Month: January 2016
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Kate DiCamillo’s Upcoming Novel Selected for ‘One Book, One South’
As part of the program, SIBA member bookstores will hold events throughout April 2016, culminating in a May 6 Facebook event in honor of Children’s Book Week. The thing that is …
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Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger Makes Its Humble Debut
A long time ago, origami was mainly in the shape of swans or flowers, but then Tom Angleberger came along with Origami Yoda, teaching the wise ways of taking paper …
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National Ambassador Gene Luen Yang on Inclusive Reading
Yang believes that the key to creating a more diverse and inclusive society lies in “Reading Without Walls.” A piece of the solution is empathy. I think encouraging people to …
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Statement From Scholastic On Claim of Self-Censorship By Advocacy Groups
New York, NY – PEN and the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) issued a statement on Friday, January 22, 2016, questioning Scholastic for withdrawing the book, A Birthday Cake for …
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Debra Samdperil Named Assistant Executive Director of Programs, the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers
NEW YORK – January 21, 2015 – The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary …
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#DrawingDiversity: ‘Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton’ by Don Tate
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate (Peachtree, September 2015). All rights reserved. @peachtreepublishers
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Scholastic’s Self-Censorship: A Birthday Cake for George Washington
NEW YORK, NY — The National Coalition Against Censorship and the PEN American Center released a statement criticizing the decision by Scholastic to pull the book A Birthday Cake for George Washington …
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#1000blackgirlbooks Campaign
Donations and books will benefit the Retreat Primary and Junior School and Library in the parish of St. Mary, Jamaica. Sick of finding books about white boys and dogs at her school …
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Candlewick Press marks 25 years of business in US with largest book donation in its history
Partnership with First Book to bring 275,000 books, beloved authors to underserved populations SOMERVILLE, MA – January 26, 2016 – Candlewick Press today announced plans to mark the 25th anniversary of …
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Quentin Blake to Illustrate Rediscovered Beatrix Potter Tale
New York, NY – In September 2016, Frederick Warne & Co., Beatrix Potter’s original publisher and an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, will publish a brand-new tale by one of …
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J.K. Rowling Receives 2016 PEN Award
Rowling with be presented with the award at PEN America’s annual gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on May 16, 2016. Rowling is being honored …
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Fairytales Dated Back to Prehistoric Times
Using phylogenetic analysis — a technique used in evolutionary biology —researchers believe that some folk tales predate classical writing, and were most likely told in an extinct Indo-European language. Ultimately, despite being …
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#DrawingDiversity: ‘Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed,’ illustrated by Amy June Bates
Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Amy June Bates (Candlewick Press, October 2015). All rights reserved.
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2016 Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced
The 2016 winners are: For Younger Readers: Ketzel, the Cat who Composed by Lesléa Newman with illustrations by Amy June Bates (Candlewick Press) For Older Readers: Adam & Thomas by …
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Making Time to Read
Here are a few tips for fitting in book time: Always carry a book Put down any book that doesn’t engage you Create a reading list Read at the gym …
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Scholastic Corporation Announces Termination of Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer
New York, NY — Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced that it had terminated its offer to purchase up to $200 million of …
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Little, Brown Books For Young Readers Named Publisher For Dreamworks Animation’s Television Series Dinotrux
New York, NY — Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group, will begin publishing children’s books in conjunction with DreamWorks Animation’s award-winning television series Dinotrux …
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We Need Diverse Books Announces 2016 “Walter” Winners
The 2016 winner is: All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books) This year’s honorees are: Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings by Margarita Engle (Atheneum …
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School Library Journal Launches Middle-Grade Newsletter
The inaugural issue features think pieces, book roundups, author interviews, and more. Whether you call them tweens, middle graders, upper elementary to middle school kids, or some other term, the …
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Scholastic News® Launches 2016 Presidential Election Website with Resources for Kids, Parents and Teachers
New York, NY – January 21, 2016 – Today, the editors of Scholastic News® announced the launch of the Scholastic News Election 2016 website, a resource designed to immerse kids …
