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Imagination Friday with Linda Sue Park

When

Oct. 23, 2026, 1 – 1:45 p.m.
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Meet Linda Sue Park, author of the new picturebook Run Sing Dream, in this Imagination Friday! Possibility meets history in a book where memory and hope shine through the lives of brave change makers. Their lives encourage young readers to discover their own courage, raise their voices and shape a brighter future.  Linda will share her new book and why she wrote this book, invite children to consider their own voices and answer questions. 

You must register for the webinar to attend and will receive a link to click on and join this exciting interaction with Linda Sue Park. The webinar will be recorded and those who register will receive that link to watch the recording if unable to join us live.

Register here for this Imagination Friday.

Watch the livestream here: coming soon!
 

 

Host: Kathy Short, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies and Director of WOW
Panelist: Linda Sue Park
Co-Sponsor: Tucson Festival of Books


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Linda Sue Park is the author of many books for young readers, including the 2002 Newbery Medal winner A Single Shard and the bestseller A Long Walk to Water. She writes picturebooks, middle grade novels and verse novels.  She is the founder and curator of Allida Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. She serves on the advisory board of We Need Diverse Books and created the kiBooka website, www.kibooka.com, to highlight children's books created by the Korean diaspora.

Imagination Friday is co-sponsored by the Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words and occurs between 1 to 1:40 p.m. on a Friday with a different author or illustrator each session. Add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators. Check out our full list of Imagination Friday authors and illustrators.

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Contacts

Kathy Short