Princess Black Case of the Coronavirus By Shannon and Dean Hale Illustrated by LeUyen Phan Candlewick Press From LeUyen Phan on Facebook: “Been wanting…
We celebrate the consortium of higher education and public institutions that recently announced “One Book | One Minnesota,” a new statewide book club that will feature Kate DiCamillo’s book, “Because of Winn-Dixie.” In honor of DiCamillo, we offer this 2014 conversation between the author and Lisa Von Drasek.
I Had Ambitious Plans For The Sequester I was going to interview educators to help parents facilitate learning at home. I interviewed one. Mollie Welsh…
The online world is hosting a wake — for prolific children’s book creator Tomie dePaola, 85, who died from surgical complications on March 30. Thousands of teachers, librarians, authors, and illustrators whom he mentored in classrooms, conferences, and on-line are posting on Twitter, Facebook, and blogs. These messages speak to how Tomie and his work filled the world with his generosity, joy, and kindness. “To be with Tomie felt like you were his close friend.” says Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the U’s Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature.
Children’s Book Creators, Publishers, Librarians, Teachers A pandemic was announced. Schools were closing. People were asked to stay home. Not surprising Children’s book creators-writers and…
2020 Mathical Winners Announced 2020 Mathical Book Award Winners for Ages 2-18 Berkeley, CA – March 12, 2020 — From online gaming to middle school math journaling, from…
I am sharing a message for 826 National “In your community and across the world, educators are banding together to navigate uncharted, historic territory…
Many librarians, authors, and illustrators thought it would be great to have children’s book creators reading aloud to families at home. Here is Bruce Hale….
I am gathering content from the internet. This video is from KidLit TV. Stephanie Calmenson Stephanie Calmenson is one of my favorite authors of picture…
A Consolidated List of Children’s Book Authors Olivia Van Ledtje @thelivbits Reader, thinker, kid voice Podcast: The KidLit Show @pinnaaudio and author of: Spark Change…