6 Dr. Seuss books with "hurtful" imagery will no longer be published

Posted on 03/02/2021 at 08:05 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We apologize for the timing of this news, but remember, we’re just the messenger: six of Dr. Seuss’s sixty-plus books...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Children's literature

The lessons of "The Tale Of The Mandarin Duck" by Bette Midler

Posted on 02/18/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ready for another inspirational children’s book about a newsworthy bird? Award-winning entertainer Bette Midler has delivered it: The Tale Of...

Categories: Author Interview

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

How E.L. Konigsburg dreamed up "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler"

Posted on 02/17/2021 at 02:15 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re a week late on this, but it really seems like these past few days have been the stretch in...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Just for fun

Book about transgender boy causes stir in Utah elementary school

Posted on 02/12/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A Utah school district has suspended its Diversity Equity Council and a book-bundle program that the council oversaw … over...

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Tagged As: BookRiot, Children's literature, Scandal

Stephen King pays publishing costs for Maine students' book

Posted on 02/08/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ah, here’s a nice way to start out the morning and week: author Stephen King is helping elementary school children...

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Tagged As: Charity, Children's literature

Filming to begin soon on movie version of "Catherine, Called Birdy"

Posted on 02/04/2021 at 08:16 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s Groundhog Day on the reader newswire today. Yesterday, we bemoaned the adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon; today,...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Historical fiction, Movie adaptation

Live-action "Harold and the Purple Crayon" movie is in the works

Posted on 02/03/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This is not the news we wanted to see during Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week. There’s a live-action version of...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Movie adaptation

New books feature the Holocaust in age-appropriate ways

Posted on 01/27/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This year, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, there truly is a book about the horrors of this genocide for all...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Historical fiction, NPR, The Guardian, Young adult literature

Meet the 2021 Newbery and Caldecott medal winners

Posted on 01/25/2021 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The American Library Association has announced its choices for the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and...

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Tagged As: Awards, Children's literature, Young adult literature

Hungary wants disclaimers on books that flout 'traditional gender roles'

Posted on 01/21/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Hungary’s government is telling a publisher that it must add disclaimers on books that contain “behavior inconsistent with traditional gender...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Politics, The Guardian