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My Friend Angela Jackson’s gorgeous New Novel!
Poet and novelist Angela Jackson’s wonderful novel, WHERE I MUST GO has been published by Northwestern University Press. Read all about it in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/books/13jackson.html?ref=books
“At The Dog Hotel” in Evanston Art Walk
A poster-size print of Cornelia’s ink and watercolor painting, “At The Dog Hotel” was chosen to be part of the Evanston Art Walk during October, 2009. It’s shown in this photo in the window of the fun-to-visit Happy Husky Bakery at 2601 Prairie Avenue in north Evanston, Illinois. To see other images from the Evanston Art Walk, visit http://www.evanstonartwalk.org
Cornelia’s Art Exhibition Opens July 24, 2009 and remains through September 4th
Cornelia was selected to be an exhibiting artist through SPEX, ART & VISION program. There will be an opening reception—
“Telling What Happened: Diary-Writing” A Workshop at Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference
Cornelia will be leading a diary-writing workshop August 14th at the Northwestern Summer Writers’ Conference.
Creativity and Madness Conference August 3-7, 2009
Santa Fe, New Mexico will again be the beautiful site for another Creativity and Madness conference this August 3-7th, sponsored by The American Institute of Medical Education http://www.aimed.com and Cornelia will be one of the presenters. This is a conference of over one thousand people from the fields of medicine, social work, nursing, psychiatry, and allied health. Cornelia’s presentation is Dear Diary! Therapeutic Effects of Diary-Writing in Ordinary and Extraordinary Women.
Books Help the Children of Hurricane Katrina
Librarians from Louisiana express their appreciation for When I Feel Sad and When I Feel Scared
Emotional Learning Helps Academic Learning
RECENT STUDIES SHOW IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
“The Way I Feel” books Available in Chinese , Korean, and Arabic
“The Way I Feel” books have been translated into Chinese and Korean, and three titles have also been translated into Arabic. Also, Your Body Belongs to You has been translated into Korean.
Contemporary Pediatrics Recommends The Way I Feel books
In an article titled “Feelings 101: Teaching About Emotional Life Through Literature,” in Contemporary Pediatrics (2/1/2005) author Laura A. Jana, M.D. writes:
“The Way I Feel” series also helpful to special needs kids
Cornelia received a letter through this website from the mother of a special needs child:
Cornelia Visits Ridgely Elementary School in Springfield, Illinois
Several hundred children had a lot of good questions to ask their visiting author Cornelia Maude Spelman.
“The Way I Feel” Books Among Best Children’s Books of the Year
The Children’s Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education included three of “The Way I Feel” books in their 2003 edition of The Best Children’s Books of the Year.