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Wendell Received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Connecticut



Wendell received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Connecticut. The honor was presented by President Michael J. Hogan



Wendell delivers his address to the 2010 UConn graduating Class of Arts and Sciences on May 9th.   Photo by © Lauren Cunningham



Wendell's exhibition at The Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut




Book Signings/
School Visits 2013

April 10-12, 2013 - Wednesday-Friday
University of Southern Mississippi
The Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival
de Grummond Children's Literature Collection
Speaker / Book signing
Hattiesburg, MS
Contact: Ellen.Ruffin@usm.edu
 
 
April 27, 2013 - Saturday  10 am - 4 pm
The Albany Children's Book Festival
Albany, New York
Contact: Ashley Breen: breena@albanyacademics.org
http://www.albanychildrensbookfestival.com
 
 
April 28, 2013 - Sunday 12 pm - 2 pm
Books of Wonder
18 West 18th St. 
New York City
www.booksofwonder.com


May 4, 2013 - Saturday  10 am - 4 pm
Hudson Children's Book Festival
Hudson, New York
Contact: hcbf@hudsoncityschooldistrict.com
 
 
June 1, 2013 - Saturday  1:00 pm
Hickory Stick Bookshop
Washington Depot, CT
www.hickorystickbookshop.com
 
 
June 3, 2013 - Monday,  6:00 pm
Buzz Aldrin and Wendell Minor
Washington Montessori School
via Hickory Stick Bookshop
240 Litchfield Turnpike, Washington, CT
** Reservations are required **
For details please visit:
www.hickorystickbookshop.com

August 2, 2013 - Friday  6 pm - 8 pm
17th Annual Sharon Summer Book Signing
Hotchkiss Library
Sharon, CT
Contact: laurielisle@gmail.com
 
 
September 28, 2013 - Saturday
11 am - 4 pm
The Warwick Children's Book Festival
Park Avenue School
Warwick, NY
warbookfest@rcls.org
 
 
October 5, 2013 - Saturday  11 am - 5 pm
The First Annual Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival
Robert E. Bell School
Chappaqua, NY
http://chappaquachildrensbookfestival.com



Exhibitions 2013 – 2014

Nov. 9, 2013 through May 24, 2014
"Wendell Minor's America"
Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, MA
http://www.nrm.org/



Past News and Events
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Bicentennial Celebration
From the Pennsylvania"One Book, Every Young Child" tour




With Elvis the Penguin © Marc Soracco Photography Inc. 2009



Wendell and scale model of the Lincoln funeral train



Wendell and author Robert Burleigh with "the Lincolns"



Wendell's view at the Bicentennial Dinner
"Grand Canyon" book presented in Arizona



Governor Napolitano present's Wendell's Grand Canyon book to thefirst 4th grade class in Arizona. 93,000 copies will be distributed to every 4th grader in the state. See Breaking News heading for more details.






Arizona 4th graders with the first distributed copies of "Grand Canyon: Exploring a Natural Wonder."