Month: June 2014
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Business, Medical, and Non-Profit Partners Launch New National Effort at CGI America to Help Close the Word Gap
Denver, CO — At the fourth annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) America meeting in Denver, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a new collaborative effort of Too Small to Fail, …
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“Are They Books at All?”: Disney’s Innovative New Storytelling
“It’s debatable whether one could actually call Disney’s hybrid stories ‘digital books’ because they go way beyond the words-on-paper format of traditional books. Is Disney Palace Pets a story or …
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YA: The Reality Trend, And Beyond
“Contemporary, realistic YA fiction is, of course, as old as YA itself: S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders(1967) is frequently cited as the book that kickstarted the category, and the pioneering work of …
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Penguin and NFL Players Inc. Tackle Children’s Books
“‘Retailers have seen books about sports teams, but we thought this would be a fun series about sports that talks more about the players than the teams,’ says Lori Burke, …
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U.S. Governors and Governors’ Spouses Sign On as Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge “Reading Ambassadors”
New York, NY — U.S. Governors and Governors’ Spouses have pledged to help spread the important message about children reading over the summer by signing on as Reading Ambassadors for the 2014 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, a …
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Bookstore of A Wimpy Kid
“Recently I signed up for a streaming music service. And so now I can type in any title and hear the music instantly. And I thought, “Wow, the act of listening …
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Highlights for Children, Inc. to Partner with INscribe Digital for eBook Distribution and Marketing
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — INscribe Digital has inked an eBook distribution deal with the iconic children’s publishing and family media brand Highlights for Children, Inc., including the Highlights Press and Boyds Mills …
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The Genre Has Limitations: An Exploration of Diversity in YA Speculative Fiction
“The fact that there seem to be more dragons and robots than LGBTQ+ characters in fantasy & sci-fi novels is shameful and disheartening, especially to the genres’ LGBTQ+ fans. So …
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Thank You for the Lovely Presents, Charlotte Zolotow!
“…the most influential relationship of her career was with the great Ursula Nordstrom, fairy godmother of modern children’s literature, who steered Zolotow’s collaboration with Sendak and with whom Zolotow worked …
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Stacy Lellos Named Senior Vice President, General Manager, For Klutz
New York, NY — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the appointment of Stacy Lellos as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Klutz, the …
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Mary Poppins: A Newer, Truer Story
“The resemblance to Travers’ most famous creation, the nanny whose spoonful of sugar made the medicine go down for the Banks children, is no coincidence. Travers goes on to write …
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The National Endowment for the Arts Selects Amy Stolls as Director of Literature
The National Endowment for the Arts is pleased to announce that Amy Stolls has been appointed director of literature. Since May 2013, Stolls has served as acting director of literature. …
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#WeNeedDiverseBooks’ Summer Reading Recommendations
Books recommended so far include Tyrell by Coe Booth, Prophecy by Ellen Oh, Soccer Star by Mina Javaherbin, and more. Read more at #WeNeedDiverseBooks ▸▸
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Jon Klassen Wins Greenaway Award for ‘This Is Not My Hat’
“‘Making a book, you’re kind of going out on a limb in the belief that what you think of as a satisfying story is the same as what other people …
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New Survey: Only 17 Percent of Parents Believe Reading is Top Priority
During the Summer; Kids Spend Nearly Triple the Time Playing Video Games or Watching TV. Macy’s and Reading Is Fundamental Launch Be Book Smart Campaign June 18 to Support Children’s …
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#DiversityatALA
When discussing the need for more diverse books at ALA, YALSA has asked attendees to use the hashtag “#DiversityatALA” — preferably in conjunction with the official conference hashtag: “#alaac14”. As …
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A.S. King on nUrdfighters and Paul Zindel
“When I was reading Zindel the first time, I remember writing down that when I grew up, I wanted to write books that would help adults understand teens better and …
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Scholastic Wins 26 REVERE and Beacon Awards for Outstanding and Innovative Educational Publishing
NEW YORK, NY — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, has been recognized with 26 REVERE and Beacon Awards for its classroom magazines, educational programs and professional …
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Veronica Roth, Author of the Divergent Series, Announces FOUR-City National Tour to Celebrate New Book Release with Fans Across the Country
NEW YORK, NY — With more than 22 million copies sold worldwide, the DIVERGENT trilogy has become a major pop culture phenomenon that was propelled even further into the zeitgeist by the recent …
