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Writing books for children is not child's play (The Doings Oak Brook)
Many people think they can write a quality children's book. Maybe that's true, but breaking into the industry is a completely different story. "If you really want to get a children's book published, the key is persistence," said children's author Carmela Martino. "A lot of people think it is easy, but it is not." Martino taught a course on how to get children's books published Sunday at Peabody ...
Read more...Michael Rosen: 'Give children books, not SATs' (Independent)
Michael Rosen, the children's laureate, can't help but feel a tinge of glee at the recent SATs fiasco. "There is a bit of schadenfreude, if you like," he says, "a bit of celebration at their misfortune" – meaning the misfortune of the Government; or the Department for Children, Schools and Families; or ETS; or head teachers; or advocates of testing. Take your pick, Rosen has multiple gripes ...
Read more...Children Getting Donated Books (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Children from low-income families in West Virginia are about to get acquainted with a Birkenstock-clad kangaroo named Sue.
Read more...Beekman Library awards children for reading over the summer (The Voice Ledger)
Students were awarded a ceremony for their participation in the Beekman Library's summer reading program Aug. 20 with a magic show and ice cream. About 95 children attended with their parents to log how many hours and how many books they had read this summer.
Read more...Critics blast award for Australian children's book (CBC)
A book hailed by Australia's Children's Book Council as "one of the great books of this century" has become a magnet for controversy because of its use of strong language.
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