Child's play Jun 7, 2008
It was Aidan Chambers, one of the best and wisest readers of children's literature that we have, who suggested a statement of disavowal. It would say, in effect, "You can do this, because you have the power to; but you don't do it in our name. We disagree with the principle, and this is why.". (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Who's the real `Bond' author?Ian Fleming was a former military man and journalist May 31, 2008
However, a lesser known fact is that he also wrote children's literature. Shortly before his death, he authored the book ``Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,'' which was later made into a successful film. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Honoring Heritage May 30, 2008
"Native storytelling - the artistic merits have been extremely undervalued, relegated to children's literature or some sort of other condescending interpretation," Hope said. "When you actually let it stand on its own, and you take the time to try and understand the context and really absorb the story, you learn to value it in a way that you value any of the other best literature you can find.". (Juneau Empire)
Earth-Friendly Home D cor May 27, 2008
Children's Books - Some of the most beautiful illustrations live in children's literature. By picking up a few of the classics and framing your favorite pages, you can add gorgeous art to any room. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Preschool Language Development May 24, 2008
The exposure to quality children's literature will serve to build a foundation of reading that can not be shaken. Creative expression through imaginative play, dance, drawing also serves to enhance children's progression of language fluency. (Suite101.com)
Dog-inspired tale wins book prize May 21, 2008
Two other Melbourne writers who won awards last night, Jacob Rosenberg ($15,000 community relations award) and Li Cunxin ($15,000, children's literature), wrote about their own, very different, migrant experiences. Rosenberg's Sunrise West is a sequel to his acclaimed East of Time, which won the 2007 National Biography award and the NSW Premier's non-fiction prize, and follows his experiences through the Holocaust and his journey to Australia. (The Age)
Dancer duet wins award May 20, 2008
Last night The Peasant Prince danced away with the Patricia Wrightson Prize for children's literature in the highly competitive NSW Premier's Literary Awards ... Prize for Children's Literature Li Cunxin and Anne Spudvilas, The Peasant Prince. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
After half century, C.S. Lewis tales still strike a chord May 17, 2008
com's list of best-selling children's literature. 100 million. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Happy school May 17, 2008
" Another popular program in schools is Bounce Back, for kindergarten to year 8 students, developed by two educational psychologists, Dr Helen McGrath and Dr Toni Noble. Bexley Public School is one of the NSW primary schools using Bounce Back, which relies on discussions about children's literature to explore such values as courage and loyalty. Graham Newmarch co-ordinates the program at Bexley Public and said his pupils recently discussed The Boy Who Cried Wolf as a lesson about honesty. "We... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Blockbuster role came knocking May 17, 2008
He agreed to work on Narnia because it's based on children's literature and it's a different type of approach, where fantasy rules. Of course, he wouldn't reject working with certain directors, like Martin Scorsese, the Cohen brothers or Jim Jarmusch. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Prince Caspian: Man, It's Hard To Grow Up in Narnia May 16, 2008
The scene in which the kids bid farewell to the dreamlike world that's become more real to them than their own has the emotional power of great children's literature. Like Lewis Carroll's Alice, L. Frank Baum's Dorothy, or E.B. White's Fern, the Pevensies live on the border between two realities, the mundane and the magical. (Slate)
25 students are named Nene Award winners May 14, 2008
More than two dozen isle schoolchildren were among the winners of the 2008 Nene Awards for children's literature. The ceremony on the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Friday included naming the winners of the Nene Awards essay, poster, digital arts and performing arts contests. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Ben Barnes: An unknown on the brink of fame May 12, 2008
But he had experience as a heartthrob: While studying children's literature and drama at Kingston University (near London), Barnes played the lead in the school production of "Don Juan.". Disney and Walden were looking for a particular type of actor, said Oren Aviv, president for production at Walt Disney Studios. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
I'm Talking to You, Corded! May 8, 2008
Click for a slide show on technology in children's literature. is the author of and. (Slate)
Chamber recruiting teams for golf tourney Apr 23, 2008
