Take a peek at the Children's Choice Book Award finalists in virtually every category, and see if you can sense a trend. This year's offerings in different age groups are a varied bunch. There are only 8 more days until Children's Book Week, which runs May 12-18, when the winners in all categories will be... Continue Reading →
Generous illustrators wanted
Want to help a young boy fund a library for Gondar, Ethiopia? Got a little art lying around or begging you to commit it to paper (or bytes) for posterity? Check out this appeal associated with Ethiopia Reads and consider donating an illustration for an online auction; the art will be displayed in San Jose... Continue Reading →
Come to Inside Story on Tuesday!
The Western Washington chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators invites you to attend our Spring 2014 Inside Story at Mockingbird Books, Tuesday, May 6, at 7:00 pm.We hold this party twice a year for booksellers, librarians, teachers, and other children's book lovers so you can hear the "stories behind the stories"... Continue Reading →
Which Jeopardy champ writes middle-grade?
Come to Seattle Central Library on Monday to find out! We'll give you a hint: He's the guy who got to know host Alex Trebek the longest. Give up? It's Jeopardy champion Ken Jennings, who's now a MG author! Ken reads from his new series for middle-graders, Ken Jennings’ Junior Genius Guides: U.S. Presidents at... Continue Reading →
Party alert: Seattle Central Library turns 10
The Seattle Public Library will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Central Library with a week of free concerts and programs from May 15 to May 23. One special event on Saturday, May 17, will celebrate, honor, thank, and feature local and regional writers. Authors Gone Wild: A Celebration of Bookish Proportions 7:00 p.m. to... Continue Reading →
Happy birthday, Catherine (called Birdy)!
The month of May is the 20th anniversary of local member (and delightful past speaker) Karen Cushman's classic, Catherine, Called Birdy. Find all sorts of celebration and reminiscences throughout the coming month on Karen's blog.
Sex in the library (and the Secret Garden Bookshop)
Authors and librarians Mary Jo Heller and Aarene Storms share their new book, Sex in the Library: A Guide to Sexual Content in Teen Literature (Voya Press) on Tuesday, April 29. The event, which will be held at Secret Garden Bookshop in Ballard at 7:00 p.m., addresses the development of library collections dealing with sex... Continue Reading →
Writing for Children Class still open
There are just a few spots left in Clare Hodgson Meeker's late spring class, "Writing For Children: Intro to Story Structure," beginning May 3 for six consecutive Saturdays. Each session runs from 10–noon at Richard Hugo House in Seattle starting May 3. Through discussion and weekly writing exercises, the course will explore narrative structure in... Continue Reading →
Call for MG nominations
The Washington Library Media Association's annual Sasquatch Award committee is looking for books. Nominate good solid middle grade fiction AND stellar non-fiction for grades 4-6 (not too teen!), variety of genres and boy/girl type books, copyright 2012 OR 2013. If folks have books to nominate, send them via email to Erin Ostrander at [email protected]. This year's... Continue Reading →