{"id":5758,"date":"2010-10-21T17:27:39","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T22:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/?p=5758"},"modified":"2010-10-21T17:27:39","modified_gmt":"2010-10-21T22:27:39","slug":"edgerton-book-festival-features-polar-express-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/library\/archives\/5758","title":{"rendered":"Edgerton Book Festival features “Polar Express” author"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those of you looking for something to do this Saturday, October 23, 2010, why not make the short drive over to Edgerton for their 5th annual Sterling North Book & Film Festival<\/a>? <\/p>\n

This year’s featured author is Chris Van Allsburg, author of the classic children’s book The Polar Express<\/em>. Chris won a Caldecott Award for this book, and another for Jumanji<\/em>. Both books were made into movies. Chris will arrive in Edgerton on Saturday via steam engine!<\/p>\n

The Andersen Library has a copy of The Polar Express<\/em> in our Oversize Easy Books, located in the Children’s Collection on the main floor at call number E Van. We also have a copy of Jumanji<\/em>, located in the Oversize Fiction section of the Children’s Collection at call number F Van. Other books by Chris Van Allsburg can be located by searching the Library’s online catalog<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Many other authors will also be present at the festival. Several are from Wisconsin, including UW-Whitewater emeritus profess Dr. Richard Haney! A complete list of authors and their biographies is located on the festival web site<\/a>. A schedule of events<\/a> is also available online.<\/p>\n

And, as an aside, the Sterling North Book & Film Festival was named for Sterling North, author of the beloved children’s book Rascal<\/em>. North was born and raised in Edgerton. A copy of Rascal<\/em> is available in Andersen Library in the Juvenile Non-Fiction section of the Children’s Collection on the main floor, call number 599.744 Nor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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