" Several businesses in Oconee County are expected to display at the expo, which gives them a chance to showcase their products and services to the public. For more information, call (706) 769-7948. Fundraiser to benefit heart association The American Heart Association and Washington Strawberry Farm in Oconee County are teaming for an fundraising event that also is geared to raise awareness about heart disease. The event is planned for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Washington Farms will provide... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Heroes Heroes Apr 17, 2008
"You're also allowed to make art, even pornography, but because comics have this longstanding association in people's heads with children's literature, there's an idea that you can't or shouldn't be making comics for adults, [especially] if the material is sexual or horrific.". Or meant as a public-health service. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
National Library Week in Upper Valley Apr 17, 2008
"There is a great variety of children's literature for kids to choose from. The other resources such as computer games and movies are good too.". Tiana Sweat, 4, of Rexburg said she likes coming to the library for story time. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Richard Dawkins' secular army must be stopped. God is behind some of our greatest art Apr 14, 2008
I went to a Methodist church, where we were more robustly pragmatic than metaphysical, but I loved biblical stories more than any other children's literature. The great, essential dramas of father and son, mother and child, brother and brother, were fought out on those pages and gripped my imagination. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
A Lifetime Of Achievement Apr 12, 2008
Children's literature: "Penguins, Penguins Everywhere!" by Bob Barner, "The Apple Doll" by Elisa Kleven, "Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra" by Wendy Lichtman, "The Hound of Rowan: Book One of The Tapestry" by Henry H. Neff and "Why War Is Never a Good Idea" by Alice Walker, illustrated by Stefano Vitale. Special Recognition Award: River of Words, the annual environmental poetry and art contest, which is conducted in affiliation with the Library of Congress Center for the Book. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Race in Louis Sachar's 'Holes' Apr 8, 2008
Resolving Racial Issues in Children's Literature. Louis Sachar succeeded in resolving racial issues within his story without a didactic anti-racist objective or blunted ideological content. (Suite101.com)
Booksellers Cast Ballots Apr 5, 2008
Fiction: Daniel Alarcon for "Lost City Radio." Nonfiction: Alice Waters for "The Art of Simple Food." Poetry: Robert Hass for "Time and Materials." Poet to watch: Steve Dickison for "Disposed." Children's literature: Pat Murphy for "The Wild Girls." Children's illustrated literature: Bob Barner for "Penguins, Penguins Everywhere." Regional title: Derek Hayes for "Historical Atlas of California." ... " Children's literature: Gennifer Choldenko for "If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period," Ying Chang... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hill, Porter win Writers' Trust Awards Apr 2, 2008
The Vicki Metcalf Award, worth $15,000 and given to a writer for a distinguished body of work in children's literature, went to Winnipeg's Martha Brooks, whose numerous novels, plays and short stories were described by the award's three jurors as having "pushed the boundaries of the young-adult genre in terms of character, situation and theme.". St. John's author Michael Crummey (River Thieves, The Wreckage), 42, was named winner of the $15,000 Timothy Findley Award, given each year by the... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The Wait is Finally Over and the Pigeon Gets Exactly What He Asks For ... or Does He? Apr 2, 2008
Willems was joined at Bryant Park by Ambassador for Children's Literature Jon Scieszka who was the master of ceremonies for the event. Children from the Baxter Street after school program in New York were VIP guests and the Animal Care & Control of New York City was on hand with information on pet adoption. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The art of telling tales in school Mar 31, 2008
Victoria and Western Australia already had dedicated children's literature centres, but it took years of lobbying, largely by the children's author Libby Gleeson, to create a comparable project in NSW.. Ridge is now in the process of consulting schools, libraries and organisations in western Sydney to design projects compatible with the area's needs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Online magazine for elementary teachers brings polar issues into classrooms nationwide Mar 28, 2008
Engaging science activities, compelling images, rich text, and multimedia resources such as podcasts and videos and even a browseable Virtual Bookshelf that includes quality children's literature for classroom use are designed to capture the interest of both teachers and students. Strategies for integrating technology, addressing misconceptions, and ensuring equity in the classroom are topics of emphasis. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Big man on campus: Harry Potter Mar 27, 2008
