The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation and the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi have announced the winners of the 2015 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. The award celebrates a new writer and a new illustrator of children’s books each year.
NEW WRITER WINNER
Chieri Uegaki for Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
NEW ILLUSTRATOR WINNER
Chris Haughton for Shh! We Have a Plan
Here are the links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week that I think are cool:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Five questions for Lucy Cousins – The Horn Book http://buff.ly/1ztEul5 #kidlit
Interview: Matt De La Peña And Christian Robinson, Creators Of ‘Last Stop On Market Street’ : NPR http://buff.ly/1ELCc99 #kidlit
The Nature and Nurture of Genius | Brain Pickings http://buff.ly/1KFHJOX #kidlit
Q & A with Pam Muñoz Ryan http://buff.ly/1DNsv6p #kidlit
Small But Mighty Presses Prevail at ALA Awards http://buff.ly/1EMj36T #kidlit
Ten Books for Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Gigi McAllister | Nerdy Book Club http://buff.ly/1A5zavj #kidlit
Trust the Process! – EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection http://buff.ly/16zXR5y #kidlit
Watch. Connect. Read.: Newbery Honor Author Cece Bell http://buff.ly/1A5zlqs #kidlit
Why everyone should read this graphic memoir – The Washington Post http://buff.ly/1z7RopZ #kidlit
Why Slowing Down Stimuli to Real Time Helps a Child’s Brain | MindShift http://buff.ly/1E4vQxT
LIBRARIES
Attendance skyrockets at an innovative library in the Netherlands » MobyLives http://buff.ly/1J1hBAv #libraries
R. David Lankes, "Awesome Librarians." – YouTube http://buff.ly/1DiP0BH #libraries
TEEN READS
Emily Lockhart: If I had a crystal clear message I would put it on a billboard | The Guardian http://buff.ly/1vA9GVa #yalit
Meg Wolitzer: Catnip For ‘A Certain Kind Of Reader’ : NPR http://buff.ly/1ICTKqS #yalit
Here are the 20 books on the longlist for The Carnegie Medal, a British award for exceptional writing for youth. The shortlist will be announced on March 17.
Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan
Buffalo Soldier by Tanya Landman
Close Your Pretty Eyes by Sally Nicholls
The Company of Ghosts by Berlie Doherty
Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge
The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Hello Darkness by Anthony McGowan
The Middle of Nowhere by Geraldine McCaughrean
Monkey and Me by David Gilman
More Than This by Patrick Ness
My Brother’s Shadow by Tom Avery
Picture Me Gone by Meg Rosoff
Scarlet Ibis by Gill Lewis
Smart by Kim Slater
Tinder by Sally Gardner, illustrated by David Roberts
Trouble by Non Pratt
Us Minus Mum by Heather Butler
When Mr. Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan
The Year of the Rat by Clare Furniss
Waking Brain Cells 