Month: January 2018
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30th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant Program Final Call for Proposals
Nearly $970,000 Given Directly to Educators at Public Schools and Libraries Across the Country Teachers in Brooklyn Use an EJK Mini-Grant to Create a Program that Combines Poetry and Art …
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3 Questions with Jonathan London
Where do you get your information or ideas for books? I get most of my ideas for books from personal experiences. My best-known books are the ones in my Froggy …
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Little Free Library Announces New Action Book Club Theme ‘Everyday Heroes’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Margret Aldrich 612-203-6856; maldrich@littlefreelibrary.org Little Free Library Announces New Action Book Club Theme ‘Everyday Heroes’ The book club that combines reading with powerful community service projects …
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2018 Children’s Book Week Poster Revealed; Book Week Event Location Online Sign-up Open
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY – January 23, 2018 – Every Child a Reader has revealed the official Children’s Book Week poster commemorating the 99th annual celebration of books for young people and …
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Frankfurter Buchmesse New York’s Inaugural Children’s Books Salon to Take Place January 23-24
PRESS RELEASE January 17, 2018 — The New York office of the Frankfurter Buchmesse, together with Publishing Perspectives, will host the first two-day Children’s Books Salon in New York City …
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Three Questions with Linda Olafsdottir
Who is your favorite kid-lit character? Without a doubt that would be Pippi Longstocking by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. I think Lindgren is one of the best children’s book …
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Lonely Planet Kids Expands
Lonely Planet Kids, the children’s imprint of travel media brand Lonely Planet, has announced the appointment of Hanna Otero as publisher. The hire is part of the house’s ongoing expansion in …
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Three Questions with Erin Dealey
Do you purposely write with #diversity and #inclusion in mind? Yes and no… No—in that I don’t purposely think of these as “trends” that I should follow so my books …
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5th Annual Multicultural Children’s Book Day Celebrations
The Children’s Book Council/CBC Diversity is once again excited to partner with Multicultural Children’s Book Day this year. Though this national celebration officially takes place on January 27th, diverse children’s …
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ALSC Announces Brian Selznick and David Serlin as presenters for Closing General Session at ALSC National Institute 2018!
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) announced that authors, Brian Selznick and David Serlin, will present the Closing General Session …
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Jacqueline Woodson Named 6th National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, 2018-2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Book Award Winner and four-time Newbery Honor Medalist encourages readers to embrace the impact reading can have on creating a more hopeful world with her platform, …
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Three Questions with Eric A. Kimmel
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? When I was in Kindergarten, before I knew how to read or write. Our teacher read Horton Hatches The …
