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Odds and Bookends: September 3, 2010

Sep03
2010 Written by Bonnie J.

Fold, Pull, Pop & Turn

Movable, pop-up, folding, and multiple-construction books from the year 1570 to the present day comprise this Smithsonian Institution Libraries’ exhibition highlighting innovative book design, which is on display in the Smithsonian Libraries Exhibition Gallery, National Museum of American History, First floor west, through September 1, 2011.

“Mockingjay” Tops All National Bestsellers Lists; Scholastic Goes Back for Second Printing

Mockingjay, the third and final book in Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy, has debuted at #1 on both the USA Today and The New York Times bestseller lists. In just its first week on sale in the U.S., Mockingjay has sold more than 450,000 copies in hardcover and eBook format — prompting Scholastic to print an additional 400,000 copies. That brings the total copies of Mockingjay in print in the U.S. to 1.6 million since the book’s release on August 24th.

Coming to a Book Near You: Awful and Awesome Book Trailers.

In a world where movie adaptations corrupt the imagination (picture Harry Potter, not Daniel Radcliffe), book trailers — videos for would-be bestsellers — were inevitable. Is this bad? Good? Silly? Thoughts…

Actress Maria Menounos And Nestlé Help Kick Of National Literacy Month

Nestlé announced the new charitable initiative, “The Nestlé Share the Joy of Reading Program,” which will donate up to $250,000 to Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit children’s literacy organization. The program will end in December of 2011. For more details, head to www.celebrationcorner.com/RIF

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Odds and Bookends: August 27, 2010

Aug27
2010 Written by Bonnie J.

National Book Festival Features Favorite Author Voting.

Book-lovers will be able to select from among the roughly 500 authors who have appeared at the nine previous National Book Festivals, or will appear at this years festival. Using an alphabetical listing or voting from a page that includes each author’s biography and photograph. The top 10 vote-getters will be displayed on the voting page, with daily updates.

Leave a Mark Book Auction

This auction features marked up books, but not just any marked up book. The author of each book went through and made notes in the margin…giving the winner of these books a behind-the-scenes look at the story. Plus the proceeds benefit First Book – You can’t get any better!

Nine States and DC Win Second Round Race to the Top Grants

Along with Phase 1 winners Delaware and Tennessee, 11 states and the District of Columbia have now been awarded money in the Obama Administration’s groundbreaking education reform program that will directly impact 13.6 million students, and 980,000 teachers in 25,000 schools.

Booksellers and Bloggers Team Up for Bookrageous Calendar!

The “bookrageous” concept has been applied to a grassroots fundraising project in which booksellers and other book lovers have posed for a calendar to benefit childhood literacy.

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Odds and Bookends: July 30, 2010

Jul30
2010 Written by Bonnie J.

24 Hour Blogging to Benefit First Book!

On July 31st, beginning at 6:00 a.m. (PST), a legion of bloggers from around the world will post once every thirty minutes for an entire twenty-four hour period to raise funds for charity. visit www.OpenDiary.com/ODAHQ for more information about the event, show your support, or make a pledge for First Book by clicking on Shadarus “Rather Shady Mogwi” Semloue on their official list of participants!

A Novel Approach: Free Books for Donations.

For the past two years, the Concord Free Press, has been publishing books and giving them away for free. The program thrives by the idea “A Book in Exchange for a Donation.” People are asked to make a voluntary donation to a charity; chart the donation on their website, and pass a book along to someone else so that this project keeps going.

Interview with Cor Blok about the Tolkien Calendar 2011

The Tolkien Calendar has become a publishing event eagerly looked forward to with Tolkien calendars from the past 30 years becoming collectors’ items.The official Tolkien calendar for this year will contain 13 paintings inspired by ‘The Lord of the Rings’, and will feature many previously unseen works of art by the Dutch artist, Cor Blok. Visit the Tolkien Library for more information.

Image of the Day: A Big Hug for Sara Gruen.

Sara Gruen with Tai, the elephant portraying Rosie, on the set of Water for Elephants. Gruen is the author of Water for Elephants (Algonquin). The movie is scheduled to be released by Fox 2000 in spring.

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Odds and Bookends: July 9, 2010

Jul09
2010 Written by Arielle G.

The story behind “To Kill a Mockingbird.” As the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” approaches, the true story behind the novel unfolds.  Find out what this world renowned book is really about!

Library of the Early Mind: a documentary exploring children’s literature.  “Library of the Early Mind” is an exploration of the art and the impact of children’s literature on our kids, our culture, and ourselves. The film features nearly 40 prominent authors and illustrators talking about their work, its genesis and its impact. The first screening will in October 2010.

Business vs. Art. This article debates how important it is for a writer or creator to focus on the art side of his or her creation versus the business side. Which do you think is more important?

Comic book news. Are you a comic book lover? Check out the San Diego Comic-Con Friday Lineup. This is a full day of comic book performances, readings and discussions.

Children’s Books at ALA: A PW Photo-Essay. Librarians, publishers, and authors braved the heat and crowds to attend ALA’s annual conference, held late last month in Washington, D.C. Check out Publisher Weekly’s gallery of photos of authors, events, and other happenings from the conference.

