The 2006-2007 nominee lists for the Children’s Gallery, Crown, and Lamplighter Awards, endorsed by the National Christian Schools Association, have been announced.
On the Children’s Gallery Award (kindergarten through second grade) nominee list, highlights include: Buddy, The Story of Buddy Holly by Anne Bustard, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus (Simon &
The Young Adult Library Services Association has announced its choices for 2006 Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults. Highlights include…
On the sublist of “Books That Don’t Make You Blush:” Backwater by Joan Bauer (Putnam, 2000)(author bio); Dunk by David Lubar (Clarion, 2002)(sample chapter)(author interview);
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The American Library Association has published its 2006 notables lists.
Highlights from Notable Children’s Books include: Doña Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart (recommendation), illustrated by Raul Colón and written by Pat Mora (Knopf, 2005) and Yum! Yuck!
ALA Midwinter Conference in San Antonio reports from Chris Barton, Debbi Michiko Florence, Varian Johnson, Greg Leitich Smith, Don Tate.
Congratulations to Vermont College MFA graduate Liz Gallagher on her two-book deal with Wendy Lamb Books!
Hot off the Press from the Children’s Book Council.
A Thief in the House of Memory by Tim Wynne-Jones (Farrar, 2005). From the promotional copy: “It’s been six years since sixteen-year-old Dec’s free-spirited mother, Lindy, disappeared. Dec feels so trapped in the present, he’s avoided examining his past. But when an intruder dies in the museum-like family home, the man’s death sends forth tremors that reawaken forgotten memories.
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Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories For Today, edited by Lori Marie Carlson (Harper, 2005). Features “A Real-Live Blond Cherokee And His Equally Annoyed Soul Mate” by Cynthia Leitich Smith; other contributing authors: Joy Harjo; Sherman Alexie; Richard Van Camp; Linda Hogan; Joseph Bruchac;
“YALSA has announced its 2006 annual recommended list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.” Highlights include: Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States edited by Lori M. Carlson (Henry Holt, 2005)(author interview); Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black (Simon &
Best Books for Young Adults 2006 from the American Library Association. Highlights include: Spacer and Rat by Margaret Bechard (Roaring Brook, 2005); Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black (Simon & Schuster, 2005)(author interview); Rebel Angels by Libba Bray (Delacorte, 2005)(author interview);
The Center for Children’s Books at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana is pleased to announce that the annual Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature has been given to Michelle Edwards for her easy-to-read book, Stinky Stern Forever (Harcourt, 2005), illustrated by the author.
Three honor books,
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Children’s and YA literature circles are abuzz today with the award winners announced by the American Library Association. Read the press release for full information.
I’d like to send out particular congratulations to Jacqueline Woodson, the author of Newbery Honor Book Show Way, illustrated by Hudson Talbott (G.P.