Drawing on their expertise in theology, children's literature, globalization studies and even the history of witchcraft, professors have been able to use Harry Potter to attract crowds of students eager to take on a disciplined study of the books ... Philip Nel, author of " Harry Potter Novels: A Reader's Guide" and professor of children's literature at Kansas State University, started teaching the books in 2002 ... "Harry Potter is unfairly maligned simply because of the audience for which it... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Movie Review: 'Horton' hears too much clowning, but its animation soars Mar 22, 2008
Carrey not only breaks character with his goofing, he also all but destroys the nobility and sweetness that make Horton such a durable hero of children's literature. Horton is loyal, stubborn and compassionate - traits that are all drowned out in the static of Carrey's performance and the hectic proliferation of subplots. (International Herald Tribune)
Major Cultural Award in Arab World Announces Winners Mar 17, 2008
Other winners honoured at the ceremony this year were: - Ibrahim Al Kouni of Libya - Literature - Huda Al Shawa of Kuwait - Children's Literature - Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research - Best Publisher- Distributor - Dr. Faiz Assayagh of Jordan - Translation - Rifat Chadirji of Iraq - Architecture - Dr Mohamed Saadi of Morocco - Young Author Rashed Al Ureimi, Secretary General of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award Committee said: 'I would like to congratulate all of the winners for their... (PR Newswire)
Pulp factions Mar 16, 2008
It was a mild revelation to me, when I had kids, that we would feed them a steady diet of "children's literature," and that with the exception of Daniel Pinkwater's collected works these predigested texts would be so insipid. It was a revelation because, growing up in the 1960s and left to my own literary devices, I survived on comic books. (Boston Globe)
The Oz books and Theosophy Mar 16, 2008
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum is a classic of children's literature. It has been adapted to the screen several times (most famously by MGM in 1939) and has inspired authors from Ray Bradbury to Salman Rushdie. (Suite101.com)
Lit life survives politics Mar 16, 2008
Shihab-Nye is one of the country's most prolific poets with more than 20 books of poetry and children's literature on her resume. Her work often explores her Palestinian heritage. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Hartnett wins top prize for children's literature Mar 15, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Sonya Hartnett yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Munsch moves beyond bedtime theatre Mar 15, 2008
Love You Forever is primarily a story for adults told in the language of children's literature. (Indeed, it apparently sells very well in retirement communities. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
The pleasure of a good story, simply told Mar 15, 2008
His 2000 novel, "Jim the Boy," became a surprise critical darling and bestseller by taking the tools of children's literature and bending them to a book for adults. It was a brilliant idea: Adult bookworms (at least of the genus voraciatus fictionus) are constantly searching for a book that will hit us the same way the ones from childhood did, and usually coming up short. (Christian Science Monitor)
Building Students' Vocabulary Mar 9, 2008
Reading Aloud Children's Literature Builds Vocabulary. Build your students' vocabulary through reading aloud children's literature. (Suite101.com)
Saraiva acquires Siciliano Mar 7, 2008
In 1996, these two publishing houses became one, selling content through four brand names: Arx, fiction and non-fiction books; Futura, general business literature, technical and information technology publications; Caramelo, specialized in children's literature; and Arxjovem, whose main publishing lines are fiction and non-fiction books for teenagers. The following year, Siciliano launched its e-commerce web site, which can be accessed at. (PR Newswire)
* Big fish in a little pond Mar 7, 2008
Though best known as a novelist, Huang has gravitated toward children's literature in later life. His most famous story, Erzi de Dawan'ou (lj), was adapted by director Hou Hsiao-hsien (J) for the 1983 film The Sandwich Men. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The great debaters: L-S Speech and Debate team making points Mar 6, 2008
You need a lot of energy to do children's literature because you're always hopping back and forth. Debate events include a similar scope of events. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
God, the Coetzee effect and the Carey gang Mar 3, 2008
Other award winners were the essayist John Hughes, whose Someone Else: Fictional Essays won the award for innovation, Jacob G. Rosenberg the non-fiction prize for Sunrise West, Roger McDonald the fiction award for The Ballad Of Desmond Kale and Michael Gerard Bauer received the award for children's literature for his novel Don't Call Me Ishmael. Angela Bennie. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Education briefs Mar 2, 2008
The conference also will include an address by Claiborne Barksdale, CEO of the Barksdale Reading Institute in Oxford, and the presentation of the CELI Children's Literature Award to children's author Laurie Parker of Starkville. The fee is $75. (The Clarion-Ledger)
'A Writer's Summer' Comes To S'hampton Feb 28, 2008
