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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Walter Dean Myers
Here’s a message of love and unity from Carmen, written by the late author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Walter Dean Myers (Egmont, 2011): See other quotes in …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Andrea Beaty
Find the courage to try again with this line from Andrea Beaty’s Rosie Revere, Engineer (Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2013): See other quotes in the series, and share your …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Shaun Tan
Seize the day with these words from Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing (Lothian/Hachette, 2002: See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: Frances Hodgson Burnett, A …
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Banned Books Week Celebrates Young Adult Books in 2015
New York, NY — Young Adult books will be the focus of Banned Books Week in 2015, the event’s national planning committee announced today. Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the …
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Kids Can Earn 5 Bookopolis Points When They Vote in the Children's Choice Book Awards!
Launched in 2008 by Every Child a Reader and the Children’s Book Council, the Children’s Choice Book Awards (CCBA) is the only national book awards program where the winning titles …
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United for Libraries to dedicate five Literary Landmarks™ for Children’s Book Week
The following five Literary Landmarks will be dedicated during Children’s Book Week: Carl Sandburg State Historic Site, Galesburg, Illinois: Carl Sandburg (1878-1967), the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and biographer, was born …
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2015 Eisner Award Nominations Announced
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 7) BirdCatDog by Lee Nordling & Meritxell Bosch A Cat Named Tim And Other Stories by John Martz Hello Kitty, Hello 40: …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Ned Vizzini
Here’s a timeless quote from Ned Vizzini’s The Other Normals (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 2012): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: Frances Hodgson Burnett, A …
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The CBC Partners with the unPrison Project to Build Prison-Nursery Libraries for Incarcerated Mothers and Their Babies
BRAND-NEW LIBRARIES TO BE CREATED IN HONOR OF MOTHER’S DAY ON MAY 10, WHICH FALLS DURING CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK 2015 New York, NY — April 23, 2015 –In honor of …
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Jon Scieszka on Connecting with Reluctant Readers
In addition to grabbing readers with his unusual characters and signature humor, Scieszka edits anthologies for Guys Read, the online literacy program for boys which he founded. I’m always looking …
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Jacqueline Woodson On Why She Used Poetry to Share Her Childhood Stories
This book features a collection of poems that paints vignettes from Woodson’s childhood. For her, poetry was the best way to share these biographical stories. She explained that “memory doesn’t …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Kate DiCamillo
Here’s a heartfelt line from National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Kate DiCamillo’s Flora & Ulysses (Candlewick Press, 2014): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote …
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2015 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winners Honored
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi has announced the winners of the 29th annual Ezra Jack …
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#MathicalBooks Social Media Contest – Starts April 28!
What is Mathical: Books for Kids from Tots to Teens?Books can be a fantastic way to get kids of all ages excited and interested in math. Now, there’s a new …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Gene Luen Yang
Overcome obstacles with this line from Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel The Shadow Hero (First Second/Macmillan, 2014): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: Frances …
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Authors for Earth Day
Participants mentor young readers by giving them “an authentic research project with real-world impact.” At least 30% of their speaking fee is donated to a non-profit conservation organization selected by …
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New Edition of Teaching Resource for K–8 Math Answers Questions Teachers Are Asking
New York, NY — About Teaching Mathematics, an influential professional development book for K–8 math teachers, is now available in its fourth edition. The author, one of today’s most highly respected …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Louise Fitzhugh
Here’s a piece of unforgettable wisdom from Louise Fitzhugh’s middle-grade classic Harriet the Spy (Random House Children’s, 1964): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: …
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Winners Announced For The 2015 Indies Choice and E.B. White Award Winners
INDIES CHOICE YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) E.B. WHITE READ-ALOUD AWARD – MIDDLE READER …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: David Levithan
Open your heart to this quote from David Levithan’s The Realm of Possibility (Knopf/Random House Children’s Books, 2006): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: …
