In celebration of the 32nd National Children’s Book Day, the National Book Development Board (NBDB) in partnership with the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) will be holding a summit, entitled “Umuulan ng Libro: Philippine Children’s Book Summit,” on July 21, 2015 in Quezon City.

The Philippine Children’s book summit will feature international and local speakers who will tackle different vital topics concerning children’s literature in the country. Attending the event are Malaysian children's book illustrator Wen Dee Tan and Daphne Lee, author and editorial consultant at Scholastic Malaysia. The summit will also feature different local children’s book publishers.

This summit is open to teachers, students, educators, librarians, publishers, authors and illustrators. For more information about the summit, you may contact the PBBY at 352-6765 loc. 204 or pbby@adarna.com.ph.

Summit Program:

8:30 am

Performance by
Children’s Choir

8:50-9:00 am

Welcome Remarks
by Tarie Sabido, Chair, Philippine Board on Books for Young People

9:00 -9:05am

Opening Remarks
by Graciela Cayton, Executive Director, National Book Development Board

9:15-10:15

Concurrent
Session 1: Children’s Literature 101 for Librarians and Teachers

 

Concurrent
Session 2:

Why Adults
Should Read Children’s Books

 

Concurrent
Session 3: The Role of the Illustrator in the Bookmaking Process

10:15-10:30

Morning Break

Morning Break

Morning Break

10:30-11:30

Concurrent
Session 4: Panel Discussion: A Conversation with Daphne Lee, moderated by: SCBWI/Beaulah
Taguiwalo)

 

Concurrent
Session 5:

The Asian
Children’s Book Industry: An Echo Session of the 2015 Asian Festival of
Children’s Content

Concurrent
Session 6:
Children’s
Books in Mother Tongue: Publication and Translation 

11:30-12:30

Concurrent
Session 7:

Providing
Diverse Content for the Filipino Young Adults and an Introduction to Kabanata
Fellows

 

Concurrent
Session 8:

A
New Breed of Filipino Comics

Concurrent
Session 9:

Best Practices
in Copyright

12:30-1:30

Lunch

1:30-3:00

Plenary 1: Wen
Dee Tan

3:00-3:20

Afternoon Break

3:20-4:40

Plenary 2: Daphne
Lee, Editor, Scholastic, Inc.

4:45-5:15

Awarding of the
2015 PBBY-Salanga Prize and the 2015 PBBY-Alcala Prize