Journey to Joy: Rise, Relevance, Representation in Children’s Picture Books

Join us Nov. 14 for a reception and guided gallery tours of the exhibit, “Journey to Joy: Rise, Relevance, Representation in Children’s Picture Books.”

About the exhibit

The Kerlan Collection contains over 100 years of children’s picture book history. That history has not always been one to celebrate. Children’s literature in the United States has included stereotypical and hurtful images of any person or child who is not white. We do not wish to shut the door on this painful past. Nor do we wish to dwell on it. Therefore, in curatorial consultation with award-winning children’s book author Andrea Davis Pinkney, we have used the entire Elmer L. Andersen exhibit space to create a four-floor exhibit called “Journey to Joy: Rise, Relevance, Representation in Children’s Picture Books.”

Event details

What: Journey to Joy: Rise, Relevance, Representation in Children’s Picture Books
When: Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, 5-7 p.m. | Doors open at 5 p.m. | Remarks at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library | Parking and directions

This event is sponsored by the Kerlan Collection | kerlan.umn.edu

Notice of photography

Photographs taken at the event may be used in University of Minnesota print and online publications, promotions, or shared with the Libraries community. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let the photographer know during the event! Thank you.