Month: January 2015
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2014 African-American Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction Book List
By Elliott’s count, the list comes in at just 44 and includes such titles as The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. For her …
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The Uni Project Brings Pop-Up Reading Rooms to NYC!
The Uni Project’s network of staff and volunteers frequently teams up with local community organizations and libraries to bring books to underserved neighborhoods. They thrive in part on donations by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York …
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3 Authors Talk About Art That Changed Their Lives
The participants include Leigh Bardugo, Gayle Forman, and Patrick Ness. Bardugo named the novella, Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption. Forman prefers to rely on music when she seeks comfort. …
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New Author and Illustrator Awards & Selection Process Announced for the 8th Annual Children’s Choice Book Awards
New York, NY — January 29, 2015 – Every Child a Reader (ECAR) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) have announced the addition of three new categories in the 8th …
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3 Tony Award-Winning Broadway Veterans Team Up For a ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Musical
“Menken, a Tony winner for Newsies and an eight-time Oscar-winner for songs from the films The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (among many others), will write the music, …
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Candlewick Teams up with Italian Publisher minibombo
[Senior executive editor at Candlewick] Sarah Ketchersid added in the release that minibombo’s ‘inclusive, intelligent picture book making for little ones’ is simple in design with few or no words …
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Lauren Oliver on J.K. Rowling’s Influence
Now a children’s and young adult author in her own right, Oliver continues to reread the Harry Potter books, each time renewing her connection to Rowling’s magical world: Last fall, …
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Remembering Illustrator Margaret Bloy Graham
Graham was born and raised in Toronto, where she developed an artistic passion at a young age, studying at Toronto’s Art Gallery and later the University of Toronto. She moved to New …
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Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2015
Explore the official website for Multicultural Children’s Book Day to:
- Learn about amazing, diverse authors and illustrators
- Read multicultural children’s book reviews
- Participate in a virtual book drive
- Talk about diversity in children’s literature during the #ReadYourWorld Twitter chat
- And so much more!
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Natalie Babbit’s ‘Tuck Everlasting’ Turns 40
To this day, Babbit feels that she created the book as she intended. If given the chance to go back and re-write the novel, she would not alter the painful ending: …
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2015 Sydney Taylor Book Award Results Announced
YOUNGER READERS Winner My Grandfather’s Coat by Jim Aylesworth with illustrations by Barbara McClintock (Scholastic Press) Honors Goldie Takes a Stand by Barbara Krasner with illustrations by Kelsey Garrity-Riley (Kar-Ben …
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Gene Luen Yang to Write an Educational Graphic Novel For Kids
“Comics are such a powerful educational tool. Simply put, there are certain kinds of information that are best communicated through sequential visuals. Look at airline emergency cards or the instructions …
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We Need Diverse Books Announces Short Story Contest
Phoebe Yeh, VP/Publisher of Crown Books for Young Readers/Random House, has acquired publication rights to the collection, which will be edited by WNDB President Ellen Oh for release in January …
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2015 Edgar Award Young Adult Nominees Announced
The 2015 Edgar Award Nominees in the Young Adult Category The Doubt Factory by Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano (Penguin Young Readers …
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New Edition of ‘Will Grayson, Will Grayson’ to Feature New Cover
“Five years ago, the book about two friends with the same name debuted at #3 on the New York Times children’s chapter book bestseller list. To celebrate the anniversary, the …
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Egmont USA to Close Operations
Established in 2008, Egmont USA specialized in children’s books in the elementary, middle grade, and young adult genres. The company’s final list will be distributed by Random House in spring 2015. Rob McMenemy, CEO of …
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The Eric Carle Museum Welcomes New Chief Curator
Amherst, MA—Ellen Keiter has joined The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art as the new chief curator, replacing H. Nichols B. Clark, the Museum’s founding director and chief curator. …
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SCBWI’s 2014 On-The-Verge Emerging Voices Award Winners
The prize, which includes an all-expense paid trip to the SCBWI Summer Conference in Los Angeles and and one-on-one meetings with industry professionals, is a part of SCBWI’s mission to bring traditionally …
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CBC Diversity: ‘It’s Possible’ Series Honors Walter Dean Myers
In a poignant letter addressed to the late author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Andrea Davis Pinkney — VP and Executive Editor of Trade at Scholastic — introduces …
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Two Producers Option ‘This Song Will Save Your Life’
“Tony-winner Kevin McCollum (Avenue Q, Rent) and TV producer Michael Novick (best known for Glee) announced the deal today for the 2013 young adult novel, about a misfit teenage girl …
