News from PW Children's Bookshelf

From the Bookseller: Publishers report on a "phenomenal" Shanghai International Children's Book Fair. Click here From the Hollywood Reporter: The victory tour lands in L.A.: inside Monday's Catching Fire premiere. Click here From the Texas Observer: In the wake of controversy about a dearth of Latino writers at the recent Texas Book Festival, Monica Brown, a Peruvian-American author of bilingual children's books, shares her experience at the festival. Click here From Shattersnipe: A critique of the way mainstream media discusses YA literature, complete with Bingo card. Click here From the Guardian: The musical Matilda is slated for the big screen – but no earlier than 2019. Click here From the Huffington Post: Eleven indispensable life lessons from Anne of Green Gables. Click here

From the New York Times: Children's book author and editor Charlotte Zolotow died on Tuesday at age 98. Click here From Time: The magazine names five attractions it would like to see in the Hunger Games theme park. Click here From the Bookseller: For London's BookBenches project, seats placed around the city will feature art based on books including We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Peter Pan, and The Wind in the Willows. Click here From Salon: New research suggests that the Little Red Riding Hood story dates back to the 11th century. Click here From NPR: From an interview with his daughter: Roald Dahl wanted his book Matilda to help keep books alive. Click here From the Hollywood Reporter: "May the cookies be ever in your flavor": Sesame Street spoofs Catching Fire. Click here