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Odds and Book Ends: June 25, 2010

Jun25
2010 Written by Bonnie J.

Summer Reading: 60 titles for 92 days. Having trouble deciding what to read this season? Let the  LA Times help you with a selection, made by the Times’ book editors, of forthcoming titles.

July Reviews of the Latest Spanish-Language Titles for children. This libraryjournal.com article contains numerous reviews for childrens literature appropriate for preschool to high school age students.

The United States Board on Books for Young People Nominates RIF for 2011 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature and the second-largest literature prize in the world. Learn more about this award and the other nominees by going to www.alma.se/en/.

Bill Hanney presents Theatre by the Sea in Matunuck Rhode Island. Visit every Friday from July 2 through August 20th to take part in the Children’s Festival. This festival will feature original music performances, Airborne comedians, and puppet theatre!

Early book satchels used by monks go on display in Edinburgh, Scotland. The leather book satchels have gone on display as part of a three year research project into early Scottish history.

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Odds and Bookends: April 23 2010

Apr23
2010 Written by Guest Blogger

American Wants and USA Today
Thanks to our Twitter followers, First Book made it to the Top 100 list of charities that America Wants!

One Last Storytime
When Wava Furlong first started out as a librarian, Maurice Sendak and Eric Carle were just appearing on the literary scene. After 28 years sharing her love and knowledge of children’s books at the library, she shares one last storytime.

Literacy Quilts Help Kids Get Comfortable With Books
Retired teacher Eloise Lukoni creates quilts that represent the stories they read, and giving them away to the children.

Kate DiCamillo Wins A Book Award
Author Kate DiCamillo won a Minnesota Book Award for Young People’s Literature on Saturday night for “The Magician’s Elephant”.

It’s Volunteer Week!
We just wanted to give a warm thank you to our Advisory Boards for all the work they’ve done with fundraising and granting out new books to children in low-income families.  Don’t forget to say thank you to your favorite volunteers this week.

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Apr16
2010 Written by Nisha T.

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Odds and Bookends: April 9, 2010

Apr09
2010 Written by Nisha T.

Nuture vs. Homework
After rushing around all day, many parents face dreading homework almost as much as their children. How much is homework a help and when does it become too much?

First Book Charity Concert!
A hip-hop group named Tanya Morgan is holding a concert in New York City to benefit First Book! If you’re in the area, check them out on April 30th at the Crash Mansion.

Children’s Book in 3-D on the iPad
See Here Studies releases the first 3-D storybook application for the iPad and iPhone, “The Wrong Side of the Bed” is a book about a little boy who wakes up on the wrong side of the bed in the morning.

“Arthur Author Animates Kids”
Author of the famous children’s books series based on Arthur the Aardvark and his friends has teamed up with others for an event at Kreft Primary School. Marc Brown is an avid literacy proponent and encourages kids to write stories of their own as well.

Hope to Close the Reading Gap
While the reading gap between girls and boys has always been a problem, some say that this gap can begin to close with the implementation of certain initiatives and by paying attention to boys’ and girls’ individual needs.

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Odds & Bookends: April 2, 2010

Apr02
2010 Written by Guest Blogger

Happy Birthday, HCA!
Today is Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday and Google celebrates him with a series of special doodles. Click on the Google logo to see the different doodles!

Awesome and Inappropriate Kids Books
Curious Pages is a blog that scans and posts strange and wonderful children’s books that time forgot. Flavorwire caught up with the editors to discuss their favorite inappropriate books.

Great News! Books Are Doing Fine
Even with the advent and relative popularity of the e-reader, more than three billion books are sold annually in the United States.

Louis Sachar Announces His New Book
The Cardturner is his first book since writing Holes and it will be released in North America on May 11th.

Linda Katz of Children’s Literacy Initiative: Why Teaching in U.S. Classrooms Isn’t Making the Grade
In an interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Linda Katz discusses not only why classroom teaching is broken and what can be done about it, but also the secret to helping kids learn to love reading.

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Odds and Bookends: March 26

Mar26
2010 Written by Nisha T.

Reading and Recycling Team Up to Increase Literacy
Stock Photography books are being upgraded to include basic words to teach youngsters how to read. Instead of letting these books fall into disuse from increased online activity, an advertising and communications corp has turned these books into literacy aids for disadvantaged children.

Listen to Famous Actors Read Children’s Books for Free
This website was created by the Screen Actors Guild designed to excite students about reading. Here you can listen to some of your favorite actors read children’s books aloud at no cost!

The Future of Children’s Book Publishing
In the technology age, even books are now going digital. Titles can be found on the screen granting kids access to explore accompanying games and activities. While not all authors are keen on publishing their books to the internet, some publishers are making headway.

Reading Rockets’ Rocket Blasts
If you haven’t already signed up, start getting Reading Rockets’ Rocket Blasts newsletter for great news about the world of literacy. Newsletters include links to articles about reading and learning disabilities, as well as other aspects of education.

Check Out Apple’s New iPad
ScrollMotion has been developing a blend of the iPhone and ebooks to create the iPad. Teaming up with notable publishing companies, ScrollMotion hopes to begin making textbooks digital followed by books for younger children.

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