Industry News
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Free Pop-up Family Reading Festivals Are Coming to 27 U.S. Cities as Part of the 2018 Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Josephine Djonovic, (212) 343-6876, jdjonovic@scholastic.com Alexandra Wladich, (212) 965-7353, awladich@scholastic.com Throughout July, Two Scholastic RVs are Making Stops at Bookstores, Libraries, and Community Organizations Nationwide to Encourage …
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Inaugural Graphic Literature Awards Presented
The inaugural Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards were presented on Saturday during Denver Comic Con, which is sponsored by Pop Culture Classroom, a nonprofit that aims to promote learning and literacy, …
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Excellent Author Lineup at the 2018 Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference
Registration is still open for Shenandoah University’s 33rd Annual Children’s Literature Conference, June 25-29! This year’s theme is We Are What We Read: Fueled by Books, Connected by Stories, Empowered …
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Winners of the 11th Annual 2018 Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards Announced
New York, NY – May 30, 2018 – Every Child a Reader, a nonprofit charity dedicated to inspiring a love of reading in children and teens, is proud to announce …
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CBC Recap: Bronx Book Festival
By Shifa Kapadwala On Saturday, May 19, the first ever Bronx Book Festival took place at Fordham Plaza in Bronx, NY. This wonderful literacy initiative was founded by Bronx native …
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2018 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winners Photo during Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Fesitval
The 2018 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award winner Derrick Barnes (Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut) and New Illustrator Award winner Evan Turk (Muddy: The Story of Blues …
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Are You Ready for a Magical Summer of Reading? The 2018 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge Is Officially Open!
Students Can Now Begin to Log Their Reading Minutes, Earn Digital Prizes, and Access Free Resources Including Author Videos, Downloadable Activities, and More! Two Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip RVs …
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Over 50 Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators To Feature in Children’s Book Week Spotlight Events
Download a full list of Spotlight events here!Download the US map of events here!Download the Northeast map of events here!Download the Pacific Northwest map of events here! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …
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Winners of 2018 Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced By Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education
City Winners Recieve $500 Cash Prize; Winning Books and Honorable Mentions on Special Exhibit May 1-20 at Brooklyn Public Library Awards also Given for Student-made Books in San Francisco, Atlanta …
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Reading Aloud to Young Children Has Benefits for Behavior and Attention
(Excerpted from The New York Times, April 16, 2018) “It’s a truism in child development that the very young learn through relationships and back-and-forth interactions, including the interactions that occur …
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Tracy K. Smith and Jacqueline Woodson Talk Reading, Race and Spreading the Gospel of Literature
In 2018, the writer and poet Jacqueline Woodson was appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. The author Tracy K. Smith is in the second of her two years as the poet …
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Story Monsters Ink Announces Partnership with Reading Is Fundamental of Southern California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Linda F. Radke, Story Monsters LLCp: 480-940-8182e: info@storymonsters.com CHANDLER, AZ (April, 2018) – A staggering 60 percent of students growing up in low-income households do not have …
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Penguin Random House, Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books and Kiwanis International Launch “Read and Lead” Program
Exclusive Partnership Promotes Literacy and Service in Youth NEW YORK, NY (April 4, 2018) —Penguin Random House, the largest trade-book publisher, announced the launch of Read and Lead (https://kiwanisreadandlead.com/), a …
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Growing Good Kids Book Awards – Call for Nominations
The 2018 Growing Good Kids Book Awards Committee is currently accepting nominations for books published in 2017. Award winners are selected from children’s picture books that are plant, gardening and …
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New Exhibition at the Eric Carle Muesuem of Art
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Presents The Art of Eric Carle: Seasons April 3, 2018 – August 26, 2018 Amherst, MA (March 15, 2018) — In 1970, …
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Bank Street College of Education Honors Three Top Children’s Books
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Cynthia Weill, Ed.D.Director, Center for Children’s LiteratureBank Street College of Education212-875-4652cweill@bankstreet.eduNew York, NY— March 20, 2018—The Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College …
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Resources from Scholastic Help Striving Readers Grow Their Literacy Skills
Scholastic Edge™, a New In-Class Intervention Program, Joins an Expansive List of Offerings Directly Addressing the Needs of All Students within a Balanced Literacy Classroom New York, NY – March …
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Gowana Middle School takes on the Reading Without Walls Challenge
Michelle Horstmyer, the school librarian, collaborated with the ELA 7 and Art 7 classes to read a book that met the Reading Without Walls Challenge criteria. Then students did a writing …
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2018 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Call for Applications
Created and supported by philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, the Literacy Awards Program is designed to broaden and stimulate public understanding of the essential role of literacy in all aspects of …
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Fabled Films Press Expands The Nocturnals’ with Exciting Wyndham Grand Hotel Partnership and New Middle Grade and Early Reader Books
New York, NY, February 2018 — Fabled Films Press, a children’s media and entertainment company, is excited to announce a notable partnership with Wyndham Grand, an upscale hotel brand and …
