Name: Families We Know, Families We Imagine: Writing Identity for Young Readers
Start: 2026-04-18T14:30:00-0400
End: 2026-04-18T15:15:00-0400

Families We Know, Families We Imagine: Writing Identity for Young Readers

Saturday April 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT

Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium

Karina Yan Glaser and Jonathan Todd explore how stories for children can honor the richness of family and identity. In this conversation, they'll discuss crafting characters kids can see themselves in, portraying complex home lives with honesty and warmth, and creating narratives that help young readers feel recognized, included, and deeply at home.

Book signing follows in the Covenant Fine Arts Center Lobby

Speakers

Karina Yan Glaser

Karina Yan Glaser is the New York Times bestselling author of the Vanderbeeker series, the standalone middle grade novel A Duet for Home, the chapter book Poppy Song Bakes A Way (part of the multi-author series The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class), and the Newbery Honor-winning historical... Read More →

Jonathan Todd

Jonathan Todd is the author and illustrator of the semi-autobiographical graphic novel Timid (Scholastic/Graphix), which was inspired by his struggle to overcome shyness as a tween following his family's move from Miami to a Boston suburb in the 1980s. He is a recipient of a 2024 New England Book Award. For more information about Jonathan, including his author visits, visit... Read More →

Saturday April 18, 2026 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium

Concurrent Session, Conversation

2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Karina Yan Glaser

Jonathan Todd

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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Karina Yan Glaser

Jonathan Todd

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