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Bank Street School for Children Will Host Its Third Annual Dorothy Carter Writer-in-Residence
Best-selling author Kat Yeh to work with 4th grade students in April 2017 New York, NY, January 4, 2017 — This spring, renowned children’s book author Kat Yeh will work …
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It’s Me Eloise: The Voice of Kay Thompson and the Art of Hilary Knight
AMHERST, MA — Eloise has been called a force of nature: brazen, ill-mannered, and utterly appealing, the six-year-old terror of the Plaza Hotel. The girl Kay Thompson created in voice …
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Scholastic Corporation Continues Leadership Role in Sustainable Paper Procurement Practices
New York, NY — Scholastic, (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced that it has surpassed its company-wide goal of strengthening its sustainable paper procurement …
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Chelsea Clinton is the 2017 TLA Annual Conference Closing Speaker
AUSTIN –The Texas Library Association (TLA) will welcome Chelsea Clinton to the 2017 TLA Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. Clinton will deliver the closing General Session at the Henry …
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Barnes & Noble Makes Major Donation to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation in New York City and Reno, NV
NEW YORK, NY — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced a major …
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The Children’s Book Council Welcomes New Member Publishers in 2016
The following publishers are now members: Advance Publishing Archie Comic Publications Inc. Bliss Group Books Blue Marlin Publications Boyds Mills Press Calithumpain Press Enchanted Lion Fabled Films Press GLM Publishing …
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PLA Offers Post-Election Resources For Public Libraries
CHICAGO, IL — The Public Library Association (PLA) knows its members and their libraries may be struggling to respond to the post-election challenges our communities face. Public libraries have an …
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Debut on the NYT Children’s Best Sellers Lists
Middle Grade Hardcover: Word of Mouse by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. Illustrated by Joe Sutphin (Jimmy Patterson/Little, Brown)
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Anansesem: December 2016 Issue
Established in 2010, Anansesem is a biannual web magazine devoted to promoting Caribbean literature written both for and by children. Click here for the latest issue, featuring illustrations and writing from Trinidad, …
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Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture Grant
The American Indian Library Association and the Asian Pacific American Librarian Association are now accepting applications for the ‘Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture’ Grant. Talk Story is a literacy …
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PBS Newshour Features National Ambassador Gene Luen Yang
Through his official platform, “Reading Without Walls,” Yang encourages readers of all ages to pick up a book that is unlike their usual reading — one that offers a window …
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Finnish Fantasy Saga ‘Maresi’s’ Film Rights Optioned By Film4
NEW YORK, NY — Feature film rights to Maria Turtschaninoff’s internationally acclaimed fantasy novel Maresi have been optioned by Film4. Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, will publish the US edition …
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Libraries Retain More Than $1.3 Billion in Federal Funding in Massive Spending Bill Passed By Congress
Washington, D.C. — Libraries retained over a billion dollars in federal funding for library-related programs in a stopgap funding package passed by Congress on December 9 to avoid a midnight shutdown …
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Jimmy Fallon and Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group to Donate $1,000,000 of Books to First Book This Holiday Season for Kids in Need
NEW YORK, NY — Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, together with Jimmy Fallon, will make a donation of $1,000,000 worth of new books to First Book, including Fallon’s #1 New York Times …
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The New York Public Library Transforms Vacant Former Custodial Apartment At Washington Heights Branch Into A Teen and Adult Education Center
NEW YORK, NY — The New York Public Library today celebrated the completion of a $4.4 million renovation project that transformed the former custodial apartment at its Washington Heights branch into …
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Kids’ Book Trends in 2017: Scholastic Reading Club Editors Predict Next Year’s “Must Reads”
NEW YORK, NY — Scholastic, (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, released a list of the top trends in children’s books to expect in 2017. Curated …
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Amazon Announces Best-Selling Books of 2016
SEATTLE, WA — Amazon today announced its best-selling books of 2016, best-selling Kids & Teens books of 2016, as well as the Most Gifted and Most Wished For books of the …
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In Partnership with First Book, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation Announces a Toy and Book Relief Effort for North Carolina Flood Victims
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Marine Toys for Tots Program, with support from Hasbro, First Book, The Walt Disney Company, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and the Navy Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team, …
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Holidays in Kid Lit
Author Ken Calhoun (Black Moon) wishes he could celebrate with Stuart and the Little family, while Leesa Cross-Smith (Every Kiss a War) and Jordan Rosenfeld (Women in Red) dream of Christmas …
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2017 Teens’ Top Ten Book Groups Announced
CHICAGO, IL — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has selected 20 public and school libraries from across the country to serve as official book groups for YALSA’s Teens’ …