Friday, December 06, 2013

PW Children's Bookshelf - IN THE MEDIA




From the Washington Post:
"Just make it fun": Mo Willems on writing for the reluctant reader. Click here

From Deadline:
The writers of the last four Saw movies will adapt Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Click here

From the Daily Mail:
A Harry Potter-themed charm bracelet designed by J.K. Rowling is expected to fetch £20,000 for charity. Click here

From School Library Journal:
YALSA has named five YA authors as Morris Award finalists for its prize for debut writers. Click here

From Portland Monthly:
A peek at some Pacific Northwest-centric books from Little Bigfoot, Sasquatch Books' new children’s imprint. Click here

From Bustle:
Books for converting YA grinches (e.g. "for the friend who can't wait for the next season of The Bachelor: Kiera Cass's The Elite"). Click here

From Quill & Quire:
Canadian booksellers pick their top children's books of 2013. Click here

From USA Today:
A holiday roundup for young readers. Click here
From the Guardian:
Why do young readers prefer print to e-books? Click here

From the Telegraph:
Adam Hargreaves remembers his father, the late Roger Hargreaves, and the enduring legacy of his Mr Men books. Click here

From BBC News:
J.K. Rowling and Henry Winkler are among the "literacy heroes" named by a British charity. Click here

From the New York Post:
NYC's next police commissioner, Bill Bratton, shared the children's book that inspired him. Click here

From the Aiken Standard:
The Kenyan co-author of 14 Cows for America paid a surprise visit to a South Carolina middle school. Click here

From the Huffington Post:
The Creature Department author Robert Paul Weston offers a field guide to the eccentric creatures of classic children's literature. Click here

From Book Riot:
A collection of celebrity "READ" posters of the 1980s and '90s. Click here

From BuzzFeed:
20 Christmas books to read aloud. Click here

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