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50th Anniversary March on Washington 24 Aug 2013 | 09:11 pm
Picture books that commemorate this historic day: I Have a Dream, by Martin Luther King, Jr; illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Schwartz & Wade, 2012) Synopsis from publisher: “From Dr. Martin Luther King...
Whatcha Reading this Summer? 23 Jul 2013 | 08:40 pm
So. Summer vacation is half over. Have you gotten some swim time in? Seen the latest movies? Visited the grandparents? Reached your summer reading goal? We can help you with the last one. The Brown...
Celebrating Summer 17 Jun 2013 | 09:54 pm
In a few days, summer will officially be here. Time for vacations, reunions, camps, fun with cousins and friends. But don’t forget to encourage the kids in your life to read. First Book created this e...
It’s All About The Line 28 May 2013 | 10:00 am
THE LAURA LINE is a new middle grade novel written by BBS contributor, Crystal Allen. It’s funny (ding!), affecting (ding, ding!), and full of heart (ding, ding, ding!) Yes—you do have to read the sto...
QBR Wheatley Book Awards: Call for Submissions 26 May 2013 | 09:27 pm
This year, the Harlem Book Fair celebrates its 15th anniversary. A new award – QBR Wheatley Book Awards – will debut there too. In past years, the Phillis Wheatley Award was given as an honor to autho...
Children’s Book Week 2013: Send Us Your Shout-Outs! 14 May 2013 | 05:26 am
The annual celebration of the children’s books, Children’s Book Week is here. Sponsored by the Children’s Book Council and Every Child A Reader, includes events across the U.S., downloadable resources...
Award-Winning Author Fredrick McKissack Dies at 73 5 May 2013 | 07:16 pm
Beloved children’s author Fredrick L. McKissack died on Sunday, April 28, at the age of 73. With his wife and longtime writing partner Patricia, McKissack was the author of more than 100 books for chi...
Play ball! A look at recent baseball books 28 Apr 2013 | 10:26 pm
Given the release of “42,” the story of how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, we feature a couple of books about the legendary star and others. Jackie Robinson: American Hero, writt...
Book Birthday: The Laura Line 23 Apr 2013 | 10:57 pm
Today is a special day at BBS. Team member Crystal Allen’s latest novel, The Laura Line (Balzer & Bray) made its debut. We’re so proud of Crystal and excited about her new book. Don’t you just love th...
Book Report: Didn’t We Have Fun! 14 Mar 2013 | 08:09 pm
Didn’t We Have Fun! Written by Hilda Robinson and Jeff Kunkel Featuring paintings by Hilda Robinson Published by Crickhollow Books First off, I enjoyed everything about this book — its poetic prose, i...
