CHICAGO — Join the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) in celebrating 75 years of distinguished picture books! The Caldecott Medal was established in 1937 and first awarded in 1938 by the American Library [continue reading]
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Get Out Your Thimbles; It’s Time to Quilt!
The Bay Area Storytelling Festival returns to the Bay Area on Saturday and Sunday May 19th and 20th, and it’s time to quilt the annual Bay Area Storytelling Festival Quilt. This year we continue with [continue reading]
CLA announces 2012 Beatty Award winner
One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street by Joanne Rocklin has been selected by the California Library Association (CLA) to receive its prestigious Beatty Award. “I’m absolutely thrilled and honored,” said Rocklin. “I’ve [continue reading]
Eisner Award Nominations and Indies Choice Awards
Eisner Awards Nominations Check out the Eisner Award Nominations, celebrating comic books and graphic novels: http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.php Indies Choice Book Awards / E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards 2012 The Indies Choice Book Awards E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, [continue reading]
Friday Fun, and ACL on Twitter and Facebook
Want to have some fun? Try the Bobbsey Twin Quiz, submitted by Linda Perkins: http://mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=1422. Linda says “If 60% is passing, I didn’t pass, but I did have more correct answers than wrong ones.” Also, [continue reading]
Notable Books for a Global Society 2012
“Notable Books for a Global Society 2012” list. This list is sponsored by the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association. Notable Books for a Global Society 2012 Alicia Alonso [continue reading]
Andersen Award and Arne Nixon Center Party
IBBY ANNOUNCES HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD FOR 2012 The Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) announces that Maria Teresa Andruetto from Argentina is the winner of [continue reading]