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We know how hard our members work for the kids they serve, their schools or programs, and their communities. The First Book Network strives every day to put high-quality, diverse books into the hands of kids in need — books that might encourage a reluctant reader, reveal distant worlds, or open eager minds to new ideas. Books help reinforce students’ interests and celebrate their strengths.
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The world’s biggest book fair is opening its doors soon and, as a native “Frankfurter” working in the publishing industry, it's the time of year that my colleagues start asking me about my hometown. Sadly, the most common thing I hear is that there is little that they know beyond Frankfurt airport and the exhibition centre.
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Every year, Colleen from Chasing Ray and Guys Lit Wire sets up a special book fair connected to Ballou Senior High School in Washington, D.C. In Colleen's own words:
Every year, Guys Lit Wire lends its platform to host a book fair for Ballou. Working with librarian Melissa Jackson and her students, we build a wish list of titles they need and then ask the internet to buy a book (or 2) (or more) and send some joy their way. It's quick and it's easy and for book lovers in particular, it's a no-brainer.
We all know that books matter to kids, and we all know why buying books for teens who do not have wide access to them is a smart investment in our world's future. For Ballou, the school fund for book purchases is not large and as a Washington Post article showed earlier this year, the dollars for books in DC often go to wealthier neighborhoods. Also, when they get money schools like Ballou are often not able to purchase the sort of fun or seemingly frivolous titles that teens would really to read.
That is where the Guys Lit Wire Book Fair for Ballou comes in. We buy the books the kids ask for, plain and simple.
The mailing address is already set-up for checkout and there are nearly 400 books to choose from with a price range that starts under $5. We do hope you will find a book that you want to send to Ballou and help us fill their shelves with the titles these kids want so very much to read.
Here's the wishlist: http://tinyurl.com/BookFairforBallou
Please share the link to the wishlist as well as the link to Colleen's post at GLW via your blogs and social media to help spread the word.
Don't let it stop there. If you know of a library, school, shelter, or hospital that's in great need of books and other items, give back. Rally up your co-workers, patrons, students, and friends, gather donated items (new or gently used), and donate them to your chosen organization or charity. Share your good fortune and good spirits with others.
The Jozi Book Fair will be held from 11 – 13 September on Wits Campus with the theme Children’s Literature and Childhood. SCBWI will have a stand and some of our members will be hosting events. See www.jozibookfair.org.za
Authors and illustrators of children’s books who are members of SCBWI are invited to exhibit their books, promotional material or artwork (space permitting). In exchange, they
The SABF is being held from 31 July to 2 August in Johannesburg this year. They are offering illustrators the opportunity to demonstrate at an illustration easel. Every hour on the hour, there will be a different illustrator at the easel for children to watch. There are 18 slots over the three days that can be filled on a roster basis. Please contact Jenny at [email protected] by 17
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on 10/15/2014
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- Me stuff. You have been warned. So the first thing to know today is that this coming Saturday I’ll be speaking at the Eric Carle Museum about Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature. It will prove to be an amusing talk and if you live in the area I’d desperately love it if you could attend. I’d like to see your smiling faces, rather than the sea of empty chairs that greets me whenever I close my eyes and imagine worst case scenarios. It will be at 1 p.m. In other news, the panel I conducted on Native Fiction was summarized at Tu Books as well as a rather in-depth write-up in Publishers Weekly. So well done there. Finally Jules and I were interviewed in conjunction with our book by Cynthia Leitich Smith over at Cynsations. Woohoo!
- And for those of you who know who Suzuki Beane is, enjoy this little GIF of her dancing up a storm. If I were ever to get a tattoo it would be one of those images. Or this one. Thanks to Sara O’Leary for the GIF.
- Monica Edinger was kind enough to field some questions from Jules and me about obscure Alice in Wonderland facts. I thought I’d heard them all, but that was before I learned about Harry, Alice Liddell’s older, forgotten brother. A boy who existed before Alice? There’s a book in that . . .
- Okay. So we all know that we need diverse books. Understood. Done. But where precisely do you find lists of such titles? Check out the all new Where to Find Diverse Books site. Everything from books on disability to Islam to LGBTQIA is included. Think something’s missing? Let ‘em know!
- Things I Didn’t Know: So when we talk about podcasts of children’s literature we rarely consider the academic side of things. Imagine then my delight when I discovered the Raab Children’s Literature Podcasts created for the Northeast Children’s Literature Collection and the Teachers for a New Era Project. Quite the listing!
