CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN THE MEDIA

From Variety: Sarah Polley will adapt John Green's Looking for Alaska for film. Click here From the Guardian: A U.K. author questions whether The Bunker Diary was an appropriate choice for the Carnegie Medal. Click here From the New York Times: New York City department of education chief advocates more "balanced literacy." Click here From the New York Times: Judy Blume's first novel for adults since 1998's Summer Sisters will be published in summer 2015. Click here From Variety: Lemony Snicket helps nine-year-old "Little Free Library" advocate Spencer Collins. Click here From the Telegraph: More than 60 food banks across the U.K. are distributing children's books to families. Click here From the Huffington Post: "Shelfies," "attack of the feels," and five more things only YA fans will understand. Click here From the Huffington Post: Lois Lowry reflects on 25 years of The Giver. Click here From BuzzFeed: "Why J.K. Rowling will always be your favorite author." Click here

From Mashable: See the first teaser video from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1. Click here Also from the Guardian: "The outrage over this year's Carnegie medal winner is as misplaced as it is predictable." Click here From Library Journal: Higher education administrators seek to stem states' rush away from Common Core. Click here From the Huffington Post: The Story of Ferdinand: talking with kids about the first children's book on gender nonconformity. Click here From Tulsa World: Ellen DeGeneres donated a new van to a bookmobile program in Oklahoma. Click here From NBC News: Pura Belpré medalist Duncan Tonatiuh wants Latino children to see themselves in books. Click here From Bustle: Nineteen classic picture books you should still have on your bookshelf as an adult. Click here From Bookish: 99 problems only Harry Potter fans understand. Click here From Hypable: Seven YA novels that need movie adaptations. Click here