
- The Jane Addams Peace Association has announced their 2012 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards. These awards recognize excellence in books that promote world peace and social justice.
http://www.janeaddamspeace.org/jacba/docs/JA2012%20Press%20Release.pdf
- This has already been a rough month for children's literature. Maurice Sendak passed away last week and Jean Craighead George, a Newbery-winning novelist, passed away yesterday in Valhalla, New York, at the age of 92.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/894541-312/newbery_winner_jean_craighead_george.html.csp
- Would you like a sneak preview of what great new titles are coming out this Fall? Check out our picks on our Cream of the Crop Fall 2012 preliminary list.
http://www.btsb.com/brochures/COTC_Fall12.pdf
- The popular flyer from AASL, sponsored by Bound to Stay Bound, that explains the importance of good school libraries to parents, is now available in a Spanish edition. You can buy printed copies from AASL or download the pdf from the Brochures section of our website, www.btsb.com.
http://www.btsb.com/brochures/AASL_Spanish_Parents.pdf
- The Children's Book Council has counted up the votes of kids across the country and declared the winners of the 2012 Children's Choice Book Awards. Author of the Year is Jeff Kinney and Illustrator of the Year is Brian Selznick.
http://www.cbcbooks.org/breaking-news-contents.php?id=356
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