Sessions
Intensive Workshop with Anne Sibley O'Brien
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Thu
Workshops, Session 3
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Fri
Anne Sibley O’Brien, is a children’s book writer and illustrator who has published 38 books featuring diverse children and cultures, inspired by her experience of being raised bicultural and bilingual in South Korea as the daughter of medical workers. Titles she has shared with students during IRW school visits include the picture books, I’m New Here and Someone New, companion titles about three immigrant children; her graphic novel retelling of a Korean hero tale, The Legend of Hong Kil Dong; and her middle grade novel, In the Shadow of the Sun, set in North Korea. Annie received the 2014 Katahdin Award for lifetime achievement from the Maine Library Association.