Book of the Week
NCTE/ALAN highlights: Part 1
I’m still sitting here at the conference – this time, it’s ALAN and one of our rock star authors, David Macinnis Gill, is up on stage right now. This is the part of the conference when I start reflecting about how it all went and mentally collecting my favorite moments. Here are a few highlights: [...]
A Conspiracy of Kings
Speaking of Jonathan Hunt, he has two recent posts over at Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog about Megan Whalen Turner’s A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS: Conspiracy Revisited Conspiracy Revisited Again They’re amazing posts and, if you’re wondering what the big deal is about this book, this is the perfect place to start. We talk a [...]
Jonathan Hunt talks about Terry Pratchett
We recently asked Jonathan Hunt to create a discussion guide for Terry Pratchett’s I SHALL WEAR MIDNIGHT, the fourth book in the Tiffany Aching Adventures series. He did an exceptional job and you can see the discussion guide here; use it freely in the library and classroom. We also asked Jonathan to say a few [...]
NCTE/ALAN 2010 Conference
Starting this Wednesday, November 17th, we’ll be blogging live from the NCTE/ALAN conference in Orlando, Florida. We have an absolutely stellar line-up of authors and illustrators in HarperCollins Children’s booth #821 – here’ s the signing schedule: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Gordon Korman 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. [...]
Fuse #8 Interviews Russell Hoban
A librarian that lives in New York City will sometimes have the opportunity to rub shoulders with legends. You might pass Paul Zelinsky on the street or hear a tale from the lips of Ashley Bryan. After all, most publishers are located in Manhattan, and most authors and illustrators of works for children tend to [...]
Winter/Summer 2011 Title Preview
Last week was our Winter/Summer 2011 Preview for librarians and educators and, as usual, we had lots of laughs and memorable moments. Our editors sat at five separate tables and presented their upcoming lists, while our guests took notes and tweeted on their iPads. Without further ado, here are some highlights: COOLEST TECH: The Freight [...]
Congratulations!
We are thrilled to announce that two of our picture books have been announced as 2010 New York Times Best Illustrated Books! We want to extend our congratulations to SUBWAY by Christoph Niemann (check out Greenwillow’s blog for great information): And warmest congrats to HENRY IN LOVE by Peter McCarty: And congratulations to all the [...]
Fab Fancy Nancy Contest!
Calling all fancy kids! Do you have a patron, student, child, niece or nephew who loves to dress up and be fancy? If so, tell them about our Fancy Nancy Fantastic Fan Photo contest for the chance to make an appearance in a future Fancy Nancy book. Click here for more information and to enter!
Kidlitosphere
A term coined by Melissa Wiley, I’ve been thinking about the “kidlitosphere” lately, thanks to my stint at KidLitCon 2010. The idea of community and connectedness struck me and so…I have to admit…I’ve been reading my blogroll with slightly more attention recently. With that in mind, I want to highlight the blogs and bloggers I’ve [...]
