JacketFlap's Book Widgets are a powerful way to spread the word about great children's books. You can install these widgets on your blog or web site in less than a minute, and you can often earn commissions on books purchased through the widgets. Scroll down and pick a widget from our gallery.
JacketFlap's Book Widget Program for Publishers
If you are a book Publisher, we can have a book widget created and running for you in as little as 24 hours. Click here to learn more about the program for Publishers.
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Widget name: Class of 2k10 Website: http://www.classof2k10.com/ Description: The Class of 2k10 is a group of 23 first-time authors who've joined together to spread the word about our books. Like our wonderful predecessors, the Class of 2k7, the Class of 2k8, and the Class of 2k9,we hail from all over the US and Canada. Our books come from a spectrum of the top publishers, are divided evenly between YA and MG, and range widely in setting, tone, and subject. But what we, as their authors, all have in common is our excitement about our books, about readers and about bringing the two together. Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: 2009 Cybils Website: http://www.cybils.com Description: Now in their fourth year, the Cybils are the Internet's first literary awards. The public nominates their favorite children's books. Then groups of bloggers get to work. First, a nominating committee reads ALL the titles in a given category. After nearly two arduous months, this committee winnows the nominees to five finalists. A second committee of bloggers considers the shortlist and, after much debate, chooses the best of the best for 2009. Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: AuthorsNow Website: http://www.authorsnow.com/ Description: AuthorsNow! is the Internet's largest collaboration of debut children's book authors and illustrators who are the fresh and emerging voices in children's and young adult literature today. Our authors range from picture book authors to teen novelists, fiction and nonfiction alike, and all are published by major trade publishers in the United States. Visit www.AuthorsNow.com to get up-to-date descriptions of forthcoming books, read the latest on our authors, download supplemental resources such as teaching guides, quizzes, and other materials, book an author or author panel for your school, library or organization. participate in contests and giveaways, find out about debut author events, and much, much more. Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: Owlkids Books Website: http://www.owlkids.com Description: Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: Children's Choice Book Awards Website: http://www.bookweekonline.com/... Description: The Children's Choice Book Awards program was created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children and teens to read. Children and teens will be able to cast their vote for their favorite books, author, and illustrator at bookstores, school libraries, and at http://www.bookweekonline.com until Sunday, May 3, 2009. Close to 15,000 children and teens from around the US spent months reading and evaluating books submitted by publishers. The five favorite books published in 2008 in each of these categories are open for a nation-wide vote in March and April 2009 in each of four grade categories: K-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, and Teen as well as Favorite Author, and Favorite Illustrator. The winner in each category will be named at a gala during Children's Book Week on May 12th, 2009 in New York City as part of Children's Book Week (May 11-17, 2009), the oldest national literacy event in the United States. Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: Class of 2k9 Website: http://www.classof2k9.com/ Description: The Class of 2k9 is a group of 22 first-time authors who've joined together to spread the word about our books. Like our wonderful predecessors, the Class of 2k7 and the Class of 2k8, we hail from all over the US and Canada. Our books come from a spectrum of the top publishers, are divided evenly between YA and MG, and range widely in setting, tone, and subject. But what we, as their authors, all have in common is our excitement about our books, about readers and about bringing the two together. Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: 2008 Cybils Website: http://www.cybils.com Description: Now in their third year, the Cybils are the Internet's first literary awards. The public nominates their favorite children's books. Then groups of bloggers get to work. First, a nominating committee reads ALL the titles in a given category. After nearly two arduous months, this committee winnows the nominees to five finalists. A second committee of bloggers considers the shortlist and, after much debate, chooses the best of the best for 2008. Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: Native Youth Literature Website: http://www.cynthialeitichsmith... Description: This widget highlights children's and young adult books by Native American authors and illustrators. While hundreds of books about American Indians are published every year, Native youth literature creators are among the most underrepresented groups in publishing today. However, those who have found success shine among its brightest stars - people like Sherman Alexie, Joseph Bruchac, Joy Harjo, Louise Erdrich, Simon Ortiz, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Shonto Begay, Gayle Ross, S. D. Nelson, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Jan Bourdeau Waboose, Richard Van Camp, and Tim Tingle. We encourage you to learn more about Native American youth literature creators and Native American children's/young adult literature. Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: Class of 2k8 Website: http://www.classof2k8.com/ Description: The Class of 2k8 is a group of 28 first-time authors who've joined together to spread the word about our books. Like our wonderful predecessor, the Class of 2k7, we hail from all over the US and, now, from Canada. Our books come from a spectrum of the top publishers, are divided evenly between YA and MG, and range widely in setting, tone, and subject. But what we, as their authors, all have in common is our excitement about our books, about readers and about bringing the two together. Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: Children's Choice Book Awards Website: http://bookweekonline.com Description: The Children's Choice Book Awards program was created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children to read. Children will be able to cast their vote for their favorite books, author, and illustrator at bookstores, school libraries, and at http://www.bookweekonline.com until Sunday, May 4, 2008. 10,000 children in five teams from around the US spent months reading and evaluating books submitted by publishers. They looked at hundreds of titles. The five favorite books published in 2007 in each of these categories are open for a nation-wide vote in March and April 2008 in each of three grade categories: K-2, 3-4, 5-6 as well as Favorite Author, and Favorite Illustrator. The winner in each category will be named at a gala during Children's Book Week on May 13th, 2008 in New York City. Put this Widget on your blog! |
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Widget name: Kane/Miller Books Website: http://www.kanemiller.com Description: Kane/Miller is a very small, very specialized, very independent publishing company. We choose the books we publish with extraordinary care and attention. We think about them, we discuss them, we argue about them. We read them aloud, and then we read them to ourselves, to our families, and to each other. We live with them. In the end, we publish those books that speak to us - and those that we believe will speak to children. Put this Widget on your blog! |