For the first time in the program's history, two conferences have been added: The Southampton Children's Literature Conference (July 9-13) and the Southampton Screenwriting Conference (July 30-August 3) ... "It wasn't a part of [previous] Southampton conferences, but there's a lot of demand in the world today from ... [learning about] children's literature and screenwriting." Graduate students will be able to earn credits toward their degree, Reeves said ... "We're trying to keep it small,... (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
Book conference brings characters to town Feb 23, 2008
39th Annual Conference on Children's Literature. The two-day event will take place Feb. 29-March 1 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Paying homage to a poet Feb 18, 2008
Angelica Carpenter, curator of the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Fresno State, puts it this way: "This is one of the biggest awards for children's literature in the entire country."For Engle, it has been a year of accolades since her book was published in 2006 (by Henry Holt $16. 95). (Fresno Bee)
African-American Read-In brings Orange, Lowell students to HCC Feb 16, 2008
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Ginger winner Feb 16, 2008
Ginger is a flavour that should bring warmth and relish to every childhood: Hansel and Gretel were seduced by it, Enid Blyton's heroes and heroines glugged lashings of it - and one of my favourite couplets in the pantheon of children's literature is: "Run, run as fast as you can,/You can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man!" If he hadn't met such a grisly end, I'd have wanted to be the gingerbread man. Certainly to me, because it's been with me practically since I was a baby, ginger seems less... (Guardian Unlimited)
The Spiderwick Chronicles Feb 14, 2008
Authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black are a couple of Americans in their 30s, whose deliberately quaint books derive from the golden age of English children's literature in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, particularly the sinuous, linear illustrations of Arthur Rackham ( Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Grimm's Fairy Tales). You can see Rackham's influence in the whole setting, the dilapidated mansion, the gnarly nearby trees and various swollen,... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Literary allure Feb 12, 2008
By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY NEW YORK America's children aren't reading very much or very well these days, so the nation's finest minds have come up with a Big Idea: Find an author who can tap into the richness of children's literature and persuade kids to drop their idle pursuits their Facebooks, Nanos and Wiis for the thrill of a good book ... Jon Scieszka, the Library of Congress' ambassador for children's literature, says reluctant kids will take to reading if there is a humorous payoff. (USA Today -- News)
Library's new assistant director has worn many career hats Feb 10, 2008
His knowledge of children's literature supports his ability to build a children's collection," Sullivan said."I started thinking about it seriously and I talked it over with my wife and finally decided it was the right decision," Trischitti said.Trischitti said one of the biggest incentives to take the job was simply that it allowed him more time to spend with his family, which by this time also included a 3-year-old daughter, Olivia."Overall, I think it was God's plan. I was used to working 50... (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Great firewall of China faces online rebels Feb 4, 2008
"I had had an impression that some kind of mechanism controls the Internet in China, but I had no idea about the Great Firewall," said Pan Liang, a writer of children's literature and a Web site operator who first learned the extent of the controls after a friend's blog was blocked ... "Then the 17th Party Congress came, and I received an order that my Web site, which is about children's literature, had to close its message board. It made me even angrier.". (International Herald Tribune)
Towards the end Jan 26, 2008
(It is almost a rule, these days, that in children's literature death has to be presented as life-affirming, or even life-enhancing. Beyond all this, of course, is the reasonable suspicion that killing children is the easiest way for writers to squeeze their readers' tear ducts. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
A what conductor?Many jobs in children's stories and rhymes have disappeared Jan 23, 2008
The mad hatter is one of the most familiar characters in children's literature as the host of the surreal tea party in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". While there are still hatters, it is to be hoped that fewer of them are mad. (BBC News -- UK)
Taking a wooden nickel Jan 22, 2008
Adorned with a sketch of the cat in the hat, it holds a special place in Morice's heart because of, in part, his own experiences with children's literature. Over the next four years, he continued to send out nickels. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Deadlines approach for summer programs Jan 17, 2008
"From Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter" is a children's literature course that will provide students with the opportunity to visit various sites in Scotland that inspired the works of several children's authors, according to Rushing. Some of the authors covered will include Potter, Rowling, Lewis and Barrie. (The University Echo, TN)
