The Brown Bookshelf will once again be accepting submissions for our flagship initiative, 28 Days Later, starting September 28th through November 1st. We are looking for submissions of African American children’s authors who are flying under the radar of teachers, librarians, parents and anyone who considers themselves a gatekeeper to a child’s reading choices. Submissions [ Read the full article… ]
Author: paulahy
Booktalking Kiddie Lit By POC
Some people wring their hands over an issue, more worried about how things may never change versus how they can be part of the solution. Others, like Publisher Weekly’s Elizabeth Bluemle, dive in head first ready to arm wrestle the problem to the floor. Two weeks ago, Bluemle, a children’s author herself and the incoming [ Read the full article… ]
New Liar Cover…Same Pub Issues
For those who have followed the Liar cover controversy, Bloomsbury has created a new cover, with this statement to PW: “We regret that our original creative direction for Liar—which was intended to symbolically reflect the narrator’s complex psychological makeup—has been interpreted by some as a calculated decision to mask the character’s ethnicity.” It’s a start. [ Read the full article… ]
Wanted: One Kiddie Lit Ambassador
The Library of Congress is looking for the next National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Here are the criteria: *Author or illustrator of fiction or nonfiction books * U.S. citizen, living in the U.S. * Excellent and facile communicator * Dynamic and engaging personality * Known ability to relate to children; communicates well and regularly [ Read the full article… ]
The Lip Gloss Chronicles
First, let me say, as a teen I would have totally picked up a book called The Lip Gloss Chronicles. Because for reasons unknown to mankind, some girls are mesmerized by lip gloss. I was am one of them. My five-year-old has a terrible addiction to it, already. Whether it’s in the chapstick tube form [ Read the full article… ]