A balloon sculpture featuring red, gold and white balloons surrounds a lit "40" sign in the Hazel-Pruitt Armory at Shenandoah University to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Children's Literature Conference.

Shenandoah University’s Children’s Literature Conference Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Books and Reading Inspire Magic and Meaning During a Celebratory Year

July 9, 2026

Third-grade teacher Grace Bittle wiped tears from her eyes as she spoke with her favorite children’s author, Joanna Ho, following a Shenandoah University’s Children’s Literature…

Child wearing fake elephant trunk on his nose and teacher wearing a "Read" T-shirt share an Elephant and Piggie book for parents in an elementary school classroom at a Camp Read A Lot in the summer of 2025.

Shenandoah University Makes Reading Fun

With the help of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Shenandoah makes an impact by focusing on the joy of reading through special programs like Camp Read A Lot, the Children’s Literature Conference and more

October 23, 2025

Over the summer, 38 teachers studying for Shenandoah University’s Professional Studies Certificate or Master of Science in literacy education with a reading concentration helped 64…

An Incubator for Literacy Education

Degree, Conference, Writing Project and Student Writing Effort Combine To Create a Culture of Literacy Education In Northern Virginia at Shenandoah University

June 26, 2018

For a few special moments on the afternoon of May 31, the entire student body of Winchester’s Garland R. Quarles Elementary School (GQES) celebrated inside…

A Shenandoah Story to Remember

Shenandoah's 32nd Annual Children's Literature Conference Explores The Enduring Power of Tales Well-Told

July 13, 2017

Children’s book author and the nation’s first Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jon Scieszka kicked off Shenandoah University’s 32nd Annual Children’s Literature Conference on June…

Master of Science in Literacy Education

Shenandoah University’s Children’s Literature Conference Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Books and Reading Inspire Magic and Meaning During a Celebratory Year

Shenandoah University Makes Reading Fun

With the help of the Claude Moore Charitable Foundation, Shenandoah makes an impact by focusing on the joy of reading through special programs like Camp Read A Lot, the Children’s Literature Conference and more

An Incubator for Literacy Education

Degree, Conference, Writing Project and Student Writing Effort Combine To Create a Culture of Literacy Education In Northern Virginia at Shenandoah University

A Shenandoah Story to Remember

Shenandoah's 32nd Annual Children's Literature Conference Explores The Enduring Power of Tales Well-Told