Posts tagged "children's literature" | For Readers

Jimmy Kimmel's ready to make kids laugh

Posted on 12/03/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s appropriate that comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s new book hits stands in time for Giving Tuesday. Why? Because proceeds from The...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, NPR, Pop culture

Posted on 11/21/2019 at 02:20 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Guardian reported yesterday that a West Virginia library board was set to meet and discuss whether an LGBT children’s...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, Scandal

Posted on 11/21/2019 at 07:09 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The National Book Foundation handed out the 2019 National Book Awards last night. The following five books emerged from a...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Children's literature, Literature in translation, Nonfiction, Poetry

Posted on 11/18/2019 at 03:52 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A member of ABBA will serve as executive producer of a Pippi Longstocking “musical circus show,” reports the Bookseller. “Pippi...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, Pop culture, The Bookseller

Posted on 11/10/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Just a few days ago, Jeff Kinney released his most recent Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. Wrecking Ball is...

Tagged As: Bookstore, Children's literature, Just for fun, The Guardian

Posted on 11/07/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Children’s author and illustrator Eric Carle has sold his licensing company to Penguin Random House. The deal to obtain Eric...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Publishers Weekly

Posted on 11/06/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You’ll note that several books on the 100 Novels That Shaped Our World list would be considered middle-grade or young-adult...

Tagged As: Children's literature, Reading, The Guardian, Young adult literature

Posted on 11/06/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The BBC asked a panel of experts to list 100 novels that shaped their world, and their choices are now...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Children's literature, Classic literature

Posted on 11/04/2019 at 12:22 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Developers in Humboldt Park are making the Chicago neighborhood’s connection to L. Frank Baum a heck of a lot more...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature, Literary tourism

Posted on 10/28/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ever donate something you wish you could have back? If you’re extremely lucky, like British woman Zoe Andrews, you just...

Tagged As: Children's literature, Just for fun, The Guardian