Author Interview: Susan Beth Pfeffer on Life As We Knew It and The Dead and The Gone

Author Interview: Susan Beth Pfeffer on Life As We Knew It and The Dead and The Gone

Susan Beth Pfeffer on Susan Beth Pfeffer: “In first grade, I wrote Dookie The Cookie and realized right away that I wanted to be a writer. I wrote my first book that got published, Just Morgan, my last semester at NYU and never looked back. I’ve written a lot of YA,

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Author-Illustrator Feature: Peter Hannan

Author-Illustrator Feature: Peter Hannan

Peter Hannan is a writer, producer, and artist. He is the creator and executive producer of the Nickelodeon animated series, “CatDog,” overseeing all aspects (writing, storyboarding, character design, art direction, post-production) of a hundred and twenty-something 11-minute episodes and holiday specials. He produced “Fetch,” the “CatDog” theatrical short and a ninety-minute TV movie called “CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery.”

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SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author Interview: Erzsi Deak

SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author Interview: Erzsi Deak

Erzsi Deak (pronounced “aire-zshee”); “Erzsi” is a Hungarian diminutive for “Elizabeth” (like “Beth” or “Betty”). She grew up believing that “Deak” meant “royal scribe,” but learned a few years ago that it’s closer to “Clark” or “Clerk.” The royal blood was good while it lasted. A journalist for more than twenty years, Erzsi has covered fashion and children’s features from Alaska to San Francisco to Paris.

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SCBWI Bologna 2008: Art Director-Vice President Interview: Cecilia Yung of Penguin Books for Young Readers US

SCBWI Bologna 2008: Art Director-Vice President Interview: Cecilia Yung of Penguin Books for Young Readers US

Cecilia Yung has worked in children’s publishing for more than twenty-five years. She is the Art Director and Vice President at Penguin Books for Young Readers in the U.S. Cecilia has worked with many major artists and award winners, such as David Small, Peggy Rathmann, Emily McCully and Ed Young.

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CBC Announces Finalists for the First Annual Children’s Choice Book Awards

CBC Announces Finalists for the First Annual Children’s Choice Book Awards

NEW YORK, NY–The Children’s Book Council (CBC) in association with the CBC Foundation, launches the Children’s Choice Book Awards program with the announcement of 25 finalists in five categories. The Children’s Choice Book Awards program was created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children to read.

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