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#WeNeedDiverseBooks’ Summer Reading Recommendations
Books recommended so far include Tyrell by Coe Booth, Prophecy by Ellen Oh, Soccer Star by Mina Javaherbin, and more. Read more at #WeNeedDiverseBooks ▸▸
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Jon Klassen Wins Greenaway Award for ‘This Is Not My Hat’
“‘Making a book, you’re kind of going out on a limb in the belief that what you think of as a satisfying story is the same as what other people …
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New Survey: Only 17 Percent of Parents Believe Reading is Top Priority
During the Summer; Kids Spend Nearly Triple the Time Playing Video Games or Watching TV. Macy’s and Reading Is Fundamental Launch Be Book Smart Campaign June 18 to Support Children’s …
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#DiversityatALA
When discussing the need for more diverse books at ALA, YALSA has asked attendees to use the hashtag “#DiversityatALA” — preferably in conjunction with the official conference hashtag: “#alaac14”. As …
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A.S. King on nUrdfighters and Paul Zindel
“When I was reading Zindel the first time, I remember writing down that when I grew up, I wanted to write books that would help adults understand teens better and …
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Scholastic Wins 26 REVERE and Beacon Awards for Outstanding and Innovative Educational Publishing
NEW YORK, NY — Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, has been recognized with 26 REVERE and Beacon Awards for its classroom magazines, educational programs and professional …
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Veronica Roth, Author of the Divergent Series, Announces FOUR-City National Tour to Celebrate New Book Release with Fans Across the Country
NEW YORK, NY — With more than 22 million copies sold worldwide, the DIVERGENT trilogy has become a major pop culture phenomenon that was propelled even further into the zeitgeist by the recent …
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“I Used to Ask A Lot of Questions”: One Man’s Search for the Real-Life Little Prince
“My obsession has made me into a thief, a collector, and a bit of a stalker. In third grade, I stole a copy of The Little Prince from my school library; the …
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Scholastic Media’s The Magic School Bus Continues Legacy with The Magic School Bus 360°, A New Netflix Original Series for Kids
New York, NY – Netflix and Scholastic Media announced today they will launch a new original TV series based on the groundbreaking and iconic TV show The Magic School Bus. The …
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Reading Ramona Quimby at Forty
“On a recent re-read of all the Ramona books (from Beezus and Ramona and Ramona the Pest to Ramona’s World), I remembered everything I felt as the kid who read those books in her yellow …
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CBC Diversity: Making Your Own Market
Have you been following the wonderful new series over at The Brown Bookshelf entitled “Making Our Own Market”, which launched the first day of Children’s Book Week 2014?
They’ve featured 11 guest posts thus far that focus on authors paving their own way, independent publishers, new packaging companies, and out of the box publicity techniques to just name a few. See how The Brown Bookshelf describes their series below and check out all of the posts on their site:
The kidlit world is currently abuzz with many loud, strong, and unified voices crying out, “WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS!” The cry has been made before, but this time there appears to be an organized activism accompanying the noise.
In that same activist spirit, we at The Brown Bookshelf reached out to a variety of experienced individuals involved in the creation of children’s books written and/or illustrated by African Americans and asked them to share the wisdom they have attained as they’ve worked to make sure these books not only make it to publication, but also reach the widest audience possible.
What’s another way to create your own market? Support independent bookstores who focus on selling and publicizing diverse books like Busboys and Poets, La Casa Azul Bookstore, and the many that can be found by state here.
What bookstores do you know that do a fabulous job of selling and promoting children’s books by and about people from different cultures?
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Release Date for The BFG Movie Set!
“The BFG was originally published in 1982 and remains a firm family favourite. The character of The Big Friendly Giant – first introduced in one of Roald Dahl’s earlier stories, …
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Macmillan Launches the ‘ReaLITy’ Marketing Campaign
Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak was named the lead title in this venture. “Next spring, Jason Schmidt’s YA memoir, A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me, will be the first …
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Secrecy and Weirdness: Tove Jansson’s Moomin
“The secret places in children’s books don’t just make children feel special; they make them feel recognized as people, layered and large and complex enough to hold something hidden inside. Perhaps, …
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What Happens When Two Eccentric Cat-Lovers Unite: T.S. Eliot and Edward Gorey’s ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats’
“THE NAMING OF CATS The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn’t just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I’m as mad as a …
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Curious George Joins iRead With™ – A New Shared-Reading Series for Early Learners
Tribal Nova™, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt™ company and developer of the award-winning PBS KIDS PLAY!®, today announced the launch of Curious George and the Firefighters by iRead With for the iPad®. The …
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Simmons College and The Carle Announce Fall Graduate Courses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Courses take place at the Museum’s Amherst, Massachusetts location, a site which offers students countless opportunities to meet artists, authors, and scholars in the field of children’s …
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Do Parents Worry Excessively About Their Children’s Reading Choices?
During her recent appearance at the Hay Festival in Wales, the bestselling author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret; Forever; and Blubber told the audience that “parents should …
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ABC Family Renews ‘Pretty Little Liars’ For Two More Seasons
“In its time with the network, Pretty Little Liars has established itself as somewhat of a bar-setter, socially speaking. The show holds the record as the most-tweeted scripted series telecast …
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Eric Hill, Author of ‘Where’s Spot?’ Has Passed Away
“Hill was born in London, England, in 1927. By age 16, he had left school and taken a job as a messenger at an art studio, where one of the …
