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Scholastic Announces 44 Kid Reporters Selected to Join 2017–18 Scholastic News Kids Press Corps™
New York, NY – September 12, 2017 – Today, the award-winning Scholastic News Kids Press Corps™ welcomed 44 Kid Reporters, ages 10–14, to cover current events, breaking news, entertainment stories, …
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Staff Picks: What We’re Reading
Here at the Children’s Book Council, we are always reading from the piles of wonderful books our member publishers send us! Check out some books we love below: Laura’s Pick: …
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Literary Greats Headline Children’s Literature Festival at Bank Street College of Education
New York, NY, September 13, 2017—On October 28th, Bank Street College of Education will host BookFest @ Bank Street, an annual event devoted to the celebration, discovery, and discussion of …
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The Young People’s Literature NBA Long List Has Been Announced
The Long List for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature has been announced. Check out the Publisher’s Weekly Children’s Bookshelf article to see the list of titles and …
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The Growing Good Kids Book Awards Committee Looking for Publisher Nominations for 2018!
The Junior Master Gardener Program & American Horticultural Society (AHS) have partnered to develop the “Growing Good Kids – Excellence in Children’s Literature” Book Awards Program. The mission of the book …
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Global Need for Increased Access to Children’s Books in the Home
International Literacy Day: Research from 5 Countries Reveals the Global Need for Increased Access to Children’s Books in the Home Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report™ U.S., U.K., Australia, India, …
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The author of the recently released WILD THINGS answers three questions for the CBC!
1. Wild Things hit shelves just as you were doing the college rounds. What’s it been like seeing that family narrative kind of come full circle? And how are you handling …
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The Snowy Day Forever Stamps to be Issued by USPS This Fall!
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is thrilled to announce that the USPS will be issuing The Snowy Day Forever stamps early this Fall! Based on the classic children’s book by Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy …
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Call for Entries: The 2017 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival
CHICAGO _ The 2017 Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best stories from the world of dogs, cats, horses, wild beasts, …
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Winners of the 2017 Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Books Awards Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For the thirteenth year, children have chosen the best read aloud picture books in the Minnesota State University Moorhead’s (MSUM) Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Book Awards program. The …
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Submit your books to the Southwest Book Awards Competition
The Border Regional Library Association is seeking nominations for its 47th annual SOUTHWEST BOOK AWARDS competition. Any publisher having one or more items which meet the criteria is invited to submit …
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Diverse Writing Awards from Lee & Low Books
It’s that time of year! Lee & Low is hosting its annual writing contests for writers of color in the United States. Writers have the option of submitting their work …
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NCSS announces the nomination call for 2017 Carter G. Woodson Young Reader Book Nominations
The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is pleased to announce its call for nominations of books eligible to receive the CARTER G. WOODSON BOOK AWARD, presented to the most distinguished young reader non-fiction books …
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2018 FLORIDA BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
The 2018 Florida Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program celebrating the best books of the winter. The Florida Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, …
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15 Schools, Libraries and Bookstores Win 2017 Children’s Book Week Contest
Each Wins 28 Award Finalists to Donate to Local Charity Every Child a Reader is proud to announce the 15 winners of the 2017 Children’s Book Week Contest. In celebration …
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Now accepting nominations for the Campoy-Ada Award
The American Academy of the Spanish Language [ANLE] has created the Campoy-Ada Award to honor the trajectory of two Latin authors who, throughout their career, have contributed with their work of more than two …
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Clifton Branch Library is in the Children’s Book Week Spirit All Year Round!
This spring, Sara Wreath, Senior Library Services Assistant at the Clifton Branch of The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, reached out to the CBC about decorating a big …
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New post by Jennifer Baker up on the CBC Diversity Blog!
Jennifer Baker, publishing professional, creator/host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and social media director and writing instructor for Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop, shares her publishing journey in a brand …
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Submit for the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection and the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation are now accepting submissions for the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. Given in recognition of emerging talent in the children’s picture book world, …
