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  • All Goodall: Interview with Jane Goodall
    By Staff - 05/01/2008
    The renowned primatologist and anthropologist talks about the pressing concerns facing today’s kids, how she hopes to help, and what she sees as her legacy. What's the most pressing environmental and social concern for students today? I try to encourage [young people] to take a look around their own local neighborhoods to see what issues are impacting them on a daily basis. More

  • Girl with Two First Names: Interview with Alison McGhee
    By Rick Margolis - 07/01/2008
    Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing) is a charming story about a precocious nine-year-old who makes papier-mâché masks and is crazy about her dog. But on a deeper level, the story tackles some of life’s grittiest challenges. Did you plan to write such a serious story? Before I began writing Julia Gillian, I treated myself to rereading the Ramona books and I read a couple of th... More
  • Francesca Lia Block Wins Phoenix Award
    By SLJ Staff - 06/27/2008
    Francesca Lia Block, author of Weetzie Bat (HarperCollins), is winner of the 1989/2009 Phoenix Award, given to the author of an English-language children’s book that failed to win a major award at the time of its publication 20 earlier. More
  • Alison McGhee Talks about Her First Novel for Young Readers
    By Rick Margolis - 06/25/2008
    Author Alison McGhee’s first novel for young readers is a charming story about a precocious nine-year-old who makes papier-mâché masks and is crazy about her dog. But on a deeper level, the story tackles some of life’s grittiest challenges. SLJ talks to McGhee about Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing). More
  • Picturing America in Your School 
    By Amrisa Niranjan - 06/25/2008
    Do you remember being bored in class? You tried to entertain yourself by hunting for interesting pictures in your textbooks, only to find that they were too tiny to see. If you recall this feeling, then you’ll be thrilled to hear about Picturing America. More
  • Picture Perfect
    By Rick Margolis - 06/01/2008
    As an art director and, more recently, an agent for children’s book illustrators, you’ve had an incredible knack for spotting new talent. For example, you essentially discovered David Wiesner, which was almost like finding Elvis. How did you develop such a great eye? It may help if I explain a little about my life. More
  • Children’s Book Week Festivities
    By Rocco Staino - 05/16/2008
    Brian Selznick, Jon Scieszka, and more than 200 authors, illustrators, and publishers gathered in New York this week to celebrate the 89th Children’s Book Week. More
  • Ezra Jack Keats Award Winners Unveiled
    By Joan Oleck - 05/08/2008

    David Ezra Stein and Jonathan Bean nab this year's Ezra Jack Keats Awards. More
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