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On May 26-29, we’re excited to bring you BookExpo Online, featuring authors, experts and peers sharing their great work and ideas. The first day will feature a full slate of education sessions geared toward libraries and librarians, with later sessions including our popular Adult and Children’s Book Breakfasts (now converted to dinners!) where literary giants and celebrity authors will join us in conversation. Also on the schedule are the beloved BookExpo Buzz sessions (Adult, YA, and Middle Grade) where we’ll explore the breakout titles slated to become bestsellers. Tune in to BookExpo’s Facebook page for these sessions and more!

More information and sessions are coming soon! Keep checking this page and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to get the latest updates.

https://www.bookexpoamerica.com/Whats-Happening/BookExpo-Online/

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Why I’m Learning More With Distance Learning Than I Do in School

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Why I’m Learning More With Distance Learning Than I Do in School

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I’m 13 years old. I don’t miss the other kids who talk out of turn, disrespect teachers and hit one another.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/opinion/coronavirus-pandemic-distance-learning.html

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Daniel Radcliffe and other celebrities will be taking turns reading all seventeen chapters of The Harry Potter series on videos in the upcoming weeks. No sign-up necessary.

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Daniel Radcliffe and other celebrities will be taking turns reading all seventeen chapters of The Harry Potter series on videos in the upcoming weeks. No sign-up necessary.

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https://www.wizardingworld.com/chapters/reading-the-boy-who-lived

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Nine Podcasts About COVID-19 for Children Ages Five to 12 | Kidcasts

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Nine Podcasts About COVID-19 for Children Ages Five to 12 | Kidcasts

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https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=Nine-Podcasts-about-COVID-19-KidCasts-coronavirus-audio-libraries

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Bank Street Announces 2020 Cook Prize and Irma Black Award Winner

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Bank Street Announces 2020 Cook Prize and Irma Black Award Winner

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The 2020 Irma Simonton and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children’s Literature went to The Crayon Man: The Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow, illustrated by Steven Salerno (HMH).

The winner of the Cook Prize, which began in 2012 and annually honors the best STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) picture book for ages eight to 10, went to Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch, illustrated by Teresa Martínez (Charlesbridge).

https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=bank-street-center-for-childrens-literature-2020-cook-prize-irma-black-childrens-literature-awards

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From Tuesday, May 12 through Monday, May 18, tune in every day at 6 PM to hear chapters read by Neil Gaiman himself, along with LeVar Burton, Rosario Dawson, and Dakota Fanning. Over the course of a week, you’ll experience the full text of Gaiman's haunting tale of bravery and resilience, featuring the story of a young girl who stumbles across a strange world, similar to her own, yet eerily different.

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Lost for words? How reading can teach children empathy

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Lost for words? How reading can teach children empathy

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Stories have the power to bring emotions to life, and help children understand their own feelings and those of others
https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/sep/29/childrens-books-build-a-better-world-sf-said

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Answering Kids’ Questions About the Coronavirus, in Free Picture Books

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Answering Kids’ Questions About the Coronavirus, in Free Picture Books

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Publishers and nonprofits are finding ways to get books and information to housebound children worldwide.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/books/coronavirus-picture-books.html

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All your favorite children’s books, reimagined for the age of coronavirus

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All your favorite children’s books, reimagined for the age of coronavirus

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A mother of two mindlessly picked up a paintbrush in late March, and started painting the cover of one of the books she had read to her children earlier in the day -- and said she incorporated some “cartoonified” coronavirus themes, to try to make the situation less scary.
https://www.ksat.com/features/2020/05/01/all-your-favorite-childrens-books-reimagined-for-the-age-of-coronavirus/

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

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

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Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader are proud to announce that Thank You, Omu!, written and illustrated by Oge Mora (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), is the winner of the fourth annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award.

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As an annual tradition of Children’s Book Week, esteemed children’s book illustrators are chosen to create bookmarks which celebrate children’s books and reading. This year, in keeping with the theme of Read. Dream. Share., seven artists have contributed their beautiful and inspiring artwork. These bookmarks are available to print and distribute to children, teens, and book lovers everywhere!

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Epic! Creates Amazing Online Book Collection in Honor of Children’s Book Week

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Epic! Creates Amazing Online Book Collection in Honor of Children’s Book Week

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New York , NY – May 4, 2020 – Every Child a Reader and the Children’s Book Council are proud to partner with Epic on a free children’s book collection in honor of the 101st Children’s Book Week, May 4-10. These books for all ages exemplify this year’s Book Week slogan, Read. Dream. Share. The collection will feature 3-5 books for every grade level, pre-K to 6th, including audiobooks and e-books in a range of genres, formats, and topics.