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3 Questions with Linda Ragsdale
What’s your favorite word? Authors rarely get asked about their favorite word, but I always ask kids and adults. For kids, I ask if they have a happy word, one …
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Applications Open for Two ALSC Award & Grant Opportunities
The ALSC Grants Administration Committee has two wonderful opportunities below for those who are members of the ALSC and ALA: The 2019 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award The ALSC Grants Administration …
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Epic! and National Geographic Kids Announce Expanded Multi-‐Year Partnership
Leading kids’ digital library now includes more than 400 titles from National Geographic Kids including new fiction title Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret Redwood City, CA and Washington D.C. (September …
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3 Questions with Jeanne Walker Harvey
How does it feel to have your recently published book, Honey Girl the Hawaiian Monk Seal be included in the list of 2018 NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books? Thrilling! I’m …
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Call for Participation: Anansesem’s Caribbean Children’s and YA Writers Survey
Anansesem, an online magazine devoted to publishing and covering Caribbean writing and illustration for children and young adults, has issued a call for participation for their Caribbean Children’s and YA Writers …
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The 2018 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlist Announced
The 2018 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlist was announced today. Here are the 10 titles announced below: Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X (HarperTeen / HarperCollins Publishers) M. T. …
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3 Questions with Raúl Colón
When did you realize that you wanted to be an illustrator? I was a big fan of comic book artists such as: Steve Ditko (Spiderman) Jack Kirby (Thor) Joe Kubert …
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James Patterson Joins Story Monsters Ink as Monthly Columnist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHANDLER, AZ (Sept, 2018) — James Patterson has a way with words. Best known for his suspenseful thrillers and middle grade book series, his titles have sold …
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PW Star Watch Names Top Honorees in Publishing Innovation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK—August 3, 2018—Publishers Weekly, in association with the Frankfurt Book Fair, is pleased to announce the Top Honorees of the fourth annual PW Star Watch program. …
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Literary Greats Headline Children’s Literature Festival at Bank Street College of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Cynthia S. Weill Director, Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature Bank Street College of Education cweill@bankstreet.edu 212-875-4652 Caldecott, Geisel, Coretta Scott King, and …
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3 Questions with Christopher Weyant
What’s your favorite part of creating a picture book? I love the process of interpreting the story visually, creating the look of the characters and building the world that they …
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National Book Festival in Washington breaks attendance and sales records
From The Washington Post: The National Book Festival on Saturday was the largest in the event’s 18-year history, according to estimates from several Library of Congress officials. The festival, sponsored …
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3 Questions with Anna Kang
What age is too old to become an author? It’s never too old! My first book, You Are (Not) Small, was published when I was 44 years old. By that …
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3 Questions with Jennifer Hansen Rolli
How did you get paired with Erin Russell(co-author of the Dork Diaries) to illustrate her picture book, How to Trick the Tooth Fairy? With only one picture book out in …
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Jason Reynolds and Independent Bookstores to Distribute 20,000 Books to Children in Underserved Communities This Holiday Season
In support of Reynolds’s second year as Indies First spokesperson, the American Booksellers Association, Simon & Schuster, and American Express announce “Indie Bookstores Give Back on Small Business Saturday” campaign FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New …
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2018 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge Update
Minute Mania Month Launches! Students Log Reading Minutes from the Entire Summer 44 State Leaders Encourage Summer Learning as Reading Ambassadors NEW YORK – According to research from the Scholastic …
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3 Questions with Christina Wald
What does an illustrator add to the story? The illustrator is selected by the publisher to bring their artistic vision to a manuscript. The manuscript is like a movie and …
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Announcing the New National Ambassador Reading = HOPE x CHANGE Activity Kit
As part of Jacqueline Woodson’s tenure as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, we have created a fun and jam-packed activity kit for teachers, librarians, booksellers, and parents to …
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3 Questions with Katy Beebe
What was your first day of school like? It’s hard for me to remember my first day of school, actually, because my mom (who was the inspiration for Nile Crossing) …
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ALSC now accepting applications for 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Awards. …
