Sci Fi Wire — Muppets Head for Oz
There will be an upcoming Muppet version of The Wizard of Oz! Best of all is the final sentence of the blurb that tells us it will be based on the children’s book, not the 1939 musical! Hurrah!

TheStar.com – A hip-hop approach to lit
Article on a bookstore that specializes in urban literature for teens. It also speaks of the increase in black imprints responsible for many of the new urban books.
Via [places for writers].

The BookHive
An online guide to children’s literature from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. The site offers book reviews, a place to hear stories, activities and a spot for young authors to post their work.