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Award-Winning Illustrator Marla Frazee & the Best Interview Ever

| January 30, 2012 | 0 Comments
Award-Winning Illustrator Marla Frazee & the Best Interview Ever

Marla Frazee is the award-winning author and illustrator of many celebrated bestselling books including The Seven Silly Eaters, Stars, The Boss Baby, Roller Coaster, and the Clementine series. Her acclaimed books All the World and A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever received the Caldecott Honor Award.

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Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2012

| January 25, 2012 | 0 Comments
Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2012

The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

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(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award, 2012

| January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Award, 2012

The Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.

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Caldecott Medal, 2012

| January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
Caldecott Medal, 2012

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

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Newbery Medal Winners, 2012

| January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
Newbery Medal Winners, 2012

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

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Fancy Nancy Dress Up App

| January 20, 2012 | 0 Comments
Fancy Nancy Dress Up App

Make Nancy look extra fancy in this first-ever official Fancy Nancy game app!

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Interview with Bestselling Author & Illustrator LeUyen Pham

| January 9, 2012 | 0 Comments
Interview with Bestselling Author & Illustrator LeUyen Pham

Bestselling author and illustrator, LeUyen Pham, began her career as a layout artist for Dreamworks Feature Animation. She wrote and illustrated All The Things I Love About You and Big Sister, Little Sister and is the illustrator of numerous other picture books.

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January, 2012: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …

| January 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
January, 2012: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …

Here’s the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases and bestsellers.

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Jane Yolen, America’s Hans Christian Andersen

| December 27, 2011 | 3 Comments
Jane Yolen, America’s Hans Christian Andersen

Known as the “Hans Christian Andersen of America,” Jane Yolen has written over 300 books including Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal.

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E-mergency! By Tom Lichtenheld & Ezra Fields-Meyer

| December 10, 2011 | 0 Comments

It’s an E-mergency! The letter E took a tumble and the only way to get her back on her foot is for people to stop using her. But who can take her place? The other letters have to make a decision ASAP.

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