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Sunday April 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Join award-winning authors Annie Bailey, Laurel Neme, Annette Bay Pimentel, and Melissa Seron Richardson for a virtual event exploring their picture book writing processes. These authors’ works span a wide range of topics, including biographies, the natural world, and cultural literacy. The authors will discuss how they find topics and themes that resonate with young readers and how they collaborate with illustrators to create works of literature that dance between short story and poetry. These picture books show children their own reflections, as well as worlds they may not yet have encountered, cultivating a lasting relationship with literature.

*This event is virtual and will premiere on our YouTube channel at the time scheduled above. Here's the link!
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Authors
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Annie Bailey

Annie Bailey is an award-winning children’s author whose lyrical books delight young readers and the adults who read with them. Her published and upcoming works include the popular 10 Little Vehicles board book series (Penguin Random House), with 10 Little Monster Trucks and 10... Read More →
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Laurel Neme

Laurel Neme is a journalist and author who writes about wildlife and wild places. As a young girl, she wanted to be a large animal veterinarian and talk to the animals like Dr. Dolittle. Later, she dreamed of being an animal scientist like Jane Goodall. Eventually, she decided to... Read More →
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Annette Bay Pimentel

Annette Pimentel writes books for kids about the people and ideas that have shaped our world. Her most recent is How a Bear Became a Book: The Collaboration that Created Winnie-the-Pooh. When she’s not writing at her treadmill desk, she helps administer her public library as an... Read More →
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Melissa Seron Richardson

Melissa Seron Richardson is an award-winning Latina children’s book author and motivational speaker deeply passionate about bridging language, culture, and paradigm gaps in literature and education. Using easy-to-understand bilingual text, Melissa spreads messages of empowerment... Read More →
Sunday April 19, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
YouTube Channel: EWU's Get Lit! Programs

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