For a list of all the winners and honorees of this year's ALA Midwinter conference, please click here! You're welcome. Looks like we all have quite a wonderful must-read list for the rest of the winter. Congratulations to all!
Live streaming of Newbery/Caldecott ceremony
On Monday, February 2, there will be quite a lot of news coming out of the annual ALA mid-winter convention in Chicago. The announcement of the 2015 Youth Media Awards will take place at 8am Central time/6am Pacific. This is the day the world finds out what books and authors and illustrators have won the... Continue Reading →
Caldecott Honor winner Aaron Becker visits
On Friday, September 19, Aaron Becker, the Caldecott Medal Honor winner for the wordless picture book Journey, will appear at Ballard's Secret Garden Books at 7pm. Aaron's follows his beautiful debut with Quest, the second picture book in a planned trilogy.
Today Show skips Newbery and Caldecott winners for Snooki
From Alice Pope's SCBWI Children's Market Blog: "With the national television news outlets providing wall-to-wall media coverage since Saturday of the tragedy in Tucson, it’s not surprising that two children’s book award winners would be overlooked during a week of breaking news. But, to some who tuned into the Today Show on Tuesday morning expecting... Continue Reading →
Mock Caldecott blog
Here's a great way to keep on top of all the new and excellent picture books coming out: the Mock Caldecott blog posted by the children's department of an Indiana library.It's not quite the same as sitting on the floor of a bookstore surrounded by a stack of books, but it sure is easier (especially... Continue Reading →
Get This: thought-provoking articles and posts
Nikki Grimes thinks artists of African descent are getting robbed in the Caldecott Awards.Replacing Best Books for Young Adults with a Reader's Choice Award: pros and cons.Seven things every author's website oughtta have: a guest post on Nathan Bransford's blog.How to read out loud: advice from Neil Gaiman.