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Jacqueline Woodson Named National Ambassador for Young Peopleās Literature
Jacqueline Woodson, a four-time Newbery Honor Medalist, Coretta Scott King Book Award winner, former Young Peopleās Poet Laureate, and National Book Award Winner has just been named the sixth National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. An inauguration ceremony will be held on Tuesday, January 9 at 10:30am at the Library of Congress and…
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Children's Book Week
Before I let another day go by, I want everyone to know that it’s Children’s Book Week from May 1-7! This week celebrates children’s books and reading and has been since 1919. It is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country, which in my opinion, makes this a pretty…
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2016 Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
If you haven’t heard, the kid lit world is blowing up with the news that Gene Luen Yang, author ofĀ American Born ChineseĀ andĀ Boxers and Saints is the 2016 Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Ā He follows a long line of BIG names in the field including Kate DiCamillo, Walter Dean Myers and…