Orbus Pictus and Charlotte Huck Awards The National Council of Teachers of English announced the winners of the 2020 book awards that their organization names annually to promote children’s literature.This year’s winners are Room [continue reading]
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National Book Award and Best Lists Announced
1919: The Year That Changed America Wins National Book Award: Martin Sandler’s 1919: The Year That Changed America was named the National Book Award winner in the Young People’s Literature category. www.slj.com/?detailStory=1919-the-year-that-changed-america-wins-2019-national-book-award&utm_source=Marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=november21ExtraHelping. Hornbook Fanfare – [continue reading]
ACL Mini-Grant Report from Oakland Public
By Mahasin Abuwi Aleem The Children’s Room at the Oakland Public Library was honored to receive an ACL mini-grant to support a new program, Family STEAM Night, which was created to attract “tweens” and [continue reading]
Author Breanna McDaniel to Visit Oakland
Breanna McDaniel, author of “Hands Up!” will read her picture book at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland as part of their Saturday Children’s Story Hour on December 7th, at 11am. The museum [continue reading]
“Born Criminal” Author Angelica Carpenter to Speak
Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Feminist Author to Speak at SFPL: Author Angelica Shirley Carpenter discusses Matilda Joslyn Gage. For the first fifty years of the women’s rights movement, Gage was a well-known leader, [continue reading]
CBC DIVERSITY AWARDS
Children’s Book Council Names Diversity Award Winners: The CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Awards were announced on Sept. 25, 2019; this is the second year for these awards. The award honors children’s book publishing professionals; this [continue reading]
Caldecott Medalist Mordicai Gerstein Dies
Caldecott Medalist Mordicai Gerstein Dies: Author/illustrator Mordicai Gerstein died on Sept. 24, 2019. He wrote and illustrated all types of children’s books, including the Caldecott Medal-winning The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2003). [continue reading]
National Book Awards Names Longlist for Young People’s Literature
National Book Awards Names Longlist for Young People’s Literature: The ten authors up for the National Book Award in the Young People’s category are: Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson for The Undefeated, Laurie Halse Anderson [continue reading]