IN THE MEDIA at PW Children's Bookshelf

From the Guardian: Libraries are the frontline in the war for the imagination, says Susan Cooper. Click here Also from the Guardian: What Saving Mr. Banks tells us about P.L. Travers's original Mary Poppins. Click here From Metro U.K.: "When a kid opens one of my books they instinctively feel it’s not work, but fun." – Jeff Kinney. Click here From the Hollywood Reporter: Ari Folman will write and direct an animated feature based on the life and diary of Anne Frank. Click here From BuzzFeed: Excerpts from Judy Blume and Lena Dunham in Conversation. Click here From the Paris Review: Do novelists use symbols on purpose? In 1963, a high-school student surveyed 150 authors to find out. Click here From the Telegraph: A storytelling competition in the U.K. is encouraging aspiring writers to create new Winnie-the-Pooh characters. Click here From the B&N Book Blog:  Nine signs you might be living in a YA novel. Click here

From the Bookseller: YA novels could take the lead in bringing politics back to literature, says Melvin Burgess. Click here From the Wall Street Journal: Director John Lee Hancock on why Disney could not have developed Saving Mr. Banks. Click here From Her Agenda: "I certainly didn’t expect the books to become generation-defining." – Ann M. Martin on her Baby-sitters Club series. Click here From the Columbia Spectator: Revenue down 7%, rent up 56%: more on the relocation of NYC's Bank Street Bookstore. Click here From the Associated Press: Like his character Strega Nona, Tomie dePaola's stories endure. Click here From Forbes: Money management woes and poetic investment advice from 'Madeline' creator Ludwig Bemelmans. Click here From Entertainment Weekly: The costume designer for Pretty Little Liars is launching a line of show-inspired clothing for Aéropostale. Click here From the Sacramento Bee: In two surveys, readers choose the best YA novel of all time. Click here