Join Jan Carr, author of the Buddy and Bea series (Peach Tree Press/PRH) and Phoebe Yeh, VP/Editor at Crown Books for Young Readers/Random House as they discuss the craft and business of creating book series for young people. This discussion will be moderated by distinguished faculty member, Caron Levis.

This is a series-ously unique opportunity to learn from two experienced pros! Jan Carr and Phoebe Yeh, both worked at Scholastic when series books, like The Magic School Bus and The Baby-sitters Club, were taking off. Each took their early lessons in a different direction: Jan became the author of many books for children ranging from picture books to middle grade; Phoebe has become a VP and editor who has worked on, among many illustrious single titles, series such as The Magic School Bus, The School for Good and Evil, Big Nate, the graphic novel series Lucy and Andy Neanderthal. Recently the two reunited as editor and author of the picture book Star of The Party: The Solar System Celebrates, illustrated by Juana Medina. Join us!

Jan Carr is the author of more than 50 books for children, including the new chapter book series Buddy and Bea, set in a 2nd grade classroom and illustrated by Kris Mukai. About Book 3, PET-A-PALOOZA, published in March, Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Another winning adventure with this charming elementary school class." Her most recent picture book is Star of the Party: The Solar System Celebrates!, illustrated by Juana Medina, and edited by Phoebe Yeh. Jan has degrees in child development and early childhood education, and started her work life a Head Start teacher. She’s also worked as a book editor at Scholastic, a writer/editor on a parenting magazine at Sesame Workshop, and a writing instructor at both The New School and School of Visual Arts. For more about Jan's work, visit www.jancarr.net.

Phoebe Yeh is a Vice President and Editor-at-Large at Crown Books for Young Readers/Random House Children’s Books. She edited Monster the first Printz winner and three National Book Finalists, all by Walter Dean Myers. She has edited the Magic School Bus series, Big Nate and The School for Good & Evil. She has published the New York Times bestsellers, Max & the Midknights and Dear Martin. These authors published children’s debuts with her: Kwame Alexander, Kelly J. Baptist, Mahogany L. Browne, Frances Cha, Soman Chainani, Lamar Giles, Jamie Jo Hoang, Traci Huahn, Wade Hudson, Ellen Oh, Patricia Park, Lincoln Peirce, Kelis Rowe, Nic Stone and George Takei, author of My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story. With seasoned author, former editor, Jan Carr, she published Star of the Party: The Solar System Celebrates!, illustrated by Juana Medina, about which Kirkus said in a starred review, “ Just the ticket for a memorable astro-party.” She has published anthologies on themes of social justice with Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson of Just Us Books and short story anthologies with We Need Diverse Books. Yeh is a recipient of the inaugural CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Award.