Industry News
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Speed Dating, CBC-Diversity-Committee-Style
Speed dating, CBC-Diversity-Committee-style:
Tonight at Simmons College, the Horn Book, Children’s Books Boston, and the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature are cosponsoring “A Place at the Table: Speed Dating with Children’s Book Creators,” a Children’s Book Council Committee on Diversity evening with authors Susan Kuklin, Richard Michelson, Lesléa Newman, Francisco X. Stork, Nicole Tadgell, and Anne Sibley O’Brien.
We hope all of the attendees have a wonderful time tonight and leave with actionable takeaways from this interactive opportunity!
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For Author Karen Stanton, Happiness is Children’s Books!
Follow our YouTube playlist for fun videos from children’s book creators celebrating children’s books and the joy of reading — now through the end of Book Week! Join her by becoming a …
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New York Times Bestselling Author Lincoln Peirce And HarperCollins Break Guinness World Records® Title For World’s Longest Cartoon Strip By A Team
NEW YORK, NY — Lincoln Peirce and HarperCollins Children’s Books have officially broken the Guinness World Records® title for the world’s longest cartoon strip by a team. The record was broken live on TODAY show …
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Stories for All: A Market-Driven Answer to the Need for Diverse Books
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Last week, hundreds of thousands of parents, educators and readers of all ages issued a call for more diversity in children’s literature, rallying under …
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LeVar Burton: “[Reading] Represents the Ultimate Freedom of Mankind”
On Wednesday, May 14, Burton will receive the Children’s Book Council’s and Every Child a Reader’s Impact Award — which pays tribute to an individual whose actions or programs have …
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Publishers Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson On ‘Making Our Own Market’
“Just Us Books really began as a self-publishing effort. We were the authors of the first few titles. But early on we began to be recognized as a viable children’s …
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Author Lisa Yee Shares an Important, Super Serious Message About Children’s Book Week…What Birds?
Join her by becoming a Children’s Book Week Champion today! Here’s how.Share Lisa’s video with your friends and get them excited about Children’s Book Week! Twitter Author @LisaYee1 reads past her …
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SMASHER Author Scott Bly Does Parkour, Goes Skydiving…& Decides He’d Better Stick with Reading
Join him by becoming a Children’s Book Week Champion today! Here’s how. Share Scott’s video with your friends and get them excited about Children’s Book Week! Twitter SMASHER author @scottbly does #parkour, goes #skydiving…& decides …
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DOGObooks and the Children’s Book Council Partner to Boost Summer Reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tiburon, CA May 12, 2014— In partnership with leading children’s book publishers, DOGObooks has created a reading catalog of 52 popular book titles for grades 3-8. By reading …
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Make Your Voice Heard! Today is the Last Day to Vote in the Children’s Choice Book Awards!
The only national book awards program where the winners are selected by children and teens of all ages. Almost 1,000,000 votes have already been cast! Visit ccbookawards.com and tell …
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Happy 95th Annual Children’s Book Week!
Visit bookweekonline.com for free children’s book events in all 50 states, activities, and much more! Celebrating children’s books and reading since 1919 Help us spread the joy of …
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Story Time From Space
As part of the program, astronauts on the ISS will also videotape themselves conducting educational demonstrations created by veteran Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason. These demonstrations will complement the science concepts …
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Babymouse and Squish are Celebrating Children’s Book Week May 12-18!
Follow our YouTube playlist for fun videos from children’s book creators celebrating children’s books and the joy of reading — now through Book Week! Join them by becoming a Children’s Book Week …
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Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen Create a ‘Mercy Watson’ Spin-Off Series
“Leroy is the first to get his own story. Next up is Francine Poulet, the dedicated and valiant Animal Control Officer. And after that, the long-suffering Baby Lincoln gets her …
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DiversifYA Hosts Their First Diversity Q&A on Twitter
This week’s Q&A topic was titled the “QUILTBAG (Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender/Transsexual, Bisexual, Allied/Asexual, Gay/Genderqueer) Edition.” The Q&A lasted the whole morning and brought up interesting points about many …
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Trudy Ludwig Lets Out Her Inner Child to Celebrate Children’s Book Week
Follow our YouTube playlist for fun videos from children’s book creators celebrating children’s books and the joy of reading — now through Book Week! Join them by becoming a Children’s Book Week …
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Looking for a way to get your kids excited about reading this summer?
Kids love that they can earn points and badges for reading, rating, and reviewing books. Research shows that friends are the #1 source of new book recommendations for kids today, …
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Tracing the White World of Children’s Books Through Time
“As of July 11, we had received 1,509 trade books published in 2013. I found that 1,183 (78.3 percent) were about human beings. And just 124 of those (10.5 percent) …
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The #UnlockTheOne Hashtag Sweeps Social Media
More than 311,000 young adult readers participated. In less than 48 hours, the #UnlockTheOne hashtag was trending in the U.S., Brazil, and the Philippines. The fans were able to enjoy …
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A Book Brought ‘Say Anything’ Actress Ione Skye and Her Older Brother Together. What Has Kid Lit Done for You?
Follow our YouTube playlist for fun videos from children’s book creators celebrating children’s books and the joy of reading — now through Book Week! Join them by becoming a Children’s …