- And speaking of Things I Didn’t Know (a topic worthy of its own post, I suspect) Jules recently discovered that there is such a thing as a Coretta Scott King Book Awards Fair out there. Did you know that? I, for one, did not. The event “celebrates the Coretta Scott King Awards, those authors and illustrators who have received the award, and books that (as the Award states) demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture.” Jules interviews the organizer and founder of the event, Collette Hopkins. Interested in bringing it to your city? Read on.
- So I was moderating a panel at a Penguin Random House teacher event this past Monday (I’m just dropping the “Me Stuff” left and right today) and one of the giveaways was Ian Doescher’s William Shakespeare’s Star Wars. I’m sure you’re familiar with it. It seemed like a cute gimmick and I thought maybe to snag a copy and give it to my brother for Christmas or something. Little did I realize that it’s actually a rather brilliant piece of work. From R2-D2′s soliloquy placing him squarely as a trickster character in the vein of a Puck, to Han Solo’s line after shooting Greedo (“[To innkeeper] Pray, goodly Sir, forgive me for the mess. / [Aside] And whether I shot first, I’ll ne’er confess!”) I was hooked the minute I read it. My husband’s been on a bit of a Star Wars kick himself as of late. First there was his three part series on “Why We Like Luke Skywalker”. Matt posed the question to James Kennedy and got an epic response that is worth reading in Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. Then there was Matt’s post on what Jonathan Auxier’s The Night Gardener and Star Wars have in common. There are other Star Wars posts as well that are worth discovering but I think these make for pretty in-depth reading anyway.
- Daily Image: With Halloween on the horizon it’s time to start thinking about costumes. For inspiration, why not check out BuzzFeed’s 31 Amazing Teacher Halloween Costumes? Lots of children’s literature references in there. Three of my favorites included:
Thanks to Kate for the link.
Attention: All authors in northern Florida, southern Alabama and southern Georgia with traditional or self-published books in any genre are invited to participate in the Destin International Book Fair-Fall 2014, scheduled for November 15 & 16, 2014, at the Emerald Grande Resort, 10 Harbor Blvd, Destin, Florida. Hours will be from 9:00am to 5:00pm each day. Cost is $120 for the 2 days.
This BOOK FAIR is intended for the sole purpose of presenting authors the opportunity to sell their books to the public and is not organized as a literary conference, writer’s workshop, lecture series or a venue to meet agents and publishers.
To apply go to http://www.destinintlbookfair.com/application.html and submit the electronic application form. Space is limited and will sell out quickly, so apply early. Application DEADLINE is November 1, 2014. Submissions will close when applications for all available spaces have been filled.
If you know of anyone that might be interested in applying to the Destin International Book Fair-Fall 2014, please feel free to pass this message on.
If you have any questions, please feel free contact me at the email address listed on the web site.
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It's that time of year again: the
Bologna Book Fair is starting a few short days! But right now I'm 6152 miles away from it—and that's something that would normally give me a case of the Bologna Blues. BUT!!! I've had a bit of good news...
So if you do find yourself in Bologna (lucky you!), the SCBWI stand is at A/66 in Pavilion 26... that's the area that usually has a majority of English-language publishers present. Stop by and say hello!
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Lee & Low Books will be at the Brooklyn Book Festival next Sunday, September 22, and we’d love to see you! Stop by booth #129 (next to Bank Street Books) and say hello.
Brooklyn Book Festival will be at Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn NY 11201.
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11:00am-12:00pm, 2:00-3:00p
Lulu Delacre, illustrator of How Far Do You Love Me? and Arrorro, mi niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games
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George Ford, illustrator of Paul Robeson and Ray Charles
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Javaka Steptoe, illustrator of In Daddy’s Arms I Am Tall and author/illustrator of The Jones Family Express
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On Thursday morning, I discovered that the deadline for getting my Swap! artwork to my publisher, in time for them to prepare it for presentation at the Frankfurt Book Fair, was today. Yikes! I thought I had a little longer, and have been trying to get as much done as possible but, come Friday afternoon, I had to stop and post what I'd done to date.
It's not too bad: I've completed over 7 spreads, so enough to get a good flavour of how the finished book will look.
Luckily, with John to help me, I was relieved of the task of cutting all the mounts, labelling all the artwork and packaging everything up, (which seems to take ages), so I was able to continue with the artwork up to the last minute. By Thursday evening I'd finished the spread I started that morning, the final spread of the book, and wasn't sure how best to spend my final day.
It's always a problem when half my artwork is sent on ahead - I'm left with no colour reference for the rest of the illustrations, so have to down-tools until it's returned. So, I hatched a cunning plan... I decided to spend my last day colouring something I wouldn't send with the rest:
I worked on the vignettes for the back endpapers, doing all 6 together, since they are so similar. Sparky is in lots of positions, so I get all his markings recorded, plus the ballet costume colours, ready to do the ballet spread next.
