Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Childrens Books Roundup with PW

Bologna Children's Book Fair Attendance Up in 2015
This year's Bologna Children's Book Fair saw a 15% increase in foreign visitors, with more than 35,000 total attendees. For more on the fair's growth and next year's plans, read on.

See our final wrap-up of the news from Bologna in this Thursday’s issue of Children’s Bookshelf. more
Penguin and Smithsonian
Team Up for New Series

Smithsonian Books, a line of visually driven, narrative nonfiction books from Penguin Young Readers and the Smithsonian Institution, is set to roll out in June with five titles. For more details on the joint line between Viking Children's Books and Grosset & Dunlap, which draws on the vast Smithsonian collection, click through. more
New Kids' Book Festival for Boston
After six years of strong programming and attendance for both adults and children, the Boston Book Festival is expanding with a free, day-long festival just for kids. PW has more details on Hubbub: Creative Commotion for Kids, featuring authors Mo Willems, Mitali Perkins, and Dan Zanes. more

 Eric Carle Museum Takes Teachers on Italy Tour
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art organized a trip for American educators to visit Pistoia, Italy: to tour schools, talk with staff and teachers about their methods, and swap ideas, while also experiencing the Tuscan town of Pistoia. Click through to see photos from their travels! more

IN THE MEDIA

From the Washington Post:
Children's author Joan Walsh Anglund says of Maya Angelou stamp: "That's my quote." Click here
From the BBC:
Critics were polled for this list of the 11 greatest children's books. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
Inside the Mind of the World's Naughtiest Children's Book Illustrator. Click here
From the Guardian:
Not just for children: 100 great picture books. Click here
From Brain Pickings:
Hurry Up and Wait: Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman's Whimsical Children’s Book for Grownups. Click here
From the Guardian:
The BBC Chose the Best Children's Books of All Time – Do You Agree? Click here
From Salon:
Francesca Lia Block says that Weetzie Bat is not a manic pixie dream girl. Click here
Also from the Guardian:
Which modern-day children's books will become classics? Click here

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