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The 100th anniversary official Children’s Book Week poster was revealed yesterday. See the full PW Children’s Bookshelf article here for more details about our year-long celebrations.

More details about the amazing poster by artist Yuyi Morales can be found here.

About Yuyi Morales

Born in Xalapa, Mexico, where she currently resides, Yuyi Morales lived for many years in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she still maintains close relations with booksellers and librarians. Professional storyteller, dancer, choreographer, puppeteer, and artist, she has won the prestigious Pura Belpré Award for Illustration six times, for Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book (2003), Los Gatos Black on Halloween (2006), Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book (2008), Niño Wrestles the World (2013), Viva Frida (2014)–also a Caldecott Honor Book–and Dreamers (2019). In Dreamers, Yuyi tells her own immigration story, which is also available in Spanish as Soñadores.

Announces Ayesha Curry as the Centennial Spokesperson and Reveals 100th Anniversary Poster

 

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New York, NY – February 12, 2019 – Launched in 1919, Children’s Book Week, a national celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading, proudly announces its centennial celebration. The longest-running literacy initiative in the United States, organized by Every Child a Reader, is kicking-off the celebration with Ayesha Curry, a New York Times bestselling author, television host, and mother of three, as its spokesperson and chair.

Also revealed for the first time is the official 100th anniversary poster, illustrated by Yuyi Morales. Over 125,000 posters will be distributed during Children’s Book Week between April 29 and May 5 at over 1,000 participating schools, libraries, and bookstores in all 50 states. The 100th anniversary theme – “Read Now. Read Forever.” – looks to the past, present, and future of the fun and enriching experience that is children’s and young adult books. The poster art and downloadable resources are now up at Every Child a Reader.

Additionally, Parents, the preeminent magazine for moms and dads, will be a media partner for the centennial celebration. Marketing partners include BookCon, First Book, Sesame Street, Screen Free Week, and other national organizations.

“I’m proud to serve as the spokesperson and chair for the 100th year of Children’s Book Week. My family is at the heart of everything I do and one of the things that we all share is a love of reading,” Ayesha said. “I remember reading and being read to as a child and that experience has shaped my life. As a parent, I love watching my children get excited about reading. With a book in their hands, they can travel to make-believe lands or read about people who make a difference.” Ayesha is the bestselling author of The Seasoned Life Entrepreneur, host of Ayesha’s Home Kitchen on Food Network, and wife of NBA superstar Stephen Curry. Her list of must-read children’s books is posted now at Every Child a Reader.

 

Key components of the yearlong 100th anniversary celebration will include author videos for the classroom, book award voting, a commemorative book publication, and a museum exhibit:

>> KidLit TV is sponsoring and producing 100 videos of authors and illustrators talking about their favorite characters. These three-to-five minute spots will be posted online at KidLit.tv beginning in late March and be available throughout 2019 and beyond.

>> Voting will take place for the 12^th annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards, the only national book awards chosen solely by young readers. Kids and teens can “Voice Their Choice” online from March 1 through June 2. Teachers can also submit group ballots for an entire class online and print out “I Voted” stickers.

>> Random House is publishing 100 Years of Children’s Book Week Posters, edited by Leonard Marcus, on March 5, featuring work from early luminaries such as N. C. Wyeth and Marcia Brown to contemporary illustrators such as David Wiesner, Mary GrandPré, Christian Robinson, and Jillian Tamaki.

>> Nineteen acclaimed illustrators are producing collaborative yearlong anniversary poster panels, to be released a month at a time, and six original bookmarks. Also available online at Every Child a Reader’s website will be event kits, activity pages in a dozen languages, a poetry bookmark, and much more. Locations and details for over 2,500 events being held during Children’s Book Week (April 29 – May 5) will be listed on an online map at EveryChildaReader.net in early April.

