On Our Radar
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Epic Book Week Collection
Every Child a Reader and the CBC partner with Epic again in 2020 on an updated children’s book collection for the fall celebration of Children’s Book Week
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Winner Announced for Inaugural Youth Book Prize for Social Justice
Goddard Riverside and the CBC announce the winner for the inaugural Goddard Riverside - CBC Young People’s Book Prize for Social Justice
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First Youth Book Prize for Social Justice: Shortlist Announced
Goddard Riverside and the CBC announce the shortlist for the inaugural Goddard Riverside - CBC Young People’s Book Prize for Social Justice
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SCHOLASTIC LAUNCHES NEW 2020 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WEBSITE FOR GRADES 3–12
Scholastic Brings Civics Education to the Forefront with Launch of New 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Website for Grades 3–12
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New Series of Workshops from Penny Candy Books and Scuppernong Books
Penny Candy Books is offering a new series of workshops in collaboration with Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, NC
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Awesome Girls Read-Along: a series of events with the Girl Scouts of the USA
CBC worked with the Girl Scouts to connect kids with book creators as part of their Kindergarten Readiness programming
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In Support of Equal Justice and Black Lives Matter Author/Publisher to Donate 100% of 2020 Children’s Book Proceeds to the National Urban League
Boulder, CO – In support of Equal Justice and Black Lives Matter: Author Jeffrey Bennett and publisher Big Kid Science will donate 100% of their 2020 proceeds from Dr. Bennett’s …
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FoodPrints Summer Enrichment
A program for at-risk students in partnership with local farmers, FRESHFARM’s Pop-Up Food Hub and literacy organizations, Readers to Eaters, and An Open Book Foundation
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2020 Comstock and Wanda Gág Read Aloud Book Awards Announced
For the sixteenth year, children have chosen the best read aloud picture books in Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Book Awards program. The 2020 winner of the Comstock …
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Black Lives Matter
A Collection of Black Creators and Stories from our Best Of Lists
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Books Full of Pride
Dive into this list of children's Pride books and celebrate love and the LGBTQ+ community with us!
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Award-winning Author Katherine Paterson Pens Original Short Story to Share with America’s Young Readers
Story and Complementary Education Materials Provided Online to Inspire Parents, Guardians, and Educators to Get Kids Reading and Writing this Summer
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Juneteenth
Friday marks the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth. Here are links to recommended reading about this very important day in history, as well as a list of Black-owned bookstores: Black & …
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We Need Diverse Kids Comics!
A BookConline recap on the Graphic Novel Committee's panel
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KidLit TV Launches KidLit At Home
New, free, online homeschooling resource brings together the best video content from around the web created for kids by diverse children's book authors and illustrators
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Together We Stand
The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader stand with the entire Black community against racism and violence. We stand with black authors, illustrators, readers, educators, librarians, booksellers, and …
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Courageous Women
A collection of female empowerment books featured on our Best Of lists
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Sourcebooks and Shelf Awareness Join Movements to Support Indie Bookstores
#ReadIndieForward Invites Booklovers to Help Booksellers During Pandemic
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Winners of the 2020 Ezra Keats Bookmarking Competition Announced
The 34th annual Ezra Jack Keats Bookmaking Competition for grades 3-12 announced
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Scholastic Reimagines Free Summer Reading Program for Kids
Join their Summer Read-a-Palooza to access awesome reading materials and activities throughout the summer
