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SOPHIE BLACKALL IS THE 2024 CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK POSTER ARTIST & OFFICIAL SPOKESPERSON

No Rules. Just Read. is the 105th-anniversary slogan

The Children’s Book Council, Every Child a Reader and Random House Children’s Books are pleased to announce that Sophie Blackall has been chosen as the illustrator for the 2024 Children’s Book Week featuring the theme, No Rules. Just Read.

Blackall will also be the official spokesperson for Children’s Book Week in May 2024, with media appearances and a special live-streamed event planned.

This year marks the 105^th anniversary of Children’s Book Week, the longest-running children’s literacy campaign in the United States. Children’s Book Week is celebrated across the country in schools, public and school libraries, bookstores, community centers, and homes via story times, activity hours, author and illustrator events, scheduled reading time, and more.

You can view Blackall’s brilliant art, which vividly captures the spirit of No Rules. Just Read. on the Every Child a Reader website.

“I feel extremely honored to be the official spokesperson and illustrator for this year’s Children’s Book Week poster,” says Blackall. “To read is one of the most liberating pursuits available to us as human beings. It can open our minds and change our perspectives. It is a delight and an adventure. I wholeheartedly support children being able to select their own books and read them however, wherever they choose. On the bus or upside down or in a tree. I am excited to follow in the footsteps of so many of my children’s book heroes to help promote the joy of reading, to celebrate the power of storytelling, and to applaud the boundless imagination that resides within every child.”

Shaina Birkhead, Associate Executive Director at Every Child a Reader said “Sophie Blackall has been a longtime supporter of Children’s Book Week and we are so thrilled that she has now joined the pantheon of poster illustrators for this beloved program. Children’s Book Week celebrates young readers and their right to find the books that speak to them and shape them for the future. Sophie’s visual interpretation of No Rules. Just Read. perfectly captures the joy in reading what you want, when you want, and however you want!”

The spring 2024 Children Book Week will be held May 6-12, with more news about the November Book Week to come.

Schools, libraries, bookstores, and other locations are invited to sign up today through March 1 to participate. Every participating librarian, teacher, bookstore, and parent will receive two posters in April, as well as links to downloadable bookmarks and activity pages. All materials will also be in Spanish. Further information on where to register school, library, and bookstore events on an interactive map will be provided in March, as well as a list of local authors and illustrators available to do readings during Children’s Book Week.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegjSa4GfWKkbZwqeyJIZFeHnyGTemB99pwelXgNPpF7vsWqA/viewform?usp=sf_link

See the official poster reveal on Publisher’s Weekly here.

About Sophie Blackall

SOPHIE BLACKALL is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning illustrator of over 50 books for children, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Finding Winnie and Hello, Lighthouse, and the Ivy and Bean series. Her most recent picture book, Farmhouse, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and her forthcoming picture book Ahoy! (April 2024), which celebrates imaginative play and features a fresh, new illustration style, will surely grab the attention of fans and reviewers alike. Sophie grew up on the beach in Australia, but now lives far from the coast, in upstate New York. When she gets restless on dry land, she imagines herself at sea, which is how Ahoy! came about.

About Every Child a Reader

EVERY CHILD A READER is a 501(c)(3) award-winning literacy charity whose popular national programs include Children’s Book Week, the longest-running literacy initiative in the country, celebrating 105 years in 2024; Get Caught Reading, a classroom poster project; and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program, in partnership with the Library of Congress. Every Child a Reader is managed by the staff of the Children’s Book Council and funded by grants and donors.

About Random House Children’s Books

RANDOM HOUSE CHILDREN’S BOOKS (rhcbooks.com) is the world’s largest English-language children’s trade book publisher. Creating books for toddlers through young adult readers, in all formats from board books to activity books to picture books, novels, ebooks, and apps, the imprints of Random House Children’s Books bring together award-winning authors and illustrators, world-famous franchise characters, and multimillion-copy series. Random House is the longtime home of the beloved and bestselling Dr. Seuss books, which continue to make learning to read fun for millions of children everywhere. Random House Children’s Books is a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

Random House Children’s Books Media Contact for Sophie Blackall

Jillian Vandall, Senior Director, Publicity

jvandall@penguinrandomhouse.com

Media Contact for Children’s Book Week

Carl Lennertz

carl.lennertz@cbcbooks.org

NEW! Author & Event Videos Page

As the home of several national literacy programs and awards, Every Child a Reader has gathered many wonderful author videos in one place. These videos feature bestselling authors and illustrators, promote a love of reading, and offer excellent supplementary content for the classroom, library, and at home.

