Industry News
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Faith Erin Hicks Signs Trilogy Deal with First Second
The story revolves around an ‘unlikely friendship’ between Nameless City native Rat, and Kai, whose country has recently conquered her city. The two of them must find common ground between …
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20th Century Fox Builds Two Little Libraries to Promote ‘The Book Thief’ Movie
Each stand contains “a trailer for the film playing on solar-powered monitors, copies of The Book Thief, and dioramas recreating scenes from the movie. In addition, Knopf donated 400 copies …
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That Hope: Matt de la Peña and the Tough Guys Who Write Stories
Matt watched Joshua closely — unsurprisingly, as Matt also grew up as a reluctant reader trying to maintain a tough-guy image. In Matt’s case, and in Joshua’s, he also turned …
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Enhanced “Common Sense for Common Core” Website Provides Information and Resources for Educators and Parents
Nonfiction and literature book lists and expert videos among the additions to the Scholastic Common Core website. NEW YORK, N.Y. — Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, …
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SCBWI to Reprise the On-The-Verge Emerging Voices Award for Diverse Authors and Illustrators
The work will be judged by an SCBWI committee and two winners will each receive an all-expense paid trip to the SCBWI Winter Conference in New York to meet with …
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Library of Congress Selects James Patterson as First ‘Champion of the Young Readers Center’
“Patterson believes that one key step toward improved literacy is for parents, grandparents, and other guardians to see encouraging reading as an integral part of their job, as important as …
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Should the Government Mandate Early Education Programs?
“Poorer kids are more likely to have a single teenage mom who is stressed out, who was herself raised in an authoritarian style that she mimics, and who, as a …
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Arizona State University Wins the 2013 Estela and Raúl Mora Award
Associate professor Dr. Jim Blasingame and English education doctoral student Tracey Flores spoke with award founder and author Pat Mora about the thought process that went into organizing their April …
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Jane Eyre for Toddlers
Many parents are responding the latest from child-development experts who suggest “that children can display aesthetic preferences even while they are crawling and eating puréed foods.” However, there are those …
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The New York Times Book Review Unveils 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books for 2013
This year’s honored titles are: My Brother’s Book, written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak (Michael de Capua Books/HarperCollins Publishers) Ballad, written and illustrated by Blexbolex, translated by Claudia Z. Bedrick …
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Michigan State Librarian Nancy Robertson Fights for School Libraries
“Around the country—in California, Illinois, Texas, Ohio, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania, for example—school librarians are repeatedly finding themselves on the chopping blocks, or their roles inside school buildings stretched …
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Reading in a Digital Age: Paper May Trump Screens in Reading Comprehension and Retention for Young Readers
“Even preliminary research suggests that so-called digital natives (those raised with digital media) are more likely to recall the gist of a story when they read it on paper because …
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Eight Children’s Books to Be Given Away on World Book Night 2014
This year’s “list includes the first graphic novel, first university press title and first Asian-American authors. As before, one book is in English and Spanish, and two are available in …
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New Children’s Bookstore, Let’s Play Books!, to Open in Emmaus, PA
On the store’s Facebook page, owner Kirsten Yauch Hess — previously marketing and events manager at R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT — explains that the bookstore aims to: “Through …
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Celebrate Picture Book Month All November Long!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2013 is Picture Book Month “Introducing them at a young age to the imaginary world of literature can plant the seed for a lifetime of exploration …
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CBC Diversity Newsletter: November 2013 v.1
Click to view CBC Diversity Newsletter November v. 1 on GLOSSI.COM
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Children’s Book Authors & Illustrators Protest Excessive Standardized Testing
An excerpt: “This year has seen a growing national wave of protest against testing overuse and abuse. As the authors and illustrators of books for children, we feel a special …
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‘Endangered’ Author Eliot Schrefer’s Take on Writing for Adults vs. Writing for Teens
Excerpts from Schrefer’s article: “I’ll admit that at first my new career smarted — the “young” in Y.A. felt like the “junior” in J.V. — though at the same time, …
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David Levithan to Pen ‘Every Day’ Companion Novel
This new book will be told from the perspective of the title character. Originally, Rhiannon is introduced as the love interest of A who narrates the story in ‘Every Day.’ …
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Just Launched: Writer’s Success Academy, Founded by Award-Winning Author Alan Sitomer
Sitomer, himself published by Disney, Scholastic, Penguin and more, says: “Since so many aspiring writers seek advice on how to break in, how to get an agent, how to write …
