CHILDREN'S BOOKBAG HEADLINES, 6/3/02
Dutton Announces Fiction Contest
June Is for Junie
Publishing Institute Established

Random House Books for Young Readers is spotlighting its Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park, illus. by Denise Brunkus, with a "June Is Junie Month" promotion. The publisher has created a bookstore event kit with stickers, bookmarks and reproducible activity sheets.

In addition, Random House is sponsoring an art contest for which entrants draw and color a picture of Junie and give the #1 reason they love the character; the grand prize is an original piece of Brunkus's art and a set of Junie B. Jones books, and five second-place winners will receive a set of the books. Complete details can be found at www.randomhouse.com/kids.