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Student Readings During Spring into the Arts, May 18, 2012
Miller College will have selected artwork from books submitted to the Colleges Childrens Literature Project, on display during the Spring Into the Arts event on Friday, May 18, 2012 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. in downtown Battle Creek...

Reference & Research Book News - Gender and early modern constructions of childhood
April 1, 2012 -- Gender and early modern constructions of childhood. Ed. by Naomi J. Miller and Naomi Yavneh. Ashgate Publishing Co....

Children's Author Maurice Sendak Dies At 83
Author and illustrator of the lovable childrens story Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak died aged 83 yesterday after suffering a stroke four days previously Sendaks books have won him several awards including the 1964 Caldecott Medal f...

The Ongoing Problem of Race in Y.A.
Y.A. for Grownups is a weekly series in which we talk about Y.A. literatureEUR”from the now nostalgia-infused stories we devoured as kids to more contemporary tomes being read by young people today...

Reference & Research Book News - Recognizing and helping the neglected child; evidence-based practice for assessment and intervention
April 1, 2012 -- Recognizing and helping the neglected child; evidence-based practice for assessment and intervention. Ed. by Brigid Daniel et...

Reference & Research Book News - The wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz; from the works of the Nobel Laureate
April 1, 2012 -- The wisdom of Naguib Mahfouz; from the works of the Nobel Laureate. Mahfouz, Naguib. Ed. by Aleya Serour. American U. in...

Library program helps
As schools come to a close for the year, some city..

Entries Extended For Childrens Book Awards Category
Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust has announced they will be extending the entry period for their childrens book category from 31 May to 8 June. In addition they will be extending the word count maximum from 20,000 to 50,000 words...

The CBI Clubhouse introduces an online
If you're a..

Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling Honoured With Freedom Of London
Harry Potter creator J K Rowling has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London in recognition of her writing achievements The author was given the honour at a ceremony in the U K capital on Tuesday 08May12 to recognise her services to childrens...

Stephen Colbert Leads Tributes To Maurice Sendak
Since learning of the passing of Maurice Sendak author of childrens books such as Where The Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen Twitter has been alight with tributes to the author who in many ways changed the face of childrens literature wit...

San Francisco and Sacramento Book Reviews Start Monthly
Heidi Komlofske, president and CEO of the four-year-old book reviews, says that in the past the publications would partner with local schools to have..

WB Yeats (1865 EUR 1939) ~ Quote of the Day
William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 EUR 28 January 1939) , Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British . . ...