Harriet
the Spy Celebrates 50 Years of Sleuthing An iconic children's book heroine first came on the scene in 1964, when Harper & Row published Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy. On February 25, Delacorte, which acquired the rights to Fitzhugh's Harriet books in 2000, will issue a 50th anniversary edition. Extras include a new map of Harriet’s Manhattan neighborhood and “spy route”; a letter that Fitzhugh’s editor, Ursula Nordstrom, wrote to her when the book was published; and tributes by 14 children’s book professionals. more
IN THE MEDIA
From the New York Times:
The Common Core curriculum now has critics on the left. Click here 
From the Independent:
The leader of France's main center-right opposition party has taken aim at the nudity in a children's book whose title translates to "all in the buff." Click here
From the L.A. Times:
The finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for YA literature have been announced. Click here
From the Daily Express:
A nine-year-old girl in Cheshire, England, read 364 books in seven months. Click here
From WRAL TechWire:
Self publisher Lulu is expanding the Lulu Jr. children's line with a kit that allows kids to create their own books. Click here
From the Guardian:
The Borribles, once infamous children's books, are being reissued for 21st-century readers. Click here
From NPR:
Dr. Seuss's private hat collection is "quite a sight." Click here
From BuzzFeed:
Fifteen YA books that need to be made into movies. Click here
Also from BuzzFeed:
On loving – and losing – your favorite picture books from childhood. Click here |
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From Ypulse:
In the wake of Toy Fair, a look at the top toy trends for 2014. Click here
From the Boston Globe:
"Riding the wave of popularity" for children's books, Candlewick Press is on a roll with its Newbery win for Flora & Ulysses. Click here
From the Telegraph:
Philip Pullman's latest literary endeavor: the Twitter tale of Jeffrey the housefly. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
A Pixar artist drew scenes from R-rated films and turned them into a children's book. Click here
From the Wrap:
See George Clooney enthusiastically recording his voice performance for the 2009 animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox. Click here
Also from the Guardian:
A letter reveals that Alice in Wonderland creator Charles Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, loathed fame. Click here
From Boing Boing:
Three picture books depicted as color wheels. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Twelve YA fantasy book finales you need to read this year. Click here
From Book Riot:
Twenty signs that you might be reading too many YA books. Click here |
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