The next Harry Potter Book Night theme has been posted

Posted on 07/16/2018 at 05:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Not that we’re itching for summer to end, but we do have news about a February event you may be eagerly anticipati...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Young adult literature

Children's author Clive King has passed away

Posted on 07/16/2018 at 09:56 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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We’re sad to learn, upon returning from a long weekend, that children’s literature has lost another great. C...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Obituary

YA author Jason Reynolds brings your Monday motivation

Posted on 07/16/2018 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that he's a children’s/middle-grade author, Jason Reynolds believes that yo...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature

Winnie the Pooh map sets auction record

Posted on 07/10/2018 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

As expected, the original Winnie the Pooh map sold for sky-high prices at an auction today at Sotheby’s. In fact,...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Classic literature

Evoke emotion like “Where The Red Fern Grows”

Posted on 07/06/2018 at 11:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Where the Red Fern Grows made author Dustin Grinnell (and many, many other people) cry. So when he found himself struggl...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Children's literature, Writer's Digest, Writing advice, Young adult literature

J.K. Rowling riles up Scottish nationalists

Posted on 07/06/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Scottish nationalists are taking umbrage at some recent comments from J.K. Rowling. The Guardian reports that the drama...

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

Why did mice star in so many children's books?

Posted on 07/08/2018 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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If you were a kid in the 1980s and 1990s — or were involved in caring for one — you might’ve noticed t...

Tagged As: Children's literature, Young adult literature

What it's like designing a "Harry Potter" cover

Posted on 06/29/2018 at 08:14 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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When illustrator Brian Selznick was asked to design the twentieth-anniversary covers for the Harry Potter series, his fi...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Children's literature, Cover design, Young adult literature

Title announced for second “Stranger Things” book

Posted on 06/27/2018 at 06:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The excitement over the upcoming Stranger Things tie-in books just keeps building. As reported earlier, Penguin Random H...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Young adult literature

ALA: We're not banning or censoring Laura Ingalls Wilder

Posted on 06/26/2018 at 11:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author of "Little House on the Prairie"

The American Library Association has a special message for panicking Laura Ingalls Wilder fans: Relax; we’re not c...

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