Additionally, our sponsor organization, the Children’s Book Council, hosts many educational seminars, panels, and award presentations each year. These include panels at Comic-Cons, new book presentations to librarians, teachers, and booksellers, and more!

Our new Author & Events Videos page includes dozens of panel and event videos. Check out the page here.

Notable videos include National Ambassador playlists, award presentations, graphic novel conversations, and Children’s Book Week events!

All our author event videos can also be found on our YouTube channel here.

Meg Medina 2023 Ambassador Tour News

Meg Medina is finishing up her fulfilling first year’s tour as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature with a trip to the Pacific Northwest.

Meg has met and talked with hundreds of young people everywhere she goes, as well as with parents, teachers, school librarians, and public librarians using her inspiring platform, “¡Cuéntame!: Let’s talk books.”

In September, Medina visited Nashville, Tennessee and connected with students from J.E. Moss, Westmeade, and Mt. View Elementary schools, as well as a public event at Nashville Public Library.

For her final stops of 2023, she went to Washington and Idaho!

Kent, WA – November 13 & 14
School event with Mill Creek Middle School
Public event at Kent Library, 6pm on November 14 (Event listing in Spanish) See highlights from Meg’s visit and her exploration of the public library.

Nampa, ID – November 16 & 17
School event with Sage Valley Middle School
Public event at Nampa Public Library, 6pm on November 16 See highlights from Meg’s visit.

Check out the video highlights of all of Meg’s wonderful visits here, including fun trips to Newburgh, New York and Lake Charles, Louisiana.

CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK IS NOV. 6-12

Next week is Children’s Book Week (November 6-12, 2023)!

Hundreds of schools, libraries, and bookstores will be holding special reading hours, and we have cool free bookmarks available to download, a very useful Educator’s Kit with lots of ideas for events, and more.

Want more resources on how your location can promote and get involved? Check out our Media Tools & Fun Stuff as well as how to participate in this year’s Find Your Spark Challenge!

THE FIGHT AGAINST BOOK BANNING

The CBC is a participant in Banned Books Week, October 1-7. Check out our resource list featuring banned and challenged children’s books and resources.

#FREADOM coloring page (to make copies)
The Pride Love & Acceptance poster, created by Chan Chau in partnership with SLJ (originally made available in fall 2022)
A page about a book teaching kids about banned books, by Pat Scales with the ALA
A letter from Raj Halder and Sourcebooks about their upcoming title, This Book is Banned

Due to a fantastic response, we are getting already requested kits in the mail as fast as possible. Kits requested now will go out in late August and early September.

Learn more and request the kit.

EIGHT INSPIRING NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS

Find below the eight new posters available.

Joon Lee is a media personality covering sports and culture. His work has been seen on ESPN, Bleacher Report, and The Washington Post. As a first-generation American, Joon became inspired to pursue a career in media by reading about the Red Sox and his childhood heroes, like Tom Brady, Jackie Robinson, and Bill Russell. When he’s not reading, he can be caught rooting for the Boston sports teams, eating a hamburger, or listening to BTS. Twitter: @joonlee | Instagram: @joon | TikTok: @iamjoonlee

Angela Medina has dedicated more than 20 years in the nonprofit field. As an advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and nonprofit management, she currently serves as the Executive Director of the Jane Addams Peace Association. The Peace Association awards outstanding children’s books promoting peace, social justice, and equity. Additionally, their “Books in their Hands” program facilitates author interactions and donates acclaimed titles to low-income schools nationwide.

Erin Napier is a designer, author, and entrepreneur. Along with her husband, Ben Napier, she is the co-host of HGTV’s Home Town, co-author of Make Something Good Today and founding co-owner of their stores Laurel Mercantile Co. and Scotsman General Store & Woodshop. Her first book for children, The Lantern House, was a New York Times bestseller. She lives in Laurel, Mississippi and she invites you to learn more at www.erinandben.co.

