Three Kidlit Publishers Come Together to Send Books to Kids at Sandy Hook Elementary School
January 09, 2013
In light of the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Candlewick Press, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing and Scholastic Inc. teamed up to give books and promotional materials for the kids who reside in Newtown, CT. These three children's publishing houses sent books and promotional materials to the Connecticut Parents Union.
"The books were loaded onto the CPU’s literacy bus, which in the wake of the tragedy was transformed into the All Aboard – Sandy Hook Coping and Caring Parent Express Bus, and made stops at nine cities before arriving at Newtown City Hall on Christmas Eve...Candlewick selected Maya Soetoro-Ng’s Ladder to the Moon, illustrated by Yuyi Morales, to give out to children and families, and also provided a collection of other titles that would stay on the bus." Scholastic gave the following titles out: Skippyjon Jones Up & Down, Race Car Driver, Hide & Seek Colors, How Do I Love You, and Igraine the Brave. Simon & Schuster donated 400 books for this cause.