldecott and Newbery Medals for excellence in children's illustration and literature. He created his work in his Westport home and studio, which was called "Rabbit Hill." Except for the dinner and lunch, the festival is free and open to the public.


  If you would like more information, email Joan Hume at jhume@westportlibrary.org

.1CEUs are available for each event.

last updated: 11-24-08