Interviews & Extras

Library Customer Snapshot

YA Promo Central

Author Book Reading and Signing Events

Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket)

Author Guest Posts

Adapting a Classic by Jerome Tiller

A Dog is Not a Throw Pillow by Andy Frederick

Filipino Christmas Q&A with Leonora Hunter

Filipino Q&A by Leonora Hunter

Growing up the Daughters of Betsy Byars by Betsy Duffey and Laurie Myers

How Do I Look? by Daree Allen

Helping Children Grieve a Pet’s Death by Betty Carmack

Understanding Autism by Diane Christiansen

Red Wolf and Reconciliation by Jennifer Dance

When To Talk to Your Parents by Tara Fairfield

The Announcement of Jesus’ Birth by Rose Harmer

No Crib for a Bed by Deborah Heal

Writing Historical Fiction by Deborah Heal

A Few Favorite Christmas Stories by Bob Hunter

Indifference or Worship? by Bob Hunter

Saint Valentine by Bob Hunter

Nowhere Near Perfect by Shekinah Hunter

On Making Mistakes by Brian Lies

Writing Across Racial/Cultural Barriers for Multicultural Storytelling by Lynn Joseph

YA Books & the Need for Stories that Represent our Ethnically Diverse Society by Camille Picott

How Does A Writer Make an Historical Setting Come Alive? by Helen Sedwick

Make ‘Em Laugh by Laura Toffler-Corrie

Philippines Q&A with Leonora Hunter

Something Worthwhile to Say by H.S. Toshack

Writing Family Memories by Pamela Tuck

The Story Behind Creature Features by Tim Rowland

Adoption Books for Children by Sheila Kelly Welch

Author Interviews

Albin, Gennifer

Ashley-Hollinger, Mika

Barnes, Deborah

Barnes, Peter and Cheryl

Blount, Jeffrey

Brainard, Cecilia

Brown, Jennifer

Brown-Wood, Janay

Buffington, Eric

Cervantes, Angela

Christensen, Bonnie

Christiansen, Diane

Crandell, Bethany

Creith, Elizabeth

Crowder, Melanie

Dance, Jennifer

Darling, Harriet

DeGraff, Andrew

Erskine, Kathryn 1

Erskine, Kathryn 2

Fairfield, Tara

Fenton-Jordan, Christy

Franklin, Miriam Spitzer

Hoffman, Amanda

Hunt, Elizabeth Singer

Ingram, Valerie

Johnson, Charles

Johnson, Elisheba

Kent, Derek Taylor

Kinrade, Kimberly

Lacamara, Laura

Lanthier, Jennifer

Levine, Richard

Magerl, Caroline

McCall, Guadalupe Garcia

McClure, Beverly Stowe

McCubbin, Heather

McMurry, Kate and August, Marie

Miller, Stephen

Minnema, Cheryl

Ochiltree, Dianne

O’Connor, Sheila

Palmer, J. Bean

Parker, Katie McHugh and HcMugh, Sean

Picott, Camille

Pippin-Mathur, Courtney

Robinson, Diane

Robinson, Hilda

Rosengren, Gayle

Sellon, Sue Ann

Shepherd, Rajean

Stuart, Cynthia

Toffler-Corrie, Laura

Vernick, Audrey

Walters, Nicole

Welch, Sheila Kelly

Wilson, Constance

Williams-Garcia, Rita

Author Tourist Sites

Louisa May Alcott: Massuchusetts

Lucy Maud Montgomery: Prince Edward Island

Other Interviews

Literacy Festivals

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival, 2010

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival, 2011

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival, 2012

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival, 2013

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival, 2014

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival, 2015

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival 2016, Part 1

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival 2016, Part 2

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival 2018, Part 1

Plum Creek Children’s Literacy Festival 2018, Part 2

Categories

Archives

General Lists and Reviews

Award Lists and Reviews

Américas Award for Children’s & Young Adult Literature CLASP founded the Américas Award in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.
American Library Association Awards awards include Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott, Sibert, Theodor Giesel, and Laura Ingalls Wilder medals
Book Awards for Children's and Youth Literature basic summary of purpose and criteria for each award
Canadian Children's Book Awards awards administered by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre
Children's Book Awards The Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards is the only national book awards program where the winning titles are selected by children and teens.
Christy Award The Christy Awards are awarded each year to recognize novels of excellence written from a Christian worldview.
CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway Children's Book Awards The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals are the UK’s oldest and most prestigious children’s book awards.
Cybils children and young adult blogger literacy awards
Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award The Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award was initiated in 2000 to recognize authors, illustrators, and publishers of high quality fictional and biographical books for young people that appropriately portray individuals with developmental disabilities
Hans Christian Anderson Award The Hans Christian Andersen Awards is given to a living author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children’s literature. The award is the highest international recognition an author can receive.
Middle East Book Award The Middle East Book Award recognizes quality books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of the Middle East and its component societies and cultures.
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Honors fantasy books for younger readers, in the tradition of The Hobbit or The Chronicles of Narnia
National Book Award Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Newbery Project reviews of Newbery Books
Notable Books for a Global Society books for enhancing student understanding of people and cultures throughout the world
Red House Book Award The Red House Children’s Book Award is a series of literary prizes for works of children’s literature published during the previous year in England.
Sydney Taylor Award The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience.
Top Ten Tuesday Born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
YALSA Awards YALSA honors the best teen literature each year with its six literary awards, including Alex, Morris, and Printz.

Cultural & Regional Reviews

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