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Floral Park Memorial High School's Reads program continues to bring readers of all ages together. Earlier this month, the school library was packed with students and their parents, all who came to meet Luis Carlos Montalvan, author of Until Tuesday: a Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him, and his service dog Tuesday.

Little, Brown celebrated the art of Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney at a special event on October 29. The Powerhouse Arena, home to art book publisher powerHouse Books, recently launched its brand-new children's imprint, POW! on October 25.

Camels, beavers, dogs, and frogs all make a grand showing in SLJ's November nonfiction reviews for the preschool to fourth grade audiences.

From dolphins to surviving pandemics, there's a book for every reader on SLJ's November nonfiction reviews for fifth grade and up. Additionally, new titles by Katherine Paterson and Joyce Sidman make their appearance in time for Thanksgiving displays.

Teens interested in Ender's Game—both the acclaimed science fiction novel and its big budget film adaptation opening this weekend—may be curious about the recent controversy surrounding author Orson Scott Card’s outspoken views. Fortunately, the library offers an ideal safe intellectual harbor for teaching the media literacy skills that allow them to explore critical thinking questions about the role of social politics and media, and to examine ways in which we might begin to separate art from the artist.

Should babies be exposed to apps? Rachel Payne responds to a comment on her "Are Learning Apps Good for Babies?" piece. Is removing a book from a required reading list a form of censorship? One reader questions the inclusion of Sherman Alexie'sThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian on a sixth-grade reading list.

P.S. Be Eleven, Rita Williams-Garcia’s sequel to her Coretta Scott King award-winning One Crazy Summer, offers offering insight into the African-American experience of the 1960s as seen through a young girl’s eyes. Sisi Aisha Johnson’s narration of the audiobook is spot-on. Check out the starred review.

The New York Public Library is hosting a Google+ Hangout on overcoming bullying and how books can help on November 4. Scholastic has a new app to aid parents/teachers at its Book Fairs. Capital One's Book by Book program aims to give out 50,000 titles. A 2014 Latino kid lit conference is calling for proposals. A film festival seeks submissions from Michigan teens.

Librarians and book lovers of all ages this week are celebrating the Halloween season by recommending and giving away scary books as part of the All Hallows Read campaign. The brainchild of author Neil Gaiman, the annual campaign is marking its fourth year.