Year: 2014
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Lois Lowry and Jeff Bridges Discuss ‘The Giver’
“…Bridges and Lowry expressed similar sentiments about the role of reading in children’s lives. ‘Reading is a rehearsal for life,’ Lowry said. Bridges expanded on her point, saying, ‘Both movies …
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Film Adaptation of ‘Wicked Lovely’ On the Way
“The project was grabbed back from turnaround by WWPSP, and it rears up again at a time when there is a strong market for female driven YA adaptations, after Divergent …
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Science! Naturally Presents ‘Mystery of the Month’
“The brainteasers can be used as independent reading for kids, a guessing game for families, a springboard for school projects, a bell ringer for teachers, or an assessment tool for …
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UK’s “Next Big Thing” Writing Competition
Entrants must be previously unpublished UK residents. The prize will include a £5,000 advance and a publishing contract with Bloomsbury. Said Jonathan Douglas of the National Literary Trust, “we work to …
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First Lemony Snicket Prize Awarded to Lower 9th Ward Librarian
“…she was told there’s no money in the budget for an outreach librarian, so she is an unofficial volunteer outreach librarian, taking books around her neighborhood, to the community Guerilla …
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Parents: Free Summer Reading Resources for the Whole Family
New York, NY – Just in time for summer vacation, Scholastic unveils free summer reading resources for parents to help enhance their children’s reading and learning skills all summer long atscholastic.com/summer. Available now …
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London Launches “Books About Town”
The benches will highlight the capital’s literary connections, provide an opportunity for passersby to see art from some of the country’s top artists, and celebrate reading. See more at Books About Town ▸▸
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Breathtaking Children’s Book Tattoos
Don’t miss the very cleverly hidden Waldo. See more at BuzzFeed Books ▸▸
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“A book is a sneeze.” E.B. White on Why He Wrote ‘Charlotte’s Web’
“I have been asked to tell how I came to write “Charlotte’s Web.” Well, I like animals, and it would be odd if I failed to write about them. Animals …
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Get a Portrait of Your Pug Painted by Jarrett J. Krosoczka!
“I love all dogs, and all animals, but in my free time from illustrating children’s books, I’m only interested in painting portraitures of pugs. Paintings will be in acrylic paint …
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TV Pilot of ‘Delirium’ Made Available on Hulu
Oliver has requested that viewers discuss it on social media using the hashtag #DeliriumPilot so she can take note of any feedback and reactions. Learn more at Hulu ▸▸ Read …
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Miscommunication: A Cameron Post Story
In an open letter to the school board, emily m. danforth says, “I think, for me, this is the most depressing part of this entire dismal and embarrassing charade. You’re …
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquires SchoolChapters Inc.
BOSTON, MA – Global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today announced the acquisition of SchoolChapters, Inc., an educational solutions provider dedicated to standards-based education quality management, accreditation services and community-based …
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Alice Through the Ages
“In the century and a half since Sir John Tenniel’s original illustrations, the Carroll classic has sprouted everything from a pop-up book adaptation to a witty cookbook to a quantum physics allegory, and hundreds of artists …
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Maurice Sendak’s Advice to Aspiring Children’s Book Creators: “Move to New York”
Author/illustrator Barbara McClintock on her decision to contact Sendak: “‘So, I thought…well, he’d know how I should get involved in children’s books. He could give me advice, which is a …
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Netta Rabin Named VP, Product Development for Klutz
New York, NY (July 8, 2014) — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the appointment of Netta Rabin as Vice President of Product Development for …
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J. K. Rowling Reunites Harry Potter with Old Friends in New Article for Pottermore
London, England — J.K. Rowling has reunited Harry, Ron and Hermione with their old cohorts from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in a 1500-word piece written for her website Pottermore.com …
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The Jim Henson Company Together With Penguin Young Readers Group Announce Winner of the Dark Crystal Author Quest
New York, NY — The Jim Henson Company and Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, announced today that J. M. Lee of Minneapolis, MN has won the Dark …
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Making Hearts Large Through Story: Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Acceptance Speech
“This, I believe, is the work of stories, bookmaking, art. It is the work that we are all–writers, illustrators, librarians, publishers, editors, agents, booksellers–engaged in. We have been given the …
