Build Your Stack® Sessions

Friday, November 22

10:30-10:50 a.m. ET
Love Makes a Family
Presenters: Katie Trautman, Kelsie Corriston Burnett, Emily McDonald

11:00-11:20 a.m. ET
Heart Books to Inspire Readers
Presenters: Greg Micek, Katie Russell

11:30-11:50 a.m. ET
Translingual Picturebooks and Multilingualism: Challenging English as the Norm
Presenter: Kathy G. Short

12:00-12:20 p.m. ET
The Hope for Muslim YA: Humanizing through Heartfelt Narratives
Presenter: Zainab Jabak

12:30-12:50 p.m. ET
Envisioning Future Worlds
Presenter: Cathline Tanis

1:00-1:20 p.m. ET
Pairing Picturebooks and Novels
Presenters: Jessica Walsh, Maria Walther

1:30-1:50 p.m. ET
Picturebooks That Scaffold Excavation, Regulation, and Transformation in Classroom Communities
Presenters: Clare Landrigan, Keisha Smith-Carrington, Michelle Yang-Kaczmarek

2:00-2:20 p.m. ET
Books with Powerful Author’s Notes
Presenters: Franki Sibberson, Lynsey Burkins

2:30-2:50 p.m. ET
We Keep Us Safe
Presenters: Anna Falkner, Noreen Naseem Rodríguez

3:00-3:20 p.m. ET
2024/2025 Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels
Presenters: Junko Sakoi and the NCTE Children’s Poetry Awards Committee

3:30-3:50 p.m. ET
“Where a Flower Blooms, So Does Hope”: Books That Celebrate Nature
Presenters: Tricia Springstubb, Michelle Houts, Laura Shovan

4:00-4:20 p.m. ET
Great Debuts in YA
Presenters: Michelle Peterson-Davis, Christine Zandstra

5:00-5:20 p.m. ET

What Do Picturebook Authors Read?
Presenter: Josh Funk

5:30-5:50 p.m. ET

A Picturebook Is Worth a Thousand Words: Reading and Writing with Powerful Picturebooks
Presenters: Jen Vincent, Joellen McCarthy

6:00-6:20 p.m. ET

Stanzas of Hope and the Plea against Palestinian Dehumanization
Presenter: Kefah Ayesh

Saturday, November 23

11:00-11:20 a.m. ET
Texts That Cultivate Wonder and Curiosity about Our Natural World
Presenters: Kristine Schutz, Jen Vincent

11:30-11:50 a.m. ET
Storybook Connections: Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents through Literature
Presenter: Vivett Dukes

12:00-12:20 p.m. ET
Science in Poetry: Picturebooks and Poetry Collections that Weave Facts and Form
Presenter: Marcie Flinchum Atkins

12:30-12:50 p.m. ET
From Hushed to Heard: The Picturebooks That Amplify the Accomplishments of Black Women and Their Impact on the World
Presenter: Markesha Tisby

1:00-1:20 p.m. ET
Books That Give Us HOPE for HUMANITY
Presenter: Laura Haney

1:30-1:50 p.m. ET

What the Heart Wants: Books That Don’t Get Returned
Presenter: Carrie M. Santo-Thomas

2:30-2:50 p.m. ET

The Heart of The Matter: Centering Mental Health with Picturebooks
Presenter: Aliza Werner

3:00-3:20 p.m. ET

Characters (Real & Fictional) That Inspire Hope, Heart, and Humanity
Presenters: Mandy Robek, Bitsy Parks

3:30-3:50 p.m. ET

Read Alouds of Resistance and Joy in the Face of Grief and Pain
Presenters: Nawal Qarooni, Luz Yadira Herrera, Jasmine Warga, Samira Ahmed

4:00-4:20 p.m. ET
Reading Is Life: Diversity. Equity. Cultures.
Presenters: Mary Jade Haney, Deedra Lee, Erica Jennings, Joyce Brooks

4:30-4:50 p.m. ET
Inspiring Hope with Queer Representation
Presenters: Julie Hoffman, Cindi Koudelka

5:00-5:20 p.m. ET
People You Should Know: Engaging Biographies for Middle Grade and High School
Presenter: Michelle Houts

5:30-5:50 p.m. ET
The Orbis Pictus Award®: Selected Nominated Titles You Should Know
Presenter: Julia López-Robertson and the Orbis Pictus Award Committee