UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) division will display an exhibit in conjunction with the release of a new book on children’s literature.
The exhibition Picturing Canada: Canadian Children’s Illustrated Books and Publishing, highlights Canadian picture books from the last 200 years and includes rare children’s books as well as popular productions from recent years. It was curated by Shannon Ozirny, Meaghan Scanlon and Geneviève Valleau, students at UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies.
The exhibition also features highlights from Picturing Canada: A History of Canadian Children’s Illustrated Books and Publishing, written by Judith Saltman and Gail Edwards. Saltman is an associate professor at UBC’s School of Library, Archival and Information Studies and Chair of the Master of Arts in Children’s Literature program; Edwards is the Chair of the Dept. of History at Douglas College.
The exhibition, runs until August 31 at RBSC, located on level one of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
