National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

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Odds and Bookends: December 18

December 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Books & Reading, Literacy Links and Articles

“Leave a Mark” online auction – Vintage Veronica by Erica S. Perl The latest offering in the “Leave a Mark” auctions benefiting First Book is a marked-up copy of First Book staff member and author extraordinaire, Erica Perl’s Vintage Veronica. Bids are accepted online through 11: 59 pm EST on Tuesday, December 22nd – cast [...]

Wake Up to Reading with Cheerios®

October 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Books & Reading

This month, Cheerios® is launching its 8th year of inviting families to wake up to reading – with a whopping six million children’s books free inside cereal boxes. This year’s books, all from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and specially printed in both English and Spanish, are Tea for Ruby, Ballyhoo Bay, What’s Under the [...]

Conversations with Writers of Comedy

October 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Authors & Illustrators, Books & Reading

Every month the Library of Congress hosts numerous events through The Center for the Book. Yesterday, a colleague and I were able to listen to Leonard Marcus, one of America’s most respected authorities on children’s literature, along with special guest author Jon Scieszka, who is currently the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Leonard Marcus [...]

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