Jessamyn Stanley is an internationally acclaimed voice in wellness, highly sought after for her insights on 21st-century yoga and intersectional identity. She is the founder of The Underbelly, a streaming wellness app and community, cohost of the podcast Dear Jessamyn, and cofounder of We Go High, a North Carolina–based cannabis justice initiative. She is a regular contributor to SELF magazine, has been featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan (UK), and covered in the New York Times, Vogue, Glamour, and Sports Illustrated among many other domestic and international media outlets. She is also the author of Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance (Workman, 2021) and Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get on the Mat, Love your Body (Workman, 2017).

Duncan Tonatiuh is an award-winning author-illustrator. He is both Mexican and American. The illustrations in his books are influenced by Pre-Columbian art and the themes in his stories relate to the Latino experience, with subjects that include social justice issues, art, history, and immigration. His most recent book, A Land of Books: Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters, pays tribute to Mesoamerican ingenuity and celebrates the universal power of books. A Land of Books is a 2023 Pura Belpré Illustration Honor & a 2023 Children’s Book Council Favorites Pick. DuncanTonatiuh.com

Nathan Chen, 2022 Olympic Gold medalist, is a 23-year-old American figure skater. He is also a 3-time World Champion and 6-time U.S. Champion. At the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Nathan became the first man in figure skating history to land five quadruple jumps in a single performance, and is the first Asian-American male skater to win U.S., World, and Olympic titles. He began skat- ing at age three in his hometown of Salt Lake City. Nathan is currently a junior at Yale majoring in Statistics and Data Science, and is the author of two books: his memoir, One Jump at a Time, and a children’s book, Wei Skates On.

Meet the Curlfriends, four inseparable Black girls who learn the true meaning of friendship, growing up, and being yourself! This marks the graphic novel debut of Sharee Miller, author and illustrator of Princess Hair, Don’t Touch My Hair!, and Michelle’s Garden.

Noah Van Sciver has written and illustrated iconic comics for adults about Abraham Lincoln, Johnny Appleseed, and the Grateful Dead. In his first middle-grade graphic novel, Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend: A TOON Graphic, he set out to tell the real story of an American myth with co-author Marlena Myles. This book is bracketed by rich contributions from contemporary Native artists and storytellers with a very different connection to the land that the Bunyan myths often conceal. Noah himself is pictured, as drawn by himself, reading King Cat Classix by John Porcellino.

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Over two dozen 8 ½” x 11” posters are available free to teachers, librarians, booksellers, and parents. The program was relaunched in 2018 thanks to a grant from KPMG and a poster featuring Olympic gold medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez. In 2019 and 2020, posters featuring bestselling authors Kate DiCamillo, Raj Halder, and Raakhee Mirchandani, plus the animated character Phoebe and her Unicorn were made available. Backlist posters include Alicia Keys, Neil Gaiman, Alex Morgan, Horton (Horton Hears a Who!), and Olivia (Olivia book series).

Up to 10 different posters can be ordered on the order form at www.GetCaughtReading.org.

About Get Caught Reading
A nationwide, year-round campaign to promote the fun of reading books for all ages. Launched in 1999 by the Association of American Publishers and now managed by Every Child a Reader. Get Caught Reading provides teachers and librarians with bulletin board-sized posters of authors, athletes, media stars, and beloved book characters caught reading a favorite!

SIX INSPIRING NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS

Get Caught Reading, a year-round campaign to promote the fun of reading books for all ages, is delighted to announce the simultaneous release of six posters of women leading the way in many important ways, now and over many years.

