Celebrate Reading, Book Trailers and More SLJ’s Trailie Award Finalists are Announced: The Best Book Trailer Award The voting is open. On my sister site, BookTrailerManual.com, I’ve posted the videos for you to watch. Be sure to vote for your favorite. Awards will be announced on October 22. Celebrate Reading Holly Cupala is celebrating! She [...]
The School Library Journal has just established a new award for book trailers! Wahoo! The Trailie Award Voters must select the best video in six categories: publisher/author created for elementary readers (PreK-6) publisher/author created for secondary readers (7-12 grade) student created for elementary readers (PreK-6 grade) student created for secondary readers (7-12 grade) adult (anyone [...]
I hail from Arkansas and until now, we’ve been known for the Clinton Presidential Library, the US’s only diamond mine (Crater of Diamonds State Park), and the headquarters of Wal-Mart. But this year we’ll be known for the Arkansas Teen Book Award, established by Arkansas Librarians. (Facebook page.) The reading list was announced in December, [...]
I hail from Arkansas and until now, we’ve been known for the Clinton Presidential Library, the US’s only diamond mine (Crater of Diamonds State Park), and the headquarters of Wal-Mart. But this year we’ll be known for the Arkansas Teen Book Award, established by Arkansas Librarians. (Facebook page.) The reading list was announced in December, [...]
Timeline: two decades ago. There are legendary stories told about how word spread throughout the US about the winners of the Caldecott, Newbery and other awards announced at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference. Stories of people standing in the room, scribbling down the winners list, then rushing to a bank of phones to send [...]
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