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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: E. Lockhart
A call for compassion in E. Lockhart’s suspenseful page-turner We Were Liars (Delacorte Press/Random House Children’s, 2014): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: Frances …
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Five Questions with Kids' Comics Authors
Comics for kids are reaching a time of unprecedented acceptance in the American literary scene, and it’s now true that there are comics for everyone. (Mac Teen Books) Throughout April …
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Convenes Key Stakeholders to Advance National Dialogue on Early Education; Launches Conversations on Early Learning Symposium Series
Washington, D.C. – Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today will gather early learning stakeholders and experts to advance the national dialogue around the fundamental role of quality early childhood education in …
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Television Personality Ty Pennington Teams Up with Scholastic to Give Mathematics an Extreme Makeover
NEW YORK, NY — What are two things you need to build a house? Ty Pennington, best known for hosting ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will show students in grades 4 …
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Librarians Who've Created "Unlimited Possibilities @ Your Library"
Here’s a look at some of the pioneer youth librarians that made the list: Lewis Caroll: Did you know that before penning the children’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Caroll …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Neil Gaiman
Draw courage from Neil Gaiman’s fantasy Coraline (HarperCollins Children’s, 2002): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess Quote #2: …
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The CBC and We Need Diverse Books™ to Partner on Resources and Programming for Publishing Internship Program
New York, NY – April 14, 2015 – The Children’s Book Council (CBC), the non-profit trade association for children’s book publishers in North America, and grassroots nonprofit We Need Diverse …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Malala Yousafzai
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai shares the power of literacy in her memoir I Am Malala (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014): See other quotes in the series, …
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HarperCollins Children's Books to Publish Final 'Discworld' Novel From Sir Terry Pratchett
New York, NY – This September HarperCollins Children’s Books will be publishing THE SHEPHERD’S CROWN, the final Discworld novel by Sir Terry Pratchett. Jennifer Brehl, SVP, Executive Editor & Director …
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Children's Book Week 2015 Preview
We have your favorite Children’s Book Week traditions and exciting new events heading your way! Here’s a look at some of the highlights: Free Comic Book Day: The Children’s Book …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: John Green
Spark your imagination with this line from John Green’s novel Paper Towns (Dutton Books for Young Readers/Penguin, 2008): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: …
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National Student Poets Lead the Way for Youth Writers During National Poetry Month
New York, NY — The 2014 class of the National Student Poets Program (NSPP), the nation’s highest honor for teen poets presenting original work, is leading the charge to engage young, diverse …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Katherine Rundell
Embrace possibility with this quote from Katherine Rundell’s whimsical novel Rooftoppers (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2014): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: A.A. Milne
Here’s a warm fuzzy from A.A. Milne’s classic Winnie-the-Pooh (Dutton Books for Young Readers/Penguin, 1926): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: Frances Hodgson Burnett, …
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LBYR Polls Fans to Decide On a Cover For a Libba Bray Short Story
The story follows two best friends, Agnes and Leta, and how these two characters handle new developments in their friendship. Bray revealed in a blog post that the piece originally …
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We Need Diverse Books Gains 501-c-3 Nonprofit Status
Under the direction of founder Ellen Oh, WNDB has launched the Walter Dean Myers Award and grant program for diverse authors; a publishing internship program; a WNDB in the Classroom …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Sharon Draper
Here’s a powerful phrase from Sharon Draper’s novel Out of My Mind (Simon & Schuster, 2012): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites! Quote #1: Frances Hodgson …
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Unveils David Wiesner’s Spot – A Unique Digital Storytelling App from Three-Time Caldecott Medalist
BOSTON, MA — Global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) today released David Wiesner’s Spot, the latest visual masterpiece from three-time Caldecott medalist, David Wiesner. Designed to inspire imagination, discovery and playfulness in users …
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J.K. Rowling Lights Up the Empire State Building to Launch Her Children’s Non-Profit Organization, Lumos USA
New York, NY — J.K. Rowling today (April 9th) lit up the iconic Empire State Building in New York to mark the launch of Lumos USA as part of the NGO’s …
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Children's Book Week 2015 #storylines: Norton Juster
Here’s a gem from Norton Juster’s absurdist fantasy The Phantom Tollbooth (Random House, 1961): See other quotes in the series, and share your favorites!Quote #1: Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little PrincessQuote …
