2006 Growing Good Kids – Excellence in Children’s Literature Award

Alexandria, VA: Five children’s books published in 2005 received the 2006 “Growing Good Kids – Excellence in Children’s Literature Award” July 29 at the American Horticultural Society‘s National Children & Youth Garden Symposium in St. Louis, Missouri. The award honors engaging and inspiring garden and ecology-themed books for children.

The award-winning books are: Earth Mother by Ellen Jackson,

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Author Interview: David LaRochelle on Absolutely, Positively Not

David LaRochelle on David LaRochelle: “My mother used to tell her friends that her son never grew up, and she was right. The things that I enjoy doing now (drawing, reading, making up stories, and using my imagination) are the things that I loved to do when I was a kid. A perfect evening for me as an adult is still a night spent with friends playing board games.

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35th Annual Summer Conference of SCBWI

An esteemed faculty of more than fifty authors, illustrators, editors, agents, and publishers will be assembled for the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators‘ milestone 35th Annual Summer Conference on Writing and Illustrating for Children from Aug. 4 to 7 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

The 35th Annual Summer Conference features 77 workshops,

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