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 Celebrating 65 Years of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year Awards

Celebrating 65 Years of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year Awards

March 15, 2018

Launched in the fall of 1952, just as New York was becoming the art and design capital of the world, the Times awards were America's first international prize for children's book illustration. [...]

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 The Washington Post: Wilder’s Little House books reconsidered

The Washington Post: Wilder’s Little House books reconsidered

March 13, 2018

Wilder biographer Caroline Fraser reflects on the changing meaning of children's books from past generations, and on how best to deal with books that strike readers today as historically [...]

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 “Telling Lives,” a Symposium Exploring Picture Book Biography – On Friday April 13th

“Telling Lives,” a Symposium Exploring Picture Book Biography – On Friday April 13th

March 11, 2018

One of children's book publishing's most vibrant genres--the picture book biography--will be explored in depth at NYU in this free morning-long symposium that is open to all. On Friday April [...]

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 Will the real Madeleine L’Engle Please Stand Up

Will the real Madeleine L’Engle Please Stand Up

March 9, 2018

The new Disney film based on Madeleine L'Engle's best-loved novel has led fans back to the book itself and to the question of just who was the author who so deftly intertwined elements of science [...]

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 Publishers Weekly: News from China

Publishers Weekly: News from China

March 8, 2018

The Chinese children's book scene continues to unfurl at lightning speed. A visit to four cultural centers there last August revealed much about what's next for Chinese publishers and their [...]

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 The Editor Speaks: An Interview with Regina Hayes

The Editor Speaks: An Interview with Regina Hayes

March 1, 2018

A lifelong bookworm and unapologetic generalist, Regina Hayes, who led Viking Children’s Books from 1982 to 2012 and is now a Viking editor at large, has ranged widely across genres in an [...]

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