Guess what? I got into Princeton!
Wait a minute, though. Before you go shining up a class ring for me and calling Goldman Sachs to tell them they’ll have a new CEO in a few years, I should probably qualify that statement. I wasn’t invited to Princeton the University. I was invited to Princeton the Children’s Book Festival.
Which, of course, is even better!
Here are the details:
Saturday, September 8, 2012
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I’ll be hanging out in the Purple Tent, signing copies of DWEEB and The Only Ones. We can chat about The Riverman Trilogy, maybe talk some sports or movies, and perhaps solve some of the world’s problems. Hope to see you there!
You may be thinking that magic is an illusion, a slight of hand, a trick. That's not the kind of magic I have in mind though.
I'm talking about a type of magic that you see when a face lights up. It's a magic I used to live for as a teacher and one I continue to relish as a parent. It's a magic of a moment when someone receives a gift that transcends the physical. It's the Ah-ha!, the joy of
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Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre Exhibits and Programs~ Fremantle, Australia
Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art Exhibits~ Riddells Creek, Australia
Books Illustrated Events and Exhibitions~ Middle Park, Australia
Screenings for Library of the Early Mind: a documentary film exploring childrens literature~ Canada and USA
International Youth Library Exhibits~ Munich, Germany
Seven Stories (the National Home of Children’s Books in Britain) Events~ Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature Exhibits~ Abilene, TX, USA
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Events
Manchester Children’s Book Festival~ ongoing until July 4, Manchester, United Kingdom
London Literature Festival~ ongoing until July 14, London, United Kingdom
Japanese Children’s Literature: A History from the International Library of Children’s Literature Collections~ ongoing until Aug 21, Tokyo, Japan
Museum of Childhood Exhibit: Author and Illustrator Judith Kerr~ ongoing until Sep 4, London, United Kingdom
Meet Your Friends From Japan! An Exhibit at The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art~ ongoing until Sep 20 Amherst, MA, USA
Mirror, an Exhibition by Children’s Author and Artist Jeannie Baker~ ongoing until Oct 11, Ipswich City, Australia
2012 Scholastic Asian Book Award~ entries accepted until Oct 17, Singapore
Once Upon A Wartime: Classic War Stories for Children~ ongoing until Oct 30, London, United Kingdom
The Art Institute of Chicago Presents: Artful Alphabets: Five Picture Book Artists~ ongoing until Nov 6, Chicago, IL, USA
2012 South Asia Book Award~ entries accepted until Dec 31
Exhibits of Winning Entries from the 2011 Growing Up Asian in America Contest~ ongoing until Feb 2012, USA
West Cork Literary Festival Children’s Programme~ July 3 – 9, Bantry, Ireland
NAIDOC Week~ July 3 – 10, Australia
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages...Your ticket to great books is at the Lemme Book Fair, coming to the Lemme Library next week!
April 12-15 the book fair will be open:
Before School from 8:00-8:30
During lunch from 11:30-12:05
After School from 3:00-3:30
On LEO Pizza Night, the book fair will be open while pizza is being served.
Come and find something great to read! Al proceeds go to The Lemme PTA!
Did you know that Lemme teachers have wish lists at the book fair? They do! You can buy a book and donate it to your child's classroom!
I got my 'Jiggle-Joggle' octopus and my 'Ick!' anteater finished. Here's octopus:
I did him blue, as it was the one colour I knew I wouldn't need for a jelly (peppermint jelly? Ugh!). If you remember, it was the suckers I still had to do when we saw him
last time. I sprayed him with fixative, so I was able to load more pastel over the top of what I'd already drawn, then added the suckers with pastel pencils, to enable me to get into that level of detail:
But unfortunately, I've have had to stop work on Baby Goes Baaaa! for the moment and here's why... The massive, international
Children's Book Fair at
Bologna happens every spring, and is probably the most important showcase of the year for new picture book projects. Attentions are focussed months ahead on this unbelievably intense 4 day period. Not only finished books, but pretty much all projects-in-progress must be scrubbed behind the ears and put on best behaviour, ready for presentation.
So, even though I've not quite finished (I have just 4 illustrations to go), I have to mount up everything I've done so far and post it down to Egmont, in time for them to get scans done and create a mock-up for the Book Fair. The idea is to impress as many foreign publishers as possible, to get them interested in signing up for co-editions of the book.
In the meantime, here's what my baby anteater looks like:
I've added a pattern to the romper-suit since last time, and coloured in the gooey treacle. I've left off the label on the treacle jar as usual, to allow for translations, although, someone just told me that the folks in the USA don't know what treacle is, so it might have to be labelled 'syrup' over there.
