INVITATION
Dear Reader Friend,
“Children’s Picture Books Symposium: In Writing-Illustrating-Reading” and “Illustrations from Children’s Picture Books Exhibition: The First Step” will take place in Ankara between November 4th and 14th 2022 in cooperation with Reading Culture Association (Okuma Kültürü Derneği), Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ankara University Research and Application Center for Children’s and Youth Literature and the Embassy of Finland.
The symposium will host conferences and panels on the child, reading and children’s picture books on November 4th 2022.
On November 5th 2022, two workshops will take place to review and discuss together the production processes of illustrations of children’s books.
Between November 4th and 14th 2022, our symposium will host an exhibition at the conference hall lounge that will display illustration examples from children’s picture books for ages 0 to 6 and book covers.
Illustrators, designers, authors and illustrators of children’s books, kindergarten teachers, librarians, parents, educators, experts in related fields, academicians and lovers of children’s books and reading enthusiasts are all welcome to our event.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Conference Hall of European Union Research and Application Center (ATAUM) in Ankara.
Sincerely,
Dr. Nur OTARAN
Reading Culture Association
PROGRAMME
Children’s Picture Books Symposium: In Writing-Illustrating-Reading
November 4th 2022 Friday – ATAUM
09:30-09:45
Opening Speeches
Dr. Nur OTARAN
Reading Culture Association, Chair
Janne LESKINEN
Embassy of Finland Ankara, Second Secretary
Prof. Dr. Necdet ÜNÜVAR
Ankara University, Rector
09:45-10:15 Keynote 1
Warm Traces in Cognition
Prof. Dr. Ferhunde ÖKTEM
10:15-10:45 Keynote 2
Why Quality Books?”
Prof. Dr. Sedat SEVER
10:45-11:00
Tea-Coffee Break
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11:00-13:00 Panel 1
An Evaluation of Images in Printed and Digital Children’s Books
Prof Dr. Ayşe Çakır İLHAN
(Session Moderator)
Are Illustrations Necessary in Children’s Books?
Ferit AVCI
The Process of Becoming an Illustrator
Serap DELİORMAN
Digital/Animated Picture Books: Examples from Finland
Hanna JÄRVENPÄÄ
13:00-13:30
Tea-Coffee Break
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13:30-15:15 Panel 2
Reading Together
Melda YENERİM
(Session Moderator)
Why Children’s Picture Books?
Prof. Dr. Canan ASLAN
Tactile Picture Books
Doç Dr. Erol ÇİTCİ
How Did We Read Together?
Gülcihan ÇEVİK
15:15-15:30
Closing Speeches
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Children’s Picture Books
Workshop Activities
November 5th 2022 Friday – ATAUM
Workshop 1
New Illustration Trends in Digital Children’s Books
Prof. Dr. Serdar TUNA
(Moderator)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat KARA
Development Process of Interactivity in Electronic Children’s Books
Research Asst. Gökçen Çelik ÖZBAHÇE
Digitally Animated Children’s Books as a New Form
November 5th 2022, Saturday
Time: 10:30-12:30
Workshop 2
Template Culture in Children’s Picture Books
Prof. Dr. Hasan PEKMEZCİ
November 5th 2022, Saturday
Time: 13:30-14:30
Illustrations from Children’s Picture Books Exhibition: The First Step
November 4th-14th 2022 – ATAUM Lounge