Park School librarian receives national book award Jan 15, 2008
The annual award is for the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature ... When Park School librarian Laura Amy Schlitz arrived at work yesterday, she was presented with a tiara borrowed from the theater's props department - a fitting tribute for the newly anointed queen of children's literature. (SunSpot.net)
Shining Stars Jan 10, 2008
The Hawaii Council for the Humanities awarded funding to the following organizations for their humanities projects: $15,000 to Hawaii Architectural Foundation for "Hawaii's Forgotten Japanese Temples"; $14,000 to Judiciary History Center for "When the Military Ruled: Military Rule in Hawaii 1941-1944," an education and dialogue-based multimedia project; $10,000 to Children's Literature Hawaii for its "Fourteenth Biennial Conference on Literature and Hawaii's Children"; $10,000 to Honolulu... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Q&A with Alice Kelikian Jan 7, 2008
KELIKIAN: I would say so if you're talking about tent-pole studio films, which now derive from popular or children's literature, like "The Chronicles of Narnia," "Spider-Man," and "Harry Potter." In this country, the best movies being made are documentaries. In the past, the documentary was reportage, but now the techniques of fiction film are finding their way into the documentary genre. (Boston Globe)
Released at last Jan 5, 2008
The fact that its heroines are icons of children's literature, shown having sex from the age of 14 onwards, aroused fears that retailers and buyers might be charged with possession of child pornography. Granted, the book (all three and a half kilos of it) couldn't be more arty if it was hand-crafted by William Blake and annotated by John Berger. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
US Children's Literature Gets National Ambassador Jan 4, 2008
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Brevard County Moms Dec 15, 2007
Kathleen Krull has reviewed children's literature for parenting magazines nationwide for nearly a decade. She is the author of the "Lives of " series and other books for young readers. (Florida Today)
Unique JK Rowling book snapped up at auction for a cool 2m Dec 14, 2007
Sotheby's deputy director Dr Phillip Errington described it as "one of the most exciting pieces of children's literature" to have passed through the auction house. The author will give away the remaining six copies of the book to those closely connected with the Potter novels. (BBC News -- UK)
Udupi: Festival of Kannada literature off to a rousing start Dec 13, 2007
Stressing on the need for more exciting and imaginative children's literature in Kannada similar to English to attract young minds, he said there was a need to have an institution comprising child expert teachers, psychologists and artistes supported by the government to bring out healthy literary interest among children. He also said it was the prime duty of the society to improve the conditions of our farmer's community who were the backbone of the nation. (Mangalorean.com)
Children's center celebrates 10 years Dec 7, 2007
He always had dreamed that his huge collection of children's books could be a source for the study of children's literature and had two years earlier donated the volumes to the university library ... That donation helped establish the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature. (Fresno Bee)
PREACHING ATHEISM: Author says no; others fear books 'sway innocent children' from their faith Dec 7, 2007
" He has also said in recent interviews he is not promoting atheism in his books but rather simply telling a story.Local pastors from several Christian denominations were contacted for this story but declined to comment, saying they had not heard enough about "His Dark Materials" books or "The Golden Compass" movie to discuss it.Books in the trilogy have sold more than 15 million copies around the world, with "Northern Lights" winning the Carnegie Medal for Children's Literature in 1995. In... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Is the Golden Compass anti-religion? Dec 6, 2007
" Literary value of the book The Golden Compass, and its companions The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass have all the look of a classic trilogy. The Golden Compass, or Northern Lights, as published in England, has been highly recognized, winning the Carnegie Medal for Children's Literature in 1995, the year it was purchased. Twelve years later, the book won again, this time taking home an online poll vote to determine the best book ever awarded by the Carnegies, making it "The Carnegie of... (SunOnline)
Is The Golden Compass pointing away from God? Dec 6, 2007
le Baxter, a lecturer at the University of British Columbia who has taught the books in a children's literature course, said characterizing their position on religion is difficult and almost a problem of vocabulary because saying that the books are anti-religious is not quite accurate. Instead, she said, the trilogy centres on an anti-authoritarian parallel universe where the characters are antagonistic to autocratic religious institutions. (Globe and Mail)
