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There were many good things about the conference (particularly near the end) but if I were to single out a personal highlight it would have to be getting to meet Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. About a month ago Janna Morishima, the Director of Diamond Kids Group, wondered if I might be interested in helping […]
Why "media" awards? Seems imprecise and confusing. Ah well. In any case, on Monday morn at 6:30 AM I woke up in my teeny tiny hotel room at the Travelodge to get ready to attend the award announcements. Because my previous accommodations had fallen through I was forced to take a room at a hotel […]
Little Hoot By Amy Krouse Rosenthal Illustrated by Jen Corace Chronicle Books for Young Readers $12.99 ISBN: 978-0-8118-6023-9 Ages 4-8 On shelves now If a children’s book author were to sit down one day and think, "I’m going to write a bedtime story," there’s a possibility that they find themselves in a bit of a […]
Colleen Mondor of the blog Chasing Ray had a good idea. She thought it might be nice if some bloggers posted a list of titles that they’re really looking forward to reading in the coming months. I know I have a couple items on my plate that I’m keeping an eye peeled for. So here […]
I thought about taking my laptop into the convention center and doing some kind of live blogging reactions to each announcement made. It sounded like it might be fun. So I did some research on "live blogging" and ran across this piece on the blog In the Agora: One gets the sense that these bloggers […]
From the press release. Well worth noting. An Exchange of Stories A Program for Author’s Visits to New Orleans’ 9th Ward This program is being sponsored by the Children’s Book Committee of the PEN, the world’s oldest human rights organization and the oldest international literary organization, founded in 1921 to advance literature, to defend free […]
Tomorrow’s the day! If you haven’t already found the link, you can locate the Youth Media Awards (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.) live via webcast at this link: http://www.unikron.com/clients/ala-webcast-2008/ The awards start at 7:45 a.m. tomorrow EST. Get up early to watch! Gather together the kids. It’s ah-gonna be quite the event.
I am partying down in a literary way in Philly. Video Sunday will be back next week.
Found this in my in-box. Looked interesting: Tel. 718/965-1266 (For more information) Website: www.Ezra-Jack-Keats.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/13/08 THE EZRA JACK KEATS FOUNDATION SPEARHEADS THE SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY "Children need to learn, and they need to love learning. Instilled with a passion for acquiring knowledge […]
Not mine. Monica Edinger is currently serving on the Newbery committee. As we speak she is deciding the fate of the 2008 Award. As she does so, read through this summary of her thoughts regarding the process. Monica is, at all times, eloquent and amazing. Her words are must reads for anyone thinking of someday […]