Paul Caldwell, 48, and his daughters Brianna, 13, and Olivia, 12, attend a drawing hangout at the Zach Gordon Youth Center on Saturday during Alaska Robotics' Mini-Con.

Paul Caldwell, 48, and his daughters Brianna, 13, and Olivia, 12, attend a drawing hangout at the Zach Gordon Youth Center on Saturday during Alaska Robotics' Mini-Con.

Photos from the Alaska Robotics’ Mini-Con

Writer and illustrator John Klassen, 34, reads his Caldecott Medal winning book “This is Not My Hat” to children at the Imagination Station on April 23 during Alaska Robotics’ Mini-Con.

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