Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Children's Books In The Media - PW

From Slate:
Why taking anthropomorphized animals out of children's books is "a terrible idea." Click here

From the Guardian:
"A punning title is probably a translator's worst nightmare" – Sarah Ardizzone on translating children's books. Click here

From the Guardian:
Why are U.K. booksellers afraid of children's poetry? Click here

From CNN:
YA author Meg Medina has been named one of the CNN 10: Visionary Women. Click here

From BuzzFeed:
19 true-life struggles of being addicted to young adult books as an adult. Click here

From the Huffington Post:
Classic children's books that grow with you. Click here

From the Huffington Post:
The Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is getting a movie trilogy. Click here

Also from the Guardian:
Readers are invited to test their knowledge of various children's books in translation. Click here

From the Sunday Telegraph:
The iPad Dad who won’t let his kids read print books. Click here

From the Indianapolis Star"
"There's a syntax to pictures" – Caldecott Medalist David Wiesner on wordless books. Click here

Also from BuzzFeed:
45 things about Harry Potter you wouldn't know without reading the books. Click here

From TeachingBooks.net:
Just for fun: the Author Morph app. Click here
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