From TribLive:
A Pennsylvania school board restores Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale to a summer reading list. Click here  
From the Washington Post:
What the divisive Charlie and the Chocolate Factory cover says about books and readers. Click here
From Salon:
J.K. Rowling has written a story featuring a minor Harry Potter character, the Singing Sorceress. Click here
From the New York Times:
Education activist Malala Yousafzai: By the Book. Click here
From Deadline:
WGBH has optioned Pinkalicious for development as an animated TV series. Click here
From Harper's Bazaar:
Keith and Theodora Richards, on their picture book collaboration. Click here
From the New York Times:
Searching for Anne of Green Gables on Prince Edward Island. Click here
From the Guardian:
Why death is so important in young adult fiction. Click here
From PopMatters:
Arguable Merits: Young Adult Fiction and Its Rabid Discontents. Click here
From Parade:
James Patterson: "I get to be funnier in children's books." Click here
From Bookish:
Josephine Angelini on why quests are the ultimate road trip reads. Click here
From Flavorwire:
Against Ogling "Hot" YA Authors. Click here
From the Observer:
The tales teens tell: what Wattpad did for girls. Click here
From NPR:
Common Core: A tale of two polls. Click here |
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From Waukesha Now:
A Wisconsin mother's request to remove The Kite Runner and Chinese Handcuffs from local schools is denied. Click here
From Book Business:
Publishers are deploying low-tech and high-tech content to engage kids and get them invested in reading. Click here
From Contact Music:
Actor Jeff Bridges, currently starring in The Giver, is writing a children's book with his daughter. Click here
From TED Talks:
Jarrett J. Krosoczka, on why lunch ladies are heroes. Click here
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Not in Narnia Anymore: The Giver marks Walden Media's first push into PG-13. Click here
From Slate:
All the Things I Didn't Get When I Read The Giver as a Kid. Click here
From New York Family:
Ralph Lauren launches a children's literacy and education campaign. Click here
From Ploughshares:
Crossing Over: Literary Fiction Writers Tackling YA. Click here
From the Guardian:
E. Lockhart: "I rewrote We Were Liars about 15 times." Click here
From Bookish:
Jules Feiffer: "I don't really know any dancing cats." Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Required Reading: 10 books we read for class that will change your life. Click here
From the Decider:
The 5 Best Movies Based on Children's Books. Click here
From Bookish:
Dystopian teen novels: six handy rules of survival.
From Book Patrol:
Dr. Seuss as a political cartoonist. Click here |
Friday, August 22, 2014
Children's Books IN THE MEDIA
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