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Celebrate the Life of Peter Sieruta
Celebrate the Life of One of Children’s Literature’s Luminaries: A Peter Sieruta Event Friday, June 28th, 4:30 p.m. The Lake Erie Room at the Hilton Chicago How did you best know Peter Sieruta? Was it through his remarkable blog Collecting Children’s Books (a go-to site for wit and historical tidbits)? Was it from his countless Horn Book articles or his work on the Horn Book Guide? [...]
Show Me the Awesome: Children’s Librarians Can Do Anything
If you traverse the interwebs on a regular basis then you may have spotted the catchy “Show Me the Awesome” posts that have been springing up hither and thither. Thither and yon. The initiative was started by Kelly Jensen, Sophie Brookover, and Liz Burns. Designer John LeMasney was, in turn, responsible for the kicky graphic [...]
Press Release Fun: 2013 Carle Honors Honorees Announced
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Announces 2013 Carle Honors Honorees Eighth annual awards fête the individuals and organizations that provide creative vision and long-term dedication to the world of picture books (Amherst, MA –May 20, 2013) The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is pleased to announce the 2013 [...]
BEA One Stop Shopping: What to See and Do That’s YA & JUV
Howdy, folks! I can’t take full credit for today’s post since it was my ineffable co-worker Alison Hendon who took the time to cull together all the stuff at this month’s upcoming Book Expo that is children and YA book related. If you have any interest at all in attending but you’re not quite sure [...]
Review of the Day: Hold Fast by Blue Balliett
Hold Fast By Blue Balliett Scholastic $17.99 ISBN: 978-0545299886 Ages 9-12 I honestly don’t think you can be a reviewer without being honest about your own personal prejudices first. When I pick up a book for children I have to cut through a thick swath of issues infecting my brain that may have little to [...]
Fusenews:
First off, I have to suspect that after this week my blogging stats will be fairly healthy. First I wondered whither the 2013 middle grade black boys and then Sophie Blackall let me become the repository for some truly fantastic stories. Doubling back to that question about diversity in 2013 middle grades, author Varian Johnson [...]
Tiger Eyes Set to Sparkle on the Big Screen: Betsy Bird Talks to Judy and Lawrence Blume
Tiger Eyes, the 1998 book by Judy Blume, is about to become a major motion picture, the first feature film adaptation of Blume's work. Elizabeth Bird talks to Blume and her son, Lawrence Blume, about their collaboration on the film.
Press Release Fun: 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award Nominees Released
Swoon. IBBY Announces the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury and Nominees The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of children’s books. Given every other year by IBBY, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards recognize lifelong achievement and are given to an author and an illustrator whose complete [...]
The Mighty Lalouche Contest (which I don’t normally do, but this one is sort of too cool to ignore)
Hidy-ho, faithful readers. A blogger might field any number of requests to host contests for new books on their blogs. And generally speaking, you could be forgiven for almost always politely declining. “No”, you might say, “I just don’t run that sort of blog”. It is the rare book that snaps me out of such [...]
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