January 2012
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'The Snowy Day': Breaking Color Barriers, Quietly →
“The point is that this is a beautiful book about a child’s encounter with snow, and the wonder of it,” Pope says. Peter was among the first non-caricatured African-Americans to be featured in a major children’s book. But Pope says Keats — who was white — wasn’t necessarily trying to make a statement about race when he created Peter.
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Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2012 →
The 2012 Amazing Audiobooks list, comprised of 32 fiction titles and one nonfiction, features recordings covering a wide range of interests for young adults from realistic fiction to fantasy and humor. The committee also selected a Top Ten list, denoted here by an asterisk.
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Trailer Blazers →
The Guardian’s site compiling trailers for children’s books (and films)…
Watch films to read books? Yes! In Trailer Blazers we feature the latest book trailers – short films publishers make to highlight forthcoming books.
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“The ongoing study finds the Web can be an effective tool in fostering literacy...”
– Internet Promotes Literacy, Study Says
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Our favourite children's book apps (2011) →
This year we have another great crop of apps for young children to enjoy. Adaptations of popular classics and series such as Paddington Bear, Cinderella, Dear Zoo, Bizzy Bear, Elmer and Sir Charlie Stinky Socks are all brought to life on an iPad near you.
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Best Kids' Book Apps of 2011 →
Vicky Smith, Editor
The book-app world may still be a brave new one, but the proliferation of titles for young readers is astonishing. We have sifted the best from the not-so-best of 2011 and present them here for you. For toddlers all the way up through teens (and beyond), there is something for everyone. You will find both electronic, interactive versions of traditional books you know and...
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No Difference Between Kids' Comprehension of... →
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YALSA Academy (YouTube Channel) →
About YALSA Academy
YALSA Academy is created by and for librarians and library staff workers, and our videos focus on practical teen services issues. Videos cover a wide variety of topics including social media, technology tools, programming, advocacy, collection development, customer service, professional development and others. Learn more about YALSA at www.ala.org/yalsa
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Beyond Choose Your Own Adventure: Coliloquy Ebooks... →
In a young adult romance novel released Tuesday, a character named J.J. must decide to pursue one of three love interests. She picks up the phone and calls … well, that depends. In books from startup ebook publisher Coliloquy, readers can make choices that affect the way the rest of the story …
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Bloom, "How to Talk to Little Girls" →
June 22, 2011:
“It’s our culture’s standard talking-to-little-girls icebreaker, isn’t it? And why not give them a sincere compliment to boost their self-esteem? Because they are so darling I just want to burst when I meet them, honestly.
Hold that thought for just a moment.”
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The Children’s Authors Who Broke the Rules →
September 16, 2011:
Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss challenged the received ideas of what a children’s book should be — and children’s literature, happily, has never been the same.
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The 50 books every child should read →
March 23, 2011:
We asked three of Britain’s leading children’s authors and two of our in-house book experts to each pick 10 books, suitable for Year 7 students.
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McDonald's To Offer Books Instead Of Happy Meal... →
McDonald’s is replacing Happy Meal toys for books in the UK, according to the National Literary Trust.
From today until February 7th, McDonald’s will be handing out nine million copies of author Michael Morpurgo’s Mudpuddle Farm series of books.
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Big Brother Mouse →
Boom-Boom is a library elephant in Laos.
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Focus on Audio Books: Spring 2011 →
A look at the state of audio books from three different angles
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Six Princess Books for Parents Who Really, Really... →
As a service to you parents out there who may have children suffering from princess mania or who just simply can’t face down another royal Disney bedtime, here are six really impressive princess books that your kids will enjoy and that won’t make you curl your fists in post-feminist rage.
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Learning and Teaching of Children's Literature in... →
This is a two-year investigation that aims to gather, analyze and disseminate information about the current role of children’s literature in schools and in children’s lives in Europe, focusing on the 8-11 age group.
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Mo Willems is the Go-To Author for Children →
“And now,” announces Willems, 43, with the booming theatrics required to hold the attention of a short audience, “I am going to teach you how to infringe on my copyright!”
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yalsa's Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults →
Each year, the Popular Paperbacks committee creates lists of books to encourage young adults to read for pleasure. The lists of popular or topical titles are widely available in paperback and represent a broad variety of accessible themes and genres.
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‘The Snowy Day,’ first picture book with black... →
Children in snow suits are a common sight during winter. But in 1962, Peter from “The Snowy Day” was something most children in the United States had never seen before: an African American character who was the hero of his own book.
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“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved...”
– Maurice Sendak (via nedhepburn) 