Industry News
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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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Best Children’s Books of 2017 Lists
So many books have come out throughout the year, how can you be sure you’ve caught them all? Best of lists are probably a good place to start. Numerous Best …
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Scholastic Book Clubs Editors Predict 2018 Children’s Book Trends
Scholastic Book Clubs Editors curated a list of what they think the top trends will be in children’s books in 2018. According to Scholastic Book Clubs President Judy Newman, “Scholastic Book …
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Sesame Street & the International Rescue Committee Winners of MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change Grant Competition
CHICAGO, December 20, 2017 – The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today awarded a $100 million grant to Sesame Workshop and International Rescue Committee (IRC) to educate young …
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30th Annual Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant Program Call for Proposals
Nearly $970,000 Given Directly to Educators at Public Schools and Libraries Across the Country Teaching Team in Ellisville, MO, Uses An EJK Mini-Grant to Develop a Novel Engineering Program Based …
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NSTA Reveals List of the Best STEM Books for K-12 Students
“The list is full of books with thoughtful and educational stories that are bound to spark students’ imaginations and keep the pages turning,” said David Beacom, NSTA Associate Executive Director …
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NSTA Unveils 2018 List of Top Science Trade Books for K-12 Students
“The 2018 Outstanding Science Trade Books list represents a phenomenal mix of resources for teachers and family members looking for great books that can strengthen reading skills while supporting science …
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Nominate Now for the Anna Dewdney Read Together Award
The Anna Dewdney Read Together Award will be given annually to a picture book that is both a superb read aloud and also sparks compassion, empathy, and connection. The award commemorates …
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The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation To Triple the Prize For Winners of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
First $3,000 Prizes to be Presented at 32nd Annual EJK Book Award Ceremony on April 12, 2018, During Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival NEW YORK—November 8, 2017—The Ezra Jack …
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Neukom Institute to Honor the World’s Most Spectacular Speculative Fiction
HANOVER, N.H. – October 25, 2017 – The Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College announced today the establishment of the Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards, a global award …
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2017 Tomás Rivera Children’s Book Award to be honored on campus
SAN MARCOS – F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, Rafael López and Francisco X. Stork have been named the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award recipients for works published in …
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Recap: The Snowy Day Forever Stamps Ceremony
On October 4th, 2017, a beautiful ceremony was held to to honor the first day of issue for the brand new Snowy Day forever stamps, based on the classic children’s …
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Holocaust Survivor Eva Mozes Kor Becomes BuzzFeed Video Phenom
130 Million Views Rocket Kor’s Surviving the Angel of Death to #1 on Amazon! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surviving the Angel of Death, the story of Holocaust Survivor Eva Mozes …
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See the Winners of the 2017 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MORE THAN 890,000 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD RETURN TO SCHOOL “READING-READY” AFTER LOGGING 138,399,392 MINUTES IN THE SCHOLASTIC SUMMER READING CHALLENGE One School in Every …
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Six Debuts on The New York Times Children’s Bestseller Lists
Congratulations to all the books below that made the list for the week of September 24, 2017! Picture Book: Sam, the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World by Mo …
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Winners of the 2017 Children’s Africana Book Awards Announced
The Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. CABA awards are presented annually to the authors and illustrators of the best children’s and young adult books on …
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Teenreads Celebrates 20 Years!
We’ve had a great time looking back over the last two decades, asking ourselves: What’s changed and what’s the same? As we reflected, we knew we had to do something …
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Six Debuts on The New York Times Children’s Bestseller Lists
Congratulations to all the books below that made the list for the week of September 17, 2017! Picture Book: Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Come True by Amy Krouse …
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Staff Picks: What We’re Reading
Here at the Children’s Book Council, we are always reading from the piles of wonderful books our member publishers send us! Check out some books we love below: Laura’s Pick: …
