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From the Atlantic:
A new study finds that babies can't learn to read, despite the claims of the "baby media" industry. Click here  
From the New York Times:
Longtime children's editor Frank Sloan has died at age 76. Click here
From the Washington Post:
"In 1964, Harriet and her behaviors were startling – even alarming" – a look at Harriet the Spy at 50. Click here
From Salon:
Harriet the Spy: the most unlikeable hero in children's literature, yet "children by the millions insist on liking her." Click here
From the Huffington Post:
An open letter to J.K. Rowling: "please don"t stop writing." Click here
From Variety:
Lionsgate's Divergent challenge: be like The Hunger Games, only different. Click here
From Mental Floss:
The future of books is experimental: at home with Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs. Click here |
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From the Guardian:
French publishers and booksellers take it all off to show their support for a censored children's book. Click here
From the Telegraph:
The newspaper asks: Does Peter Pan really need a backstory? Click here
From the Chicago Tribune:
Contemporary writers of crime fiction and nonfiction reflect on the influence of Harriet the Spy. Click here
From Aljazeera America:
Harriet the Spy "wasn't trying to teach kids to be good. She was just telling a story." Click here
From Entertainment Weekly:
This week's cover: getting ready for Divergent. Click here
Also from Variety:
The movie adaptation of Goosebumps, starring Jack Black, is set for a 2016 release. Click here
From Book Riot:
Escapist postcards from children's and YA novel favorites, such as Narnia and Weetzie Bat's Los Angeles. Click here