Zaila Avant-garde won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, making her the first African American winner in the competition’s history. She was named SportsKid of the Year in 2021 by Sports Illustrated Kids. Zaila also holds two Guinness World Records for her basketball skills. It’s Not Bragging If It’s True (Random House Books for Young Readers) is her debut novel, and Words of Wonder from Z to A, illustrated by Keisha Morris (Doubleday Books for Young Readers), is her first picture book.
Raya Kenney is the CEO and founder of the National Memorial to the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation, whose goal is to build a memorial commemorating the amazing working women of WWII. Work has commenced on site selection and fundraising. Raya is also studying art history at Kenyon College. In her free time, you can find her writing music, composing poetry, and scribbling vignettes in her journal. wwiiwomenmemorial.org.
Mia Wenjen is the President and co-founder of the nonprofit Multicultural Children’s Book Day. Her debut picture book, Sumo Joe (Lee and Low) was selected as a Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year. Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World (Barefoot Books) released this year and is a Junior Library Guild Selection. Follow her @pragmaticmom on social media. multiculturalchildrensbookday.com.
Paula Young Shelton is an early childhood educator with more than thirty years of experience teaching young children. She is the author of the acclaimed children’s books, Child of the Civil Rights Movement and Just Like Jesse Owens, written with her father, Ambassador Andrew Young, and illustrated by Gordon C. James (Orchard Books/Scholastic). She is a graduate of Duke University and holds a master’s degree in education from Bank Street College.
Vanessa Garcia is a Cuban American multidisciplinary writer—screenwriter, playwright, novelist, and journalist/essayist—who has written and worked for Sesame Street, Caillou, and other shows. She is the author of the children’s book, What the Bread Says: Baking with Love, History, and Papan, illustrated by Tim Palin (Cardinal Rule Press). Her essays and thought pieces have appeared in The LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, National Review, ESPN, The Hill, and numerous other publications. She holds a PhD from the University of California Irvine. vanessagarcia.org.
Erin Yun is the author of the bestselling AAPI middle-grade series, Pippa Park. She attended NYU and studied creative writing at Cambridge. She used her personal lens to reimagine Great Expectations into Pippa Park Raises Her Game (Fabled Films Press) and developed a writing workshop for kids on storytelling. PippaPark.com

Every Child a Reader thanks the many publishers for connecting us to these fantastic authors.

Up to 10 different posters can be ordered on the order form at www.GetCaughtReading.org.

Seventh Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Winner and Honor Books Announced

Tune in for a virtual reading on TBD of the winning title by the author and illustrator, followed by a Q&A.

New York, NY – May 3, 2023 – Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader are honored to announce that The Proudest Color, written by Dr. Sheila Modir and Jeffrey Kashou, and illustrated by Monica Mikai, published by Familius Books, is the winner of the Seventh annual Anna Dewdney Read-Together Award.

This award is given annually to a picture book that is both a superb read-aloud and sparks compassion, empathy, and connection. The award commemorates the life and work of author/illustrator Anna Dewdney and celebrates her commitment to reading with young children and putting books into as many little hands as possible.

Sheila Modir and Jeffrey Kashou will gather virtually to record a read-aloud of their winning title, followed by a conversation about their creative process and Q&A. We invite teachers, librarians, booksellers, and parents to submit your own questions, or the questions of young readers’ for the book’s authors to answer. Submit a question for the Q&A by May 19.

Sheila Modir is a pediatric psychologist and Jeffrey Kashou is a marriage and family therapist. As Middle Eastern Americans (Iranian and Palestinian) and as clinicians, they advocate for diversity, equality, and inclusion and work toward promoting resilience in children. While this is their first children’s book together, this happy couple from Southern California has teamed up on publications, presentations, and service work locally and internationally. Sheila and Jeff donate their author proceeds from the book to ACLU SoCal and other local social justice organizations for children. Visit them at www.theproudestcolor.com

Monica Mikai is an illustrator and former educator. She has an MFA from the New York Studio School, where she studied painting, and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, two sons, and her sassy cat, Nima.

The Honor Books for 2023 are:

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, A Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion, by Shannon Stocker; illus. by Devon Holzwarth (Dial Books)

Snow Globe Wishes, by Erin Dealey; illus. by Claire Shorrock (Sleeping Bear Press)

The Bad Seed, by Jory John; illus. by Pete Oswald (HarperCollins)

Tiny Spoon vs. Little Fork, by Constance Lombardo; illus. by Jason Patterson and Dan Abdo (Hippo Park/Astra Publishing)

In honor of this year’s Anna Dewdney Read Together Award winner, Penguin Young Readers will donate 250 copies of The Proudest Color to two organizations: StoryMaze Project, an organization run by The Radical Librarian, that aims to eliminate Baltimore’s book deserts; and to a Harlem-based organization aimed at improving literacy and opportunities for children. The authors will also donate their portion of the monetary prize to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California.

Past winners can be viewed here.

