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IBPA Report from the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference

The 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference brought 13,000 attendees and 5,500 exhibitors to Las Vegas from June 26 – July... Read more »

Comment | July 14, 2014, 9:00 am

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D360 sells kids shows to digital and TV platforms

As it continues to pick up sales in the growing digital media space, Toronto, Canada-based Distribution360 announces it has sold... Read more »

Comment | July 9, 2014, 12:31 pm

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Will digital eat the children’s media world? ‘It’s totally going to happen!’

Are these the best of times or the worst of times for the children’s entertainment industry? A panel session at... Read more »

Comment | July 8, 2014, 3:00 pm

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Malorie Blackman: ‘I love gadgets, but e-reading has to be carefully handled’

Author and Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman is enthusiastic about the potential for children to read books digitally, but thinks the... Read more »

Comment | July 8, 2014, 11:24 am

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BAFTA: A Year Review

If you think BAFTA is about one Awards ceremony a year, think again: our year is packed with film, television... Read more »

Comment | July 7, 2014, 12:30 pm

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YouTube, apps and Minecraft: digital kids and the future of children’s media

In 2014, children are playing Minecraft, watching YouTube and playing with apps – but they’re also still reading books, watching... Read more »

Comment | July 5, 2014, 6:50 pm

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Digital Kids: how children are using devices, apps and media in 2013

A day-long liveblog covering the latest research, trends and views on children’s changing media habits… Read the full blog here.

Comment | July 5, 2014, 6:47 pm

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Stars Shake Up the President’s Program

The President’s Program at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition began as a calm affair, with this year’s award-winning... Read more »

Comment | July 3, 2014, 11:41 am

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Icons of Animation: William Joyce, Peter de Sève, Carlos Nine, and Bill Plympton

The Society celebrates the work of four iconic illustrators- Peter de Sève, William Joyce, Carlos Nine, and Bill Plympton –... Read more »

Comment | July 3, 2014, 11:35 am

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Writing as the Biggest Gamble of All: ALA Las Vegas is Here!

Kids don’t picture their librarians hanging out at a slot machine. But, I’m telling you, it could happen this week.... Read more »

Comment | July 1, 2014, 1:00 pm

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First Line/paragraphs from Crystal Kite Finalists Part 3

The annual Crystal Kite Award is a peer-given award to recognize great books from 15 SCBWI regional divisions around the... Read more »

Comment | July 1, 2014, 12:00 pm

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Picture Books Go 3D for Visually Impaired Children

“Goodnight room, goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon…” A children’s classic that already is a candidate for the... Read more »

Comment | June 29, 2014, 11:52 am

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Nick bringing shorts program to Comic-Con

After announcing the 2014 finalists for its Animated Shorts Program, Nickelodeon is once more on the hunt for original projects.... Read more »

Comment | June 28, 2014, 2:04 pm

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Clinton Events Put Spotlight on Indie Booksellers

Hillary Rodham Clinton is touring the country this month to promote her new book, Hard Choices (Simon & Schuster), which... Read more »

Comment | June 27, 2014, 4:04 pm

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T is for Transmedia: Learning through Transmedia Play

In recent years, transmedia has come into the spotlight among those creating and using media and technology for children. We... Read more »

1 comment | June 27, 2014, 3:51 pm

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James Patterson Donates Books to NYC Middle Graders

Reaffirming his advocacy of children’s literacy, James Patterson announced on Monday that he is offering every sixth grader in the... Read more »

Comment | June 26, 2014, 4:30 pm

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Transmedia and Education: How Transmedia Is Changing the Way We Learn

For one language arts class project, a middle school teacher in Shelburne, Virginia, Chad Sansing, asks his sixth graders to read... Read more »

Comment | June 25, 2014, 3:19 pm

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DreamWorks and Disney | Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG

Break out the frobscottle! DreamWorks and Disney have today announced that the forthcoming film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG, directed... Read more »

Comment | June 25, 2014, 3:14 pm