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ALSC announces 2016 Notable Children's Recordings
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), has selected its 2016 list of Notable Children’s Recordings. The list includes recordings for children 14 years of age and younger of...
ALSC names 2016 Notable Children's Books
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), has selected its 2016 list of Notable Children’s Books. The list of titles includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry and picture books of...
BOSTON—The Notable Books Council, first established in 1944, has announced the 2016 selections of the Notable Books List, an annual best-of list comprised of 26 written for adult readers and published in the U.S., including fiction, nonfiction and poetry...
91传媒 announces 2016 youth media award winners
BOSTON - The 91传媒 (91传媒) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Boston. A...
Matt de la Pe帽a, Sophie Blackall win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
BOSTON - Matt de la Peña, author of “Last Stop on Market Street,” and Sophie Blackall, illustrator of “Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear,” are the 2016 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most...
David A. Adler, Sam Ricks win Geisel Award for 鈥淒on鈥檛 Throw It To Mo!鈥
BOSTON – Author David A. Adler and illustrator Sam Ricks are the 2016 recipients of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “Don’t Throw It To Mo!” published by Penguin Young Readers, an Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC. The award was announced today by the...
Jerry Pinkney wins 2016 Wilder Award
BOSTON – Author and Illustrator Jerry Pinkney is the winner of the 2016 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award honoring an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children...
Weston Woods Studios, Willems win 2016 Carnegie Medal for 鈥淭hat Is NOT a Good Idea!鈥
BOSTON – Weston Woods Studios, Inc., and author/illustrator Mo Willems, producers of “That Is NOT a Good Idea!” are the 2016 recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children’s video. The award was announced today by the Association for...
Duncan Tonatiuh wins the 2016 Sibert Medal
BOSTON – Duncan Tonatiuh, the author / illustrator of “Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras,” is the winner of the 2016 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2015. The award was...
2016 Batchelder Award honors Enchanted Lion Books for 鈥淭he Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy鈥
BOSTON – Enchanted Lion Books is the winner of the 2016 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy.” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library...
Jacqueline Woodson to deliver 2017 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
BOSTON – Author Jacqueline Woodson will deliver the 2017 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91传媒 (91传媒), during the 91传媒...
Rafael L贸pez y Margarita Engle ganan premios Pura Belpr茅
BOSTON – Rafael López, ilustrador de Drum Dream Girl; y Margarita Engle , autora de Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir, fueron seleccionados como los ganadores del Premio de Ilustración Pura Belpré 2016 y el Premio al Autor Pura Belpré 2016...
Rafael L贸pez, Margarita Engle win Pura Belpr茅 Awards
BOSTON – Rafael López, illustrator of “Drum Dream Girl,” and Margarita Engle , author of “Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir," are the 2016 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latino authors and...
Listening Library wins 2016 Odyssey Award for 鈥楾he War that Saved My Life鈥
BOSTON – Listening Library, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, producer of the audiobook “The War that Saved My Life,” has won the 2016 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The award announcement was made today...
'Bone Gap' wins 2016 Printz Award
BOSTON – “Bone Gap” written by Laura Ruby published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has won the 2016 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) today...