About Your Instructor – Christina Dorr

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Christina Dorr is an award-winning librarian, author and presenter with extensive award-winning books experience. She has served on a number of state and national award committees including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Geisel Award, and Stonewall. She reviews for The Horn Book Magazine and has reviewed and written for several other journals including School Library Journal, Book Links, School Library Connection, and more. For many years Christina has presented on the best children's and young adult literature. Her latest published book is Profiles in Resilience: Books for Children and Teens That Center the Lived Experience of Generational Poverty (American Library Association, 2021). She is also the author of The Best Award-Winning Children's Books and Powerful Strategies to Use Them in Your Program (Grades K-6), the extensive digital resource handbook you will receive at the seminar.

Join Christina for an outstanding day where she will introduce you to scores of the most outstanding award-winning children's books and how to use them in your program.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"I really enjoyed Christina's seminar. She covers a lot of ground, but at a cadence where you get a feel for her passion, which is what makes her special and her workshop so engaging and motivational. Lots of wonderful resources and tools!"
– Carolyn Shives, Teacher Librarian

"What a great resource for anyone who works with children in the classroom or a library! So many awards I didn't even know existed. I appreciate Christina's willingness to share her resource book, digital binder, and PowerPoint presentation. I learned so much today! Thank you, Christina!"
– Michele Golder, Teacher

"It takes a lot of time to research and share the best books from different genres. Christina provided me a clear path to select, order, and share titles in which our scholars will be able to see themselves."
– Jeanette Whisenton, Library Media Specialist

"Christina – thank you for sharing your knowledge about all these wonderful books. I'm looking forward to using them and a number of your suggested strategies in my classroom."
– Brenda Craven, Special Education Teacher

"Christina Dorr is so knowledgeable! I have attended other literature workshops given by her and I always come away with a wealth of fresh ideas to use in my library."
– Sherri Bolen, Librarian

"This was a jam-packed, wonderful seminar that will certainly benefit me and, more importantly, my students. I left with a multitude of new ideas and resources to use in my classroom and library."
– Janelle Snyder, Teacher Librarian