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IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES AT PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL Esteemed Artists Pam Muñoz Ryan, Steve Jenkins, and Carmen Agra Deedy Come to Campus, April 11-18

Beginning on Monday, April 11, Princeton Day School will host three esteemed artists on campus as part of the “Imagine the Possibilities” program, and give students and faculty the opportunity to work directly with them in a variety of situations, from small-group presentations to workshops to larger readings. The three artists are: author and poet Pam Muñoz Ryan, author and illustrator Steve Jenkins, and author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy.

“Imagine the Possibilities,” a program made possible through the John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund, began in 1996 to bring authors, illustrators and poets to Princeton Day School.  The original idea was for a guest artist to spend the day and visit classes in all three divisions.  Now, sixteen years later, the program has doubled in size and scope.  Visits are carefully planned to match teachers and artists in a variety of ways. Because visits are planned well in advance, teachers are able to integrate the artists’ work into their curriculum. The result is an intimate experience of artists at work that inspires and challenges students and teachers together to “imagine the possibilities” of their own creativity.

2011 Guest Artists
Pam Muñoz Ryan, April 11:

Pam Muñoz Ryan has written more than thirty books for young readers, from picture books for very young readers to young adult novels, including the award-winning Esperanza Rising, Becoming Naomi León, Riding Freedom, Paint the Wind, and The Dreamer.  Ms. Ryan is the National Education Association’s Author recipient of the Civil and Human Rights Award. For more information, please visit www.pammunozryan.com

Steve Jenkins, April 14 and 15:

Steve Jenkins has written and illustrated more than twenty picture books for young readers, including the Caldecott Honor Medal-winning What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, Never Smile at a Monkey, and Down, Down, Down. He lives in Colorado with his wife and frequent collaborator Robin Page, and their children. For more information, please visit www.stevejenkinsbooks.com

Carmen Agra Deedy, April 18:

Carmen Agra Deedy is the author of eight children’s books written in English, with two titles published in Spanish, including Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale, The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark, and the New York Times Bestseller, 14 Cows for America. As a storyteller, Deedy has performed across the United States and Canada, including the Disney Institute, the New Victory Theater, and the Kennedy Center, as well as numerous storytelling festivals. For more information, please visit www.carmendeedy.com

“Imagine the Possibility” Roster of Artists:

1996  Georgia Heard · Earl Lewis · Rafe Martin  1997  Ashley Bryan · Georgia Heard · Mary Pope Osborne  1998  Sandra Cisneros · Floyd Cooper · Mary Pope Osborne  1999  Ralph Fletcher · Naomi Shihab Nye · Brian Pinkney  2000  Nikki Grimes ·  Pat Mora · David Wisniewski  2001  Peter Lourie · Jerry Pinkney · Jacqueline Woodson  2002  Jennifer Armstrong · Paul Muldoon · James Ransome  2003  Paul Janeczko · Chris Raschka · Naomi Shihab Nye  2004  Kristine O’Connell George · Joseph Bruchac · Bryan Collier  2005  Georgia Heard · Earl Lewis · Rafe Martin  2006  Jaime Adoff · Peter Catalanotto · Alice McGill  2007  Kadir Nelson · George Ella Lyon · Janet Wong 2008  Chris Soentpiet · Angela Johnson · Ann Turner  2009  Raul Colon · Kathi Appelt ·  J. Patrick Lewis  2010  Carmen Agra Deedy · Andrea Davis Pinkney · Jeffrey Eugenides · Charles R. Smith Jr.  2011  Pam Muñoz Ryan · Steve Jenkins · Carmen Agra Deedy