Here, Cecelia Young art director at Putnam, leads the discussion on a panel about criticism and self-critiquing.
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Robert also headed up a workshop on pop-up books for illustrators who were looking for new ways to inspire their work.
At the workshop were dozens of different kinds of pop-up books which also included how-to books, like David A. Carter's "Let's Make it Pop-up" for kids.
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Production was also part of the workshop, so Robert brought different samples of the process involved in creating a commercial pop-up book.
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Matthew Reinhart was a surprise guest and offered his thoughts about the pop-up publishing world.
He even gave a first look at the printed proofs for his (and Robert's) upcoming book Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Sea Monsters.
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With the help of an overhead screen, the pop-up enthusiasts were given a crash course in the basic principles of paper engineering (isn't technology wonderful!)
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All of the participants brought tools to work, so with Matthew leading the way, a pop-up demonstration began.
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Matthew answers questions on why he chose to enter the world of pop-ups.
Answer: He loves the world of 3 dimensions, he went to art school to get his MFA in Industrial Design.
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A studious and serious group of illustrators listen intently and follow along to come up with their own pop-up masterpieces!
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For more events with the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators go to www.scbwi.org.
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