The winner and honor books were chosen via voting over the last two months by librarians, teachers, booksellers, and caregivers across America.

About Anna Dewdney

Anna Dewdney was the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Llama Llama Red Pajama. Other award-winning books in the Llama Llama series include Llama Lama and the Bully Goat, Llama Lama Time to Share, Llama Llama Misses Mama, Llama Llama Holiday Drama, and Llama Llama Mad at Mama. The latest book in the Llama Llama series Llama Llama’s Little Lie will be released in August 2023. She was also the author/illustrator of Little Excavator, Nobunny’s Perfect, Roly Poly Pangolin, and Grumpy Gloria. Anna worked as a rural mail carrier and taught at a boys’ boarding school for many years before becoming a full-time author and illustrator. Anna was a committed advocate of literacy, speaking regularly on this topic and publishing articles in the Wall Street Journal and other national outlets.

About Penguin Young Readers

Penguin Young Readers is one of the leading children’s book publishers in the United States. The company owns a wide range of imprints and trademarks, including Dial Books, Dutton, Flamingo, Kokila, Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Workshop, Philomel, Puffin, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Razorbill, Viking, and Frederick Warne. These imprints are home to such award-winning, New York Times- bestselling authors as, Laurie Halse Anderson, Max Brallier, Jan Brett, Eric Carle, Roald Dahl, Anna Dewdney, John Flanagan, John Green, Oliver Jeffers, Brad Meltzer, Ransom Riggs, Ruta Sepetys, Sabaa Tahir, Jacqueline Woodson, and dozens of other popular authors. Penguin Young Readers Group is also the proud publisher of perennial brand franchises such as The Little Engine That Could, the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, Peter Rabbit, Spot, the Classic Winnie the Pooh, the Very Hungry Caterpillar, Madeline, Mad Libs, the Last Kids on Earth, the Rangers Apprentice, and Who HQ among many others. Penguin Young Readers Group is a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

About Every Child a Reader

Every Child a Reader is a 501(c)(3) award-winning literacy charity whose popular national programs include Children’s Book Week, the longest-running literacy initiative in the country, celebrating 104 years in 2023; the Kids’ Book Choice Awards, the only national book awards chosen solely by children and teens; Get Caught Reading, a classroom poster project: and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program, in partnership with the Library of Congress.

Contacts:

Penguin Contact: Garrett Bond, Publicity Manager, Brands, Penguin Young Readers gbond@prh.com

CBC and Every Child a Reader Contact: Carl Lennertz, Executive Director, The Children’s Book Council carl.lennertz@cbcbooks.org

Meg Medina Embarks on Tour as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Medina to Discuss Books, Share ‘Cuéntame!: Let’s Talk Books’ Initiative NEWS from the LIBRARY of CONGRESS. May 1, 2023 — National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina will launch her national tour with a visit to the communities of Lake Charles, Louisiana and Newburgh, New York this spring and summer. During her tour, Medina will inspire students and families to experiment with “book talks” — the process of sharing books to start conversations and build excitement about reading. Medina, the eighth national ambassador, aims to emphasize books and stories as a part of everyday life, encourage story sharing and conversation among friends and within families, and to highlight libraries as a welcoming place for families to explore, learn and connect. Medina’s tour will engage readers through her initiative Cuéntame!: Let’s talk books. Inspired by the Spanish phrase that friends and families use when catching up with one another, Cuéntame! builds connection in classrooms, libraries, and communities, and among (within?) families. Medina will engage these audiences with two events at each tour stop: a public event at a local library and a private program at an area school. Medina will host public events at the following libraries:

Tuesday, May 9, 6 p.m.: Calcasieu Parish Public Library, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Tuesday, June 13, 6 p.m.: Newburgh Free Library, Newburgh, New York

Events are free and open to the public. Tour dates for the fall will be announced later this month. The communities Medina visits on tour will receive a curated set of digital collections items about their local community from the Library of Congress’ archives in addition to a tailored information session about Library resources and/or grant opportunities. Each student in the schools visited on tour will also receive a copy of one of Medina’s acclaimed books, donated by Candlewick Press, as part of the National Ambassador program’s overarching mission to enhance young people’s connection with books. The tour is coordinated and funded with primary support from Every Child a Reader, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program partner, an award-winning literacy charity in its 15th year of promoting the joy of reading. To follow Medina’s journey across the country, visit her National Ambassador LibGuide — available in English and Spanish. For educators who want to incorporate Cuéntame!: Let’s talk books into the classroom, download Medina’s National Ambassador Educator Guide. To apply for Medina’s 2024 tour, check for details on Medina’s LibGuide in August 2023 or subscribe to the Library’s Bookmarked blog for updates. As the world’s largest library — one uniquely charged with the development and preservation of civic, intellectual and creative vigor — programs such as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature promote the Library of Congress’ real-world engagement and commitment to readers in America. The National Ambassador program was established by the Library of Congress, the Children’s Book Council and its foundation, Every Child a Reader, in 2008 to emphasize the importance of young people’s literature as it relates to lifelong literacy, education and the development and betterment of the lives of young people.

About Meg Medina Meg Medina is the author of the Newbery Medal–winning book Merci Suárez Changes Gears, which was followed by two more acclaimed books about the Suárez family: Merci Suárez Can’t Dance and Merci Suárez Plays It Cool. Her young adult novels include Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, which won the 2014 Pura Belpré Author Award and will be published in 2023 as a graphic novel illustrated by Mel Valentine Vargas; Burn Baby Burn, which was long-listed for the National Book Award; and The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind. She is also the author of picture books Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez, Jumpstart’s 2020 Read for the Record selection; Mango, Abuela, and Me, illustrated by Angela Dominguez, which was a Pura Belpré Author Award Honor Book; and Tía Isa Wants a Car, illustrated by Claudio Muñoz, which won the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award; and the biography for young readers She Persisted: Sonia Sotomayor. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, she grew up in Queens, New York, and now lives in Richmond, Virginia. Visit her online at megmedina.com. About Every Child a Reader Every Child a Reader is a 501(c)(3) award-winning literacy charity whose popular national programs include Children’s Book Week, the longest-running literacy initiative in the country, celebrating 104 years in 2023; the Kids’ Book Choice Awards, the only national book awards chosen solely by children and teens; Get Caught Reading, a classroom poster project; and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program, in partnership with the Library of Congress. About the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States — and extensive materials from around the world — both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at loc.gov; access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov; and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov.

Media Contacts: Leah Knobel, Library of Congress, lknobel@loc.gov | Phoebe Kosman, Candlewick Press, Phoebe.Kosman@candlewick.com Public Contact: Anya Creightney, acre@loc.gov Press Photos: newsroom.loc.gov

3 NEW GET CAUGHT READING POSTERS!

Sign up to get a free copy of each of 3 fun Get Caught Reading posters featuring illustrated characters Phoebe & Marigold, Big Nate, and Kevin and Miles of Crabgrass Drive.

These graphic novel character posters are courtesy of Andrews McMeel Publishing. The first Phoebe & Her Unicorn was our most popular poster to date, and kids will love this new one, as they will the brand-new Big Nate and Crabgrass Drive posters! We will begin to mail these in mid-to-late May. Complete the form to request yours today!

The Phoebe and Her Unicorn comics collections are full of sparkling stories about a girl named Phoebe and her best friend, the fabulous unicorn Marigold Heavenly Nostrils. This series sees the pair navigate both Phoebe’s middle school drama and Marigold’s magical world. Creator and cartoonist Dana Simpson graduated from The Evergreen State College, despite having spent all her time drawing, and not always for credit.

Big Nate is a legend at P.S. 38, where he and friends Francis, Teddy, Dee Dee, Chad, and others manage to make sixth grade interesting with all kinds of pranks, drama, sports, and good times. Lincoln Peirce is a cartoonist who has been creating comic strips since he was a sixth grader himself; he has been drawing the Big Nate comic strip for over 30 years.

Crabgrass is a comic set in the fictional town of Crabgrass Drive and chronicles the close friendship of Kevin and Miles, and the many stumbles and breakthroughs they encounter growing up together in a not-so-distant time before cellphones and the internet. Tauhid Bondia is a web cartoonist and illustrator from Kentucky. He has been creating comics online for 15 years and loves drawing and telling stories as much as ever.

Up to 10 different posters can be ordered on the order form at www.GetCaughtReading.org.