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Gloo Books Stretches Boundaries

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/26/2024 @ 04:00PM

Los Angeles-based Gloo Books, a direct-to-consumer company founded by attorney Karen Chan, is a space for BIPOC educators and influencers to write educational, diverse books for young readers.
Obituary: Lynne Barasch

By Shannon Maughan | 03/21/2024 @ 04:00PM

Picture book author-illustrator Lynne Barasch, who created lively biographies as well as stories inspired by her family life, died on March 7. She was 84.
In Brief: March 21, 2024

| 03/21/2024 @ 02:00PM

Recently, publishing staffers marked the release of a series addition, middle grade authors collaborated for a launch day celebration, an author made her debut, and researchers joined an author for an event highlighting wildlife.
Literati Book Fairs Expand into Mid-Atlantic Region

By Ed Nawotka | 03/21/2024 @ 09:00AM

Literati Book Fairs will now offer book fairs to pre-K–8 elementary schools in areas of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.
In Virginia, Censors Attempt to Axe 'Wishtree'

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/20/2024 @ 10:00AM

The Floyd County Public Schools have suspended a One Division, One Book community reading of Katherine Applegate’s 'Wishtree' following complaints that the novel depicts a monoecious red oak, a tree with both male and female reproductive parts.
Obituary: Leonard Everett Fisher

By Shannon Maughan | 03/19/2024 @ 04:00PM

Accomplished painter and children's book author-illustrator Leonard Everett Fisher, widely known for his atmospheric, realistic artwork in books focused on American and world history and world mythology, died on March 2 at age 99.
2024 Sendak Fellows Announced

By Emma Kantor | 03/19/2024 @ 03:00PM

The Maurice Sendak Foundation has announced this year's Sendak Fellows: Charlotte Ager, Rocío Araya, and Cozbi A. Cabrera.
Publishers Issue Letter to NYC DOE Over Discarded Books

By Sophia Stewart | 03/19/2024 @ 09:00AM

After a 'Gothamist' report found that hundreds of children's books had been thrown out on ideological grounds at a Staten Island elementary, a group of publishers and Authors Against Book Bans have written a letter to the NYC DOE over what they call "unlawful censorship."
'Authors Against Book Bans' Mobilizes

By Emma Kantor | 03/14/2024 @ 04:30PM

A group of children's authors is rallying against the rising number of book bans and challenges nationwide, speaking out about the erasure of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices.
Visitors Finally Can Go Down the Rabbit hOle

By Claire Kirch | 03/14/2024 @ 03:00PM

The Rabbit hOle, the Kansas City "Explor-a-storium" that’s been in the works for the past eight years, finally opened its doors to the public on March 12, and 900 people took the opportunity to be the first ones to visit the country's first and only immersive museum of children's literature.
In Brief: March 14, 2024

| 03/14/2024 @ 02:00PM

Recently, a Korean author and her translator visited the U.S. to share their book; graphic novel collaborators came together; authors discussed queer books during a panel; a tour brought an author from overseas to the U.S.; an author celebrated her new picture book; and a bookstore owner made her literary debut.
Scholastic, Little Free Library Partner on 'Dog Man' Book-Sharing Boxes

By Pamela Brill | 03/12/2024 @ 04:00PM

Later this month, Dog Man-themed book-sharing boxes will be installed in all 50 states and stocked with 50,000 children’s books donated by Dav Pilkey.
Read Alouds That Rock: Promoting Empathy and Positivity

By Patricia J. Murphy | 03/11/2024 @ 09:00AM

We spoke with three librarians who are choosing titles to create storytimes that help promote greater empathy and positivity.
From Middle Grade Novel to Graphic Novel

By Brigid Alverson | 03/08/2024 @ 07:00PM

There’s more to adapting a chapter book into a graphic novel than just drawing pictures to go with the words. Adapters often bring a whole new level of extratextual communication to the page.
New Middle Grade Graphic Novel Adaptations to Look Out For

By Brigid Alverson | 03/08/2024 @ 07:00PM

We’ve gathered a list of some upcoming middle grade graphic adaptations.
The Boom in Middle Grade Novels Turned Comics

By Brigid Alverson | 03/08/2024 @ 07:00PM

As the middle grade graphic novel category has grown in recent years, the number of graphic adaptations of middle grade books has exploded.
Children's Job Moves: February 2024

| 03/07/2024 @ 02:00PM

Job moves in children's publishing during February 2024.
SCBWI Addresses the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 03/07/2024 @ 10:00AM

In response to a petition by authors and illustrators demanding the organization call for an Israeli ceasefire, SCBWI issued a statement on Instagram called adequate by some and overcautious by others.
Obituary: Kate Banks

By Shannon Maughan | 03/05/2024 @ 04:00PM

Prolific children's book author Kate Banks, known for prose praised as lyrical, clever, and graceful, died February 24 in Switzerland, following a long illness; she was 64.
SCBWI Winter Conference Panel Urges Authors to Find Their Why

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 02/29/2024 @ 04:00PM

During a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators panel last week called “The Outlook for Children’s Publishing in 2024," editors and agents shared their insights on the state of the children’s market.

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