Giving children's book awards even a smidgen of the attention the Oscars get sends a message that our children matter.
Monica Edinger | Posted 05.25.2011
On Monday, two of the most prestigious awards in children's literature were announced. Clare Vanderpool won the Newbery for Moon Over Manifest and Er...
The New York Times | MARGALIT FOX | Posted 05.25.2011
Sid Fleischman, a Newbery Award-winning author who never set out to write for children but flung himself into the field on a dare, died at his home in...
The New York Times | MOTOKO RICH | Posted 12.08.2011
Reading might well have been among the last remaining private activities, but it is now a relentlessly social pursuit. Gaggles of readers get together...
The New York Times | MOTOKO RICH | Posted 05.25.2011
With its complex structure, evocation of time travel and resonant 1970s New York setting, "When You Reach Me," a novel of mystery and friendship, won ...
Monica Edinger | Posted 05.25.2011