Click here if you want to re-cap on how I've been geyting on with the project so far.
I just returned from a three day trip with the National Black Arts Festival exploring Gullah Culture.
Gullah – one of a group of people of African ancestry that live in the Sea Islands and coastal areas of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida; the creolized language of the Gullahs, based on English and several other African languages and spoken in Sea Island communities. The Gullah language is highly similar to Sierra Leone “Krio”. “Gullah” has been attributed to the Gola, a small tribe on the Sierra Leone-Liberian border where the Mende and Vai territories merge.
This past weekend was Penn Center Heritage Days on St. Helena Island. Dr. Collette Hopkins, director of Education and Public Programs, invited my mother and me to travel with the group as artist in residence. We were transported back in time when we roomed in the Hampton House, built in1904; named after the historic Hampton University.
On Friday I helped prepare and facilitate the Scholastic CSK Award book fair which serviced about 400 children in one day! Every child who attended was free to selected a FREE title from about 30 different CSK Award winning titles. On Saturday, the fair was open to families who were attending the festival. I sold books to many people, including a couple who traveled all the way from Vancouver! I also met, well renowned artist, Jonathan Green, posing here with me in my favorite TEACH THE BABIES tee by coup d’etat BROOKLYN, and holding a blackbird shadow puppet made by Allen with the Center for Puppetry Arts. This year’s featured book fair title was Ashley Bryan’s BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD.
“White Breeze” 1995
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Copyright Jonathan Green Studios, Inc. 1995
Because I was working on Friday and Saturday I wasn’t able to walk the island and visit the local art gallery. I did; however, get to enjoy the fish fry on our first evening there, take in the community parade that was held Saturday morning, and a couple of the acts that performed on the main stage of the festival. The volunteers and staff of NBAF were some of the nicest and highly spirited ladies I have met. We had a ball.
Two weeks ago I drove up to Nashville, TN to speak with Jewell Parker Rhodes at the Southern Festival of Books. Not only did I get to meet a wonderful author, but I was able to spend some quality time with my younger brother and take him to his very first book festival. On the way up we listened to Sherman Alexie‘s THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART TIME INDIAN. A few years back Chris Myers introduced me to Sherman Alexie’s poetry, specifically his list poems. He’s an outstanding storyteller and all of his accolades are so well deserved.
We stopped in Chattanooga to eat and visit the Hunter Museum of American Art. My brother was “blown away” (pun intended) by the Stephen Rolfe Powell glass sculpture exhibit. Along with the live glass exhibit, there was a viewing area that showed videos about Chihuly and other glass artists and their work. Needless to say, we both walked away wanting to be glass artists for at least a day.
In the permanent collection was also a Thomas Hart Benton and an impressive Radcliffe Bailey piece on display among many other wonderful works of art.
After leaving the museum we stopped for a bite of sushi and headed on up to Nashville. We were hosted by two of the nicest folks I’ve ever met in the book world, Robin Smith and Dean Schnieder (of “The Dean’s List”). Robin gave me a tour of her lovely home that’s full of books and ART! while Dean and my brother chewed the fat over funky jazz tunes. The next morning Robin and Dean hosted breakfast with homemade lemony cinnamon rolls, egg soufflé, and coffee! The table was abuzz with conversation from some very cool folks like Deb Wiles (whose blog I’m referring to in aiding my memory) Ellen Wittlinger; Squire Babcock from Murray, Kentucky; Ellen’s husband, David (the photographer); Robin; Ellen’s daughter, Kate Pritchard; and her brand-new husband, Mark Letcher. What a way to start the day.
Shortly after breakfast we were off to work! Jewell Parker Rhodes is a delight of a lady. The only thing better than reading NINTH WARD is listening to Jewell read from NINTH WARD and hear her motivation behind the book. After our talk we signed a few books and said our goodbyes.
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Betsy! Taking over your husband’s blog for a week gave me a deep psychological satisfaction. Thanks for linking to it here. Thanks also for the heads-up about the Star-Wars-by-way-of-Shakespeare book — I too had dismissed it as gimmicky without reading it. But now with your recommendation I will definitely pick it up.
Excellent! It was a bit of a surprise. When I linked to the video of the final scene of Star Wars without its musical score a friend of mine commented that it made him look at the film in a new way for the first time in years. I’d say that goes for the Shakespeare Star Wars as well. Luke has a soliloquy about how best to get Hans to agree to help rescue Princess Leia that’s worth the price of admission alone.
And there’s a wonderful sequel, The Empire Striketh Back. Both books are terrific, now waiting for the third one.