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THURSDAY: LEARN WHY SOME TOYS AND CHILDREN’S BOOKS STAND THE TEST OF TIME (SPONSORED)

October 28, 2015 | 9:41 AM
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Bard Graduate Center hosts a literary discussion this Thursday, October 29, at 6:30 p.m.  Leonard Marcus, a leading authority on children’s books and their illustration, moderates a conversation with toymaker and toy historian Karen Hewitt and Swedish-born artist, designer, and children’s book illustrator Laura Ljungkvist.  They will explore the artistry that underlies the creation of toys and illustrated books that enrich young children’s lives. They reveal to us why some toys and children’s books have withstood the test of time to remain perennial favorites.

Thursday, October 29, 2015
6 to 6:30 p.m. (reception)
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (conversation)

Bard Graduate Center
38 West 86th Street

$15.00 General Admission, free for students with valid ID
Register: online │programs@bgc.bard.edu │212.501.3011

Presented in Conjunction with
Swedish Wooden Toys
Through January 17, 2016

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