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Read Alouds That Rock: Wordless Wonders
Continuing our series on leading engaging storytimes, we asked six experts to discuss the wonders of wordless picture books and how they share them with young readers.
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PRH Education Promotes Inclusive Curriculum via #DisruptTexts Partnership
In an effort to expand the literary canon for students across all grade levels, Penguin Classics has joined forces with #DisruptTexts, a crowdsourced, grassroots organization orchestrated by and aimed at teachers.
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Children's Starred Reviews 2021
Our Children’s Starred Reviews Annual features more than 350 reviews of exceptional books for young readers, a selection of interviews with some of today’s top authors and illustrators, our 50 Best Books of 2021, and a cover by Ruth Chan.
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Going Their Own Way: Heartland Children's Publishers Think About Tomorrow
We spoke with a number of Midwest children’s publishers about how they are addressing timely issues to meet young readers' social and emotional needs.
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Monica Perez to Helm Versify Books
HarperCollins Children's Books has announced the appointment of Monica Perez as editorial director of Versify Books, a role she will assume on November 29.
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Malinda Lo Wins 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
The author won the prize for her YA novel 'Last Night at the Telegraph Club,' a queer love story set in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1954.
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YA Author's Podcast Marks Milestone
'First Draft with Sarah Enni,' a weekly podcast featuring interviews with notable YA authors, has reached one million total downloads.
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Santa Monica Press Enters YA Market
An independent publisher of nonfiction titles for adults for more than a quarter century, Santa Monica Press will launch a line of books for teens next February.
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Taking the Pulse of STEM/STEAM for Young Readers
Editors discuss the new focus on socially relevant topics, and other developments in the category.
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Obituary: April Pulley Sayre
April Pulley Sayre, known for her many books for children spotlighting the wonders of science and nature, died on November 6 of metastatic breast cancer; she was 55.
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In Brief: November 11, 2021
This week, married illustrators enjoy an in-person launch with surprise guests; a renowned YA author celebrates a week-long launch; an artful affair takes place in NYC; the Boston Book Festival gets dreamy; and an author gets caught signing stock at a bookstore.
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Mayo Clinic Press Reaches into Children's Market
Mayo Clinic Press in Rochester, Minn., has launched its first line of children's books exploring physical, mental, and emotional health topics.
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Catherine Onder Joins Sourcebooks as Children’s Publisher
Sourcebooks has named Catherine Onder to the newly created role of v-p and publisher of children’s books.
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A Kids Company About Launches Streaming Content for Teens
Children's media provider A Kids Company About has created a streaming platform designed to engage and educate young listeners on a variety of age-appropriate topics.
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2021 Fall Children's Book Week Gets Underway
Closing out the second leg of this year’s Children's Book Week, the Children's Book Council and Every Child a Reader are gearing up for the fall celebration.
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Children's Job Moves: October 2021
Job moves in children's publishing during October 2021.
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Bank Street Book Festival 2021: Autonomy, Responsibility, and Journeys
Book Fest @ Bank Street, hosted by the Center for Children's Literature at Bank Street College of Education in Manhattan in non-Covid times, returned to the digital space for the second year in a row on October 16.
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Now Streaming: 'A Tale Dark & Grimm'
We spoke with author Adam Gidwitz about seeing his middle grade book series A Tale Dark & Grimm adapted as an animated Netflix series.
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In Brief: October 28, 2021
This week, a YA author makes her middle grade debut; the narrative history of important events in Japanese American history are discussed; a beloved pup celebrates a birthday; and an author-illustrator duo sign copies of their new book.
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A Very Busy Fall for Ada Twist
With a Netflix show, new book series, museum exhibit and a Thanksgiving parade balloon, Ada Twist is flying high.