ALSC INSTITUTE Local Arrangement Volunteers Needed: Are you planning on attending the ALSC Institute in Oakland, CA Sept. 17-20, 2014? If so, we invite you to be part of our Local Arrangements team, helping as [continue reading]
Obituary
Farley Mowat Dies, Jane Addams Awards
Author Farley Mowat Dies Canadian author Farley Mowat has died at age 92. He wrote for adults and children, with many of his books focusing on the environment. His memoir Never Cry Wolf (1963) was [continue reading]
Author Herb Wong Dies, Northern Calif. Book Awards
Menlo Park Author Herb Wong Dies: Herb Wong died on April 20, 2014 at the age of 88. A Bay Area native, Wong was a journalist and expert on jazz, but also wrote several children’s [continue reading]
Lawn Boy Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Gary Paulsen’s “Lawn Boy” series, and other books about young entrepreneurs: Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean: No News Is Good News. Boelts, Maribeth. The PS Brothers. Calhoun, Dia. Eva on the Farm. [continue reading]
LaTronica Named Nat’l Book Award Judge, McLimans and Townsend Obituaries, 2013 ACL Distinguished List
Starr LaTronica Named National Book Award Judge: Starr LaTronica has been named a judge for the Young People’s Literature panel for the 2014 National Book Awards. LaTronica is currently the president of the Association for [continue reading]
KQED Radio on Diversity in Children’s Books, Author Tim Kehoe Dies, Calif. Center for the Book
KQED Radio Discussion on Diversity in Children’s Books: Did you hear the KQED Radio program on Mon., March 24th regarding People of Color Underrepresented in Children’s Books? Guests included Nina Lindsay of Oakland Public Library, [continue reading]