A nice essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education from a literature professor who accidentally becomes addicted to children’s fantasy books. The whole thing is worth a read, but I particularly like this: I suspect that as...
Read MoreThis week came the news that Scholastic asked Lauren Myracle to change a same-sex couple to a straight one in her new book, Luv Ya Bunches.When she refused, they opted not to carry the book in their book fairs. A spokesman for...
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Via Mo Willems’ site, a fan-created poster for the not-upcoming not-release.
Read MoreThe National Council of Teachers of English is sponsoring the National Day on Writing, today, October 20. It is not a Hallmark-card holiday in which you buy your writing mentor cupcakes–though I think that’s an...
Read MoreSome documentarians are making a film about children’s literature called The Library of the Early Mind. They’ve posted clips from their interviews on a blog, including interviews with Roger Sutton, Leonard Marcus,...
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