>> The Rabbit Hole, the world’s first “Explor-a-Storium,” will feature a three-dimensional portal through which kids and teens can experience the history of Children’s Book Week and classic children’s books. This Kansas City museum is due to open this fall.

Shaina Birkhead, Associate Executive Director of Every Child a Reader & the Children’s Book Council, stated: “We’ve been planning for the 100th anniversary for quite some time, and to see every segment of the children’s book world come together so enthusiastically is very rewarding, and mostly because kids of all ages will have lots of many fun materials and original visual resources to enjoy before, during, and long after this year’s Children’s Book Week!”

About Every Child a Reader & the Children’s Book Council
Every Child a Reader is a 501(c)(3) literacy charity dedicated to inspiring a lifelong love of reading in children and teens. Every Child a Reader’s national programs include Children’s Book Week, the Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards, Get Caught Reading, and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program (in conjunction with the Library of Congress). Every Child a Reader is managed by the Children’s Book Council, the nonprofit trade association for children’s book publishers in North America, partnering with national organizations on reading lists, educational programming, and diversity initiatives.

 

Media Contacts:
Audra Boltion, The Boltion Group Public Relations, 646-331-9904, Audra@thebgpr.com

Shifa Kapadwala, Publicity Manager, CBC/Every Child a Reader, Shifa.Kapadwala@cbcbooks.org

Jacqueline Woodson’s first year as Ambassador has come to a close, and what a year it was! The announcement of her appointment and following inauguration were met with fanfare from publishers, readers, and the national media. Since then, she has traveled across the country sharing her inspiring platform, Reading = HOPE × CHANGE with kids and adults through multiple in person events, participation in NCTE’s National Day on Writing, a huge webinar with First Book’s network of classrooms, and more. Plans are already underway for her 2019 events, including something big for the 100^th anniversary of Children’s Book Week.

“My first year as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature has been many things. It’s been eye opening and rewarding. It’s been phenomenal and heartbreaking. It’s been exhilarating and exhausting! What I’ve learned from traveling the country is that writers MUST continue getting out into the world and sharing themselves and their work with the young people. My fellow writers of young people’s literature are ALL ambassadors. Each time one of us walks into a room, we change something — a young person’s dream becomes that much more of a reality. A young person’s question get answered by a live writer. A young person’s perceptions of what a writer ’should look like’ gets re-examined. A young person’s creative brilliance gets re-affirmed. I’ve realized that the work we’re doing is more important and necessary than we’ll ever truly know but that we MUST keep doing it because, to the young people, our literature (and our presence) is helping them shape their own future narratives. I think I kinda knew that before going into this. But man, do I REALLY know it now!” – Jacqueline Woodson

Right before the start of the 2018/2019 school year, we released a wonderful Reading = HOPE × CHANGE activity kit. This kit gives kids everywhere a chance to connect with Jacqueline’s message and figure out what their reading equation is. We are thrilled to announce an exciting new addition to the event kit for 2019, created by our 5^th National Ambassador, the incomparable Gene Luen Yang. This illustrated Jacqueline can be printed and used as a bookmark or a standee for your desk. Download the activity kit today!

See Jacqueline Woodson’s full schedule of Ambassador events for 2018 here.

Today, the LEGO Foundation announced that it is awarding a $100 million grant to Sesame Workshop to ensure that young children affected by the Rohingya and Syrian crises have opportunities to learn through play and develop the skills needed for the future. Working in partnership with BRAC, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and New York University’s Global TIES for Children, Sesame Workshop will reach children affected by crises in Bangladesh and the Syrian response region with early childhood and play-based learning opportunities.

The scale of the global refugee crisis is staggering—today, 68.5 million people are displaced worldwide. Among them are 25 million refugees, half of whom are children. As refugees experience displacement for an average of 10 years, millions of children are spending a significant part of their childhoods without access to adequate early childhood development opportunities. Adverse experiences like displacement can affect young children’s developing brains, with lasting effects on health and wellbeing. Engaging in play-based activities with responsive caregivers can help mitigate the detrimental, long term effects of displacement and trauma, ultimately giving children affected by conflict the skills th

The $100 million grant from the LEGO Foundation will benefit some of the world’s most vulnerable children and call attention to the critical importance of learning through play to set them on a path of healthy growth and development.

Read the full press release to learn more about this extraordinary grant and the amazing work our friends at Sesame Workshop will accomplish with it!

 

The 2019 Book Week will Feature a New Logo and Theme, 20 Featured Illustrators, Activities in 15 Languages, and More

New York, NY – Nov. 14, 2018 – Every Child a Reader and the Children’s Book Council announced a year-long campaign to celebrate the 100^th anniversary of Children’s Book Week in 2019. With a new logo and theme – Read Now. Read Forever – the 2019 official Children’s Book Week poster will be illustrated by the beloved Yuyi Morales. Over 125,000 posters will be sent to 1,000 schools, libraries, and bookstores for events to be held from April 29 to May 5, 2019. Registration to be an official Children’s Book Week location is open now.

Additionally, a twelve-artist collaborative poster, to be revealed in stages throughout 2019, will be illustrated by Sophie Blackall, Eric Carle, Bryan Collier, Grace Lin, Juana Martinez-Neal, Barbara McClintock, Frank Morrison, LeUyen Pham, James E. Ransome, Erin Stead, Melissa Sweet, and Raina Telgemeier.

New online activity materials for the anniversary will include activity pages in over 15 languages and original bookmarks created by Selina Alko & Sean Qualls, Vera Brosgol, Jason Chin, Ekua Holmes, Juana Medina, and Jessie Sima.

The illustrators for the anniversary were chosen from CBC member publishers’ submissions by a 100^th anniversary art committee comprised of Betsy Bird, Diane Capriola, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Christopher Lassen, Leonard Marcus, Susannah Richards, and Lisa Von Drasek.

In collaboration with Every Child a Reader, The Rabbit hOle in Kansas City is creating an immersive narrative exhibit featuring six Children’s Book Week posters, each one a life-size 3-D portal that will transport visitors into the 100-year history of Children’s Book Week. Each portal will be accompanied by an assortment of artifacts, information, and a soundscape of the times. The exhibit will open in fall 2019.

A wide range of spotlight author and illustrator events, media resources, contests, and more to be staged throughout 2019 will be announced in the new year.

Judith Haut, Every Child a Reader Board Chair, said: “Children’s Book Week is a celebration that connects kids and teens with books and the people who create them. We are honored to share this program’s legacy and its exciting future with children and adults across the country.”

Shaina Birkhead, Associate Executive Director of Every Child a Reader, added: “We have been eagerly looking towards the 100^th anniversary of Children’s Book Week for years. The program continues to grow in exciting and unexpected ways and we cannot think of a better way to celebrate in 2019 than with more events, more artists, more resources, and a brand-new logo to lead us into the next 100 years!”

About Children’s Book Week
Launched in 1919 in celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country.

About Every Child a Reader & the Children’s Book Council
Every Child a Reader is a 501(c)(3) literacy organization dedicated to inspiring a lifelong love of reading in children and teens. Every Child a Reader’s national programs include Children’s Book Week, the Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards, Get Caught Reading, and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program (in conjunction with the Library of Congress). The Children’s Book Council is the nonprofit trade association for children’s book publishers in North America, partnering with national organizations on reading lists, educational programming, and diversity initiatives.

Media Contact: Shifa Kapadwala, CBC/Every Child a Reader shifa.kapadwala@cbcbooks.org

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New York, NY – October 12, 2018 – Launched in 1999 by the AAP and now managed by Every Child a Reader, Get Caught Reading provides teachers and librarians with small posters of TV stars, famous athletes, authors, and beloved book characters reading a book.

The first new poster for 2019 features Olympic gold medalist and author Laurie Hernandez, and will be available starting Oct. 22 for free, thanks to a sponsorship by KPMG, whose citizenship mission is to encourage lifelong learning through literacy.

Teachers and librarians can sign up for 10 free posters using the online form at Get Caught Reading.

Laurie Hernandez’s new book, She’s Got This, illustrated by Nina Mata, is a picture book about chasing your dreams and never giving up, and is being published October 9 by HarperCollins Children’s Books.

The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation also provides funding for Get Caught Reading.

About Every Child a Reader 
Every Child a Reader is a 501(c)(3) literacy organization whose popular national programs include Children’s Book Week, the Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards, Get Caught Reading, and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program.

About Laurie Hernandez 

Laurie Hernandez is an Olympic gold medalist and the youngest-ever champion on Dancing with the Stars. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Laurie won silver in the individual balance beam competition and secured gold in the team all-around competition. She speaks regularly to children and teens about her life story and the power of reading.

About KPMG LLP

KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional services firms, providing innovative business solutions and audit, tax, and advisory services to many of the world’s largest and most prestigious organizations. KPMG is widely recognized for being a great place to work and build a career. Our people share a sense of purpose in the work we do, and a strong commitment to community service, inclusion and diversity, and eradicating childhood illiteracy. KPMG LLP is the independent U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”). KPMG International’s independent member firms have 197,000 professionals working in 154 countries. Learn more at https://home.kpmg.com/us/en/home.htmlor follow us @KPMGUS_News.

About the Lois Lenski Covey Foundation

Lois Lenski, celebrated author and illustrator of over one hundred children’s books and the 1946 Newbery medalist for Strawberry Girl, established the Foundation as a charitable institute 50 years ago. Since then the Foundation has assisted over 400 organizations in their efforts to advance literacy and foster a love of reading among underserved and at-risk children and youth.

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Media Contact: Shifa Kapadwala, Publicity Manager, CBC/Every Child a Reader, 917-890-7416, shifa.kapadwala@cbcboks.org

 

As part of Jacqueline Woodson’s tenure as the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, we have created a fun and jam-packed activity kit for teachers, librarians, booksellers, and parents to use with kids!

The theme of the kit is based on Jacqueline’s motto as ambassador – Reading = HOPE x CHANGE (What’s your equation?) – and these pages will help everyone create a variety of activities and discussion opportunities to engage kids and teens in the joy of reading and empowerment.

Downloadable here, the kit contains: games, an “Equation Creator” and “Equation Designer,” Jacqueline’s own list of recommended reading and more.

Shaina Birkhead, programming and strategic partnerships director at the CBC and Every Child a Reader: “This beautiful Reading = HOPE x CHANGE kit will be available for the entirety of Jacqueline’s ambassadorship, continuing the strong personal engagement with kids of all ages that is central to the National Ambassador program and all the ambassadors.” She added, “This will mark more than a decade of promoting the love of reading across the country and in every community, benefiting kids and teens, those who read with them and teach them, and the wide and wonderful publishing community and society as a whole.”

Learn more here!

New York, NY – May 30, 2018 – Every Child a Reader, a nonprofit charity dedicated to inspiring a love of reading in children and teens, is proud to announce the winners of the 11^th Annual Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards.

The award finalists were chosen as follows: As supervised by the International Literacy Association, children in five regional school systems read and discussed books in the picture book and middle-grade categories; books for teens were nominated online at TeenReads.com.

The 5 finalists in each of the four categories were then voted on nationwide via a COPA-compliant online voting site, as well as by voting ballots submitted by groups organized by teachers and librarians. Voting ended on May 6, 2018, the last day of Children’s Book Week, celebrating its 99^th year with over 2,500 library, school, and bookstore events nationwide this year.

The announcement of the winners took place late this afternoon at BookExpo, the national trade show held at the Javits Center, in a ceremony hosted by children’s book creators Selina Alko and Sean Qualls. A Silent Art Auction of 150 original works of art followed the ceremony, with Ashley Bryan as this year’s honoree.

The 2018 winners are:

K – 2^nd Grade Book of the Year: POOR LOUIE, written and illustrated by Tony Fucile (Candlewick Press)

3^rd – 4^th Grade Book of the Year: 50 WACKY THINGS ANIMALS DO, by Tricia Martineau Wagner; illustrated by Carles Ballesteros (Quarto/ Walter Foster Jr)

5^th – 6^th Grade Book of the Year: THE LOSERS CLUB, by Andrew Clements (Random House Children’s Books)

Teen Book of the Year: THE HATE U GIVE, by Angie Thomas (HarperCollins/Blazer + Bray)

 Read more about the winners and finalists here.

About Every Child a Reader

Every Child a Reader is a 501(c)(3) literacy charity dedicated to inspiring a lifelong love of reading in children and teens across America. Every Child a Reader’s major national programs include: Children’s Book Week, celebrating 100 years in 2019; the Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards; Get Caught Reading ; and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program, in partnership with the Library of Congress. The 2018-2019 National Ambassador is Jacqueline Woodson.

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Media Contacts:
Audra Boltion, The Boltion Group Public Relations, audra@thebgpr.com

Shifa Kapadwala, Publicity Manager, Every Child a Reader/Children’s Book Council, Shifa.kapadwala@cbcbooks.org

 

Vroman’s Bookstore to Host Reading and Award Event May 5

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New York, NY – May 2, 2018 – Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader are proud to announce that After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again), by Dan Santat (Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group/Roaring Brook Press) is the winner of the Second Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award.

This award is given annually to a picture book that is both a superb read-aloud and also 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.

A book launch and award event for Dan Santat at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California at 10 AM on Saturday, May 5 is a cornerstone of events taking place across the U.S. from April 30 to May 6 at 800 schools, libraries and bookstores as part of the 99th annual Children’s Book Week.

Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal–winning and New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and the road trip/time travel adventure Are We There Yet? His artwork is also featured in numerous picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels, including Dav Pilkey’s Ricky Ricotta series. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and many, many pets. His newest picture book is Dude! by Aaron Reynolds.

Santat will be awarded a prize of $1,000 from the Children’s Book Council, and Penguin will purchase and donate 250 copies of After the Fall to a school, library, or literacy organization of his choice.

The winner was chosen by voting on a list of five finalists by: Berol Dewdney (Early Childhood Educator, Baltimore, MD; Earl Dizon (a bookseller at Green Bean Books, OR); Mia Wenjen (Pragmatic Mom blogger); Rocco Staino (contributing editor, School Library Journal); Rita Meade (2017 Anna Dewdney Award winner and Brooklyn Public librarian); Christine Pyles (Youth Services Manager, Euclid Public Library, OH); and Lisa Von Drasek (Curator, Kerlan Children’s Literature Research Collections, University of Minnesota).

The 2018 Honor Books, selected after a two-month-long nomination process open to the public are: Be a Friend, written and illustrated by Salina Yoon (Bloomsbury USA Children’s); Bunny Slopes, written and illustrated by Claudia Rueda (Chronicle Books); Come With Me, by Holly M. McGhee; illustrated by Pascal Lemâitre (Penguin / G.P. Putnam’s); and Grandmother Thorn, by Katey Howes; illustrated by Rebecca Hahn (Ripple Grove Press).

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. Llama Llama Loves to Read will release in May 2018. 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, Grosset & Dunlap, Kathy Dawson Books, Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Workshop, Philomel, Puffin, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Viking, Razorbill, Speak, and Frederick Warne. These imprints are home to such award-winning, New York Times- bestselling authors as, Laurie Halse Anderson, Judy Blume, Jan Brett, Eric Carle, Ally Condie, Roald Dahl, Tomie dePaola, Sarah Dessen, Anna Dewdney, John Flanagan, John Green, Oliver Jeffers, Marie Lu, Mike Lupica, Richelle Mead, Richard Peck, Ruta Sepetys, Jacqueline Woodson and dozens of other popular authors. Penguin Young Readers Group is also the proud publisher of perennial brand franchises such as the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, Peter Rabbit, Spot, the Classic Winnie the Pooh, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Madeline, Mad Libs, the Rangers Apprentice, Skippyjon Jones, Who Was?, and Flower Fairies among many others. Penguin Young Readers Group is a division of Penguin Group LLC, a Penguin Random House company.

About Every Child a Reader
Every Child a Reader is a 501(c)(3) literacy charity dedicated to inspiring a lifelong love of reading in children and teens across America. Every Child a Reader’s major national programs include: Children’s Book Week, celebrating 99 years this April 30-May 6, 2018; the Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards; Get Caught Reading ; and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program, in partnership with the Library of Congress. The 2018-2019 National Ambassador is Jacqueline Woodson.

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Macmillan Contact:
Morgan Dubin, Publicity Manager
646-307-5704
morgan.dubin@macmillan.com

Penguin Contact:
Marisa Russell, Director of Publicity
212-414-3467
mrussell@penguinrandomhouse.com

CBC/Every Child a Reader Contact:
Shifa Kapadwala, Publicity Manager
The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader
shifa.kapadwala@cbcbooks.org

Download a full list of Spotlight events here!
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Download the Pacific Northwest map of events here!

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New York, NY – April 27, 2018 – From the Library of Congress in DC to Children’s Book World in LA, over fifty children’s book authors and illustrators will participate in Children’s Book Week “Spotlight” events, a new aspect of next week’s 2018 coast-to-coast celebration. Popular book creators such as Megan McDonald, Danica McKellar, Bill Nye, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Peter Brown, Hena Khan, Dan Santat, Jessica Day George, and Ginger Zee will be appearing at bookstores and libraries from April 28 through May 7. For maps of these Spotlight events, see above.

The 99^th annual Children’s Book Week includes over 800 participating libraries, schools, and bookstores in all 50 states, with many holding two to five events throughout the week, from story times to activity hours. Locations and details for events can be found on a searchable online map.

The 2018 CBW “Spotlight” event children’s book authors and Illustrators, in alphabetical order, are: Heather Alexander, Katherine Applegate, Blue Balliet, Aaron Becker, Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, Vera Brosgol, Peter Brown, Lynn Brunelle, Miriam Busch, Nancy Castaldo, Tami Charles, Alison Cherry, Dr. Eric Chudler, Nina Crews, Larry Day, Eko, Jessica Day George, John Patrick Green, Katherine Hannigan, Charise Harper, Rachel Hawkins, Will Hobbs, Mark Holtzen, Maira Kalman, Hena Khan, Laura McGee Kvasnosky, Nina Laden, Lester Laminack, Hope Larson, Steve Light, Mike Maihack, Juana Martinez-Neal, Stacy McAnulty, Shanda McClosky, Megan McDonald, Danica McKellar, John Miller, Michelle Nelson-Schmidt, Paul Noth, Bill Nye, Dianne Ochiltree, George O’Connor, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Lindsay Ribar, Dan Santat, Arshia Sattar, Michelle Schusterman, Suzanne Selfors, Linda Skeers, Philip Stead, Gideon Sterer, Dasha Tolstikova, Kevin Waldron, Andrew Weiner, Liz Wong, Ru Xu, Toni Yuly, and Ginger Zee.

Children’s Book Week is run by Every Child a Reader, a 501(c)(3) literacy organization dedicated to inspiring a lifelong love of reading in children and teens. In addition to Book Week, Every Child a Reader’s national programs include the Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards, Get Caught Reading, and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature program (in conjunction with the Library of Congress).

 

Media Contact:
Shifa Kapadwala
CBC/Every Child a Reader
917-890-7416
shifa.kapadwala@cbcboks.org