Friday, September 05, 2014

CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN THE MEDIA WITH PW



From the Associated Press:
Minecraft is now a publishing sensation. Click here
From the Guardian:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at 50 – plus a previously unpublished chapter. Click here
From Entertainment Weekly:
The movie of John Green's Paper Towns now has a director. Click here
From Deadline:
Weinstein acquires Roald Dahl's Esiot Trot, to star Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman. Click here
From the San Jose Mercury News:
A 50-state look at how Common Core is playing out in the U.S. Click here
From the New York Times:
Toon Graphics takes comics to classrooms. Click here
From the New York Times:
Inviting young readers to take sides in a crayon-labor dispute. Click here
From the Telegraph:
The 18 best young adult books of 2014 so far. Click here
From the Associated Press:
Entertainer Nick Cannon has a deal for a book of children's poems. Click here
From Bookish:
Starry Night author Isabel Gillies: "I believe in love at first sight." Click here
From the Guardian:
How dark is too dark in children's books? Click here
From MLive:
All of the children's books were removed from two Little Free Libraries in Michigan. Click here
Also from EW:
Goosebumps writer R.L. Stine on fear: "I've never experienced it." Click here
From Deadline:
NBC buys the Bryan Cranston-produced comedy The Dangerous Book for Boys. Click here
From Medical News Today:
Parental attentiveness to infant babbling speeds up language development. Click here
From ThinkProgress:
The Bold New Politics of Children's Books. Click here
From the News Tribune:
A Duluth theater director launches a program to donate books to children. Click here
From Mental Floss:
19 everyday expressions that came from Aesop. Click here
From the New York Times:
Homework and Consequences: "I can't go see Jon Scieszka? Noooooo!" Click here
From BuzzFeed:
27 Books Parents Should Read to Their Kids Before They Grow Up. Click here

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