Year: 2017
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EBSCO Announces Finalists for SEE-IT Graphic Novel Award
Earlier this year, EBSCO partnered with the Graphic Novel Committee of the Children’s Book Council to launch the SEE-IT Award to recognize the cultural and literary impact of youth graphic …
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Scholastic Launches Leveled Bookroom 4.0 for K–6 Classrooms with Print Books, Instructional Materials, and More
Educators Can Enter Sweepstakes to Win a Whole-School Literacy Transformation, Including a Free Leveled Bookroom 4.0 New York, NY – April 12, 2017 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s …
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New Book From Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst Helps Educators Discover Why How We Read Matters to Students
Disrupting Thinking Defines Reading as a “Changemaker” and Explains How to Help Students Become Responsive, Responsible, and Compassionate Readers New York, NY – March 31, 2017 – Scholastic, the global …
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Exclusive Bookmark for National Poetry Month!
It’s our pleasure to feature an exclusive bookmark for National Poetry Month featuring 2 poems, “Blue Bucket” by Naomi Shihab Nye and “Here We Go” by Janet Wong. These poems …
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#DVpit Returns April 2017
#DVpit is a Twitter event created to showcase pitches from marginalized voices. This includes (but is not limited to): Native peoples and people of color; people living and/or born/raised in …
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Get #CaughtReading with ‘Story Monsters Ink’ Magazine’s New Literacy Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Linda F. Radke, Story Monsters LLC480-940-8182 | info@storymonsters.comHigh-res photos available upon request CHANDLER, AZ (April 2017) – Story Monsters Ink magazine is issuing a fun challenge for …
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Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Finalists Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – March 22, 2017 – After a two month-long open nomination process, Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader …
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Sesame Street Introduces Julia, a Muppet With Autism
The TV show rolled out the news of Julia’s arrival on its website and released a series of YouTube videos featuring her on Sunday. Julia, who loves to sing and …
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Three Debuts on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List
Featured in the March 20, 2017 print issue Bestsellers from March 6 -12, 2017 Children’s Frontlist Fiction: Middle School: Escape to Australia by James Patterson & Martin Chatterton; illus. by …
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New Crop of Young Adult Novels Explores Race and Police Brutality
When “The Hate U Give” came out last month, it became an instant critical and commercial hit, with more than 100,000 copies in print. The novel — one of several …
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Cuento de Luz to Start Printing On Environmentally Friendly Stone Paper
PRESS RELEASE Contact in the US: Carolina SchwarzCarolina@wethecontent.com+001 (786) 547-8537 Cuento de Luz To Print On Stone Paper MIAMI, January 9th, 2017 – Cuento de Luz (www.cuentodeluz.com), a Spain-based, international …
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Five Debuts on the Publishers Weekly Bestsellers List
Featured in the March 13, 2017 print issue Bestsellers from February 27 – March 5, 2017 Children’s Frontlist Fiction: Big Nate: What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends by Lincoln Peirce …
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Hachette Book Group and Novel Effect Launch Pilot for Voice-Activated Interactive Children’s Picture Book Soundtracks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2017 (SEATTLE, Washington) – Storytime App Novel Effect (www.novel-effect.com) and Hachette Book Group (www.hachettebookgroup.com) have announced a pilot program to create immersive read-aloud experiences for …
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Exciting News on the 2017 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS CAN ENCOURAGE KIDS TO TAKE A READING ADVENTURE WITH THE 2017 SCHOLASTIC SUMMER READING CHALLENGE Bestselling Author and Scholastic Summer Reading …
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Why ‘The Outsiders’ Lives On: A Teenage Novel Turns 50
The widely read novel was initially published back in 1967, when the author was only 18. The New York Times featured an article highlighting the book: Since “The Outsiders” was …
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Author Of Heartbreaking ‘Modern Love’ Essay, Dead At 51
The LA Times posted an obituary today describing the kind hearted and well-known author: “A Chicago native and longtime resident, Rosenthal completed than more 30 books, including journals, memoirs and …
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7 Lessons for Parents of Reluctant Middle Grade Readers
Do you know a reluctant middle grade reader? How do you get them to read? Laura Lambert on Brightly described a bit of the challenge: “I guess I always expected …
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8 Picture Books That Inspire a Positive Outlook
Picture Books can be amazing tools to help young kids learn so many essentials in life. But what are some suggestions of books that help inspire a positive outlook? Check …
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2016 Children’s Sales in Review: A CBC Panel
The speakers were Erin Berger, v-p, creative marketing director, Penguin Random House; Cristin Stickles, children’s and YA buyer, McNally Jackson Books in Manhattan; and Chantalle Uzan, senior young adult librarian, …
