Industry News
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Commercial Free’s Action Network Live Event, 9/16
The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud Monday, September 16 7PM EST Transform your understanding of reading aloud at our next Action Network Live event on September 16! Many people cherish …
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Literary Greats Will Headline Children’s Literature Festival at Annual BookFest @ Bank Street Event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Caldecott, Geisel and Sibert Recipients to Discuss Literary Topics at Bank Street College of Education New York, NY, September 3, 2019—On October 19th, Bank Street College of …
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New Spanish Picture Book List from the Committee of Children’s Books
The new Spanish Language Affiliate of the Children’s Book Committee of Bank Street College has released a wonderful new Best Spanish Language Picture Books List for Works Reviewed in Spring …
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Little Free Library unveils Their Newest Action Book Club Theme: ‘We Are Family’
Little Free Library continues it’s popular Action Book Club™, a new twist on the traditional book club, with its second 2019 theme and reading list. We Are Family, which celebrates …
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Nominations open till July 26 for CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards
The CBC Diversity Committee is collecting nominations for the second year of the CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards. These awards are given annually to professionals in the children’s publishing industry …
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2019 CBC Graphic Novel Committee Programming at San Diego Comic-Con
Friday, July 19, 10 am – 4 pm San Diego Public Library, Central Library Shiley Special Events Suite, 9th floor . Program Lineup: Graphic Novels ARE Books: Changing parent and …
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Winners of 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition Announced By Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and New York City Department of Education
NEW YORK—The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, has announced the winners of the 33rd annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition for …
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Join Us at BookCon 2019, June 1 & 2
The Children’s Book Council is pleased to announce the author and illustrator line-up for the Family HQ at this year’s BookCon on June 1 and 2 at the Javits Convention …
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Event: Whose Life Stories Are Being Neglected in Picture Books?
On Saturday, May 4, NYU Steinhardt’s Constantine Georgiou Library and Resource Center for Children and Literature will host Whose Life Is It Anyway?, a half-day symposium exploring diversity in picture book biographies.
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Images from the 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Ceremony
The 2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Ceremony took place on April 4, 2019 during the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.
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Women’s National Book Association Announces the 2019 WNBA Pannell Award Recipients
The Women’s National Book Association is pleased to announce the 2019 WNBA Pannell Award recipients.
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Epic! Debuts Original Content
New York Times best-selling author creates exclusive original book series for Silicon Valley startup reaching more than 10 million children REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Epic!, the leading digital reading platform for …
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Bank Street College of Education Honors Four Top Children’s Books
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY—The Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education will host an awards ceremony to celebrate the winners of the Josette Frank Award, the …
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Announcing the Highlights Foundation Diversity Fellowship in Children’s Literature
Honesdale, PA—The Highlights Foundation has announced The Diversity Fellowship in Children’s Literature, a 24-month professional development and mentorship program for People of Color and Indigenous authors or illustrators who are …
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Nominees for the 2019 Irma S. Black Award Announced
The four contenders for the 2019 Irma S. Black Award have been announced. They are as follows: Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster) We Don’t Eat Our Classmates …
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2019 Tejas Star Reading List Features Spanish & Bilingual Titles
For Immediate Release AUSTIN – The Texas Library Association is pleased to announce the 2019-20 Tejas Star Reading List. This carefully curated list of Spanish …
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2019 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners Announced
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi to Present Awards at Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival on April 4, 2019 NEW …
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2019 Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant Program Call for Proposals
Over $1,000,000 Given Directly to Educators at Public Schools and Libraries Across the Country since 1987 2018 EJK Mini-Grant: Native American Youth in Oregon Carve Personal Totems During Ghas-Tv-Xvm-Dvn (Deeni …
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2019 Call for Applications – Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program
The Library of Congress invites organizations committed to the advancement of literacy to apply for the 2019 Library of Congress Literacy Awards.
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Presents Out of the Box: The Graphic Novel Comes of Age February 10, 2019 through May 26, 2019
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art debuts its first exhibition on graphic novels, Out of the Box: The Graphic Novel Comes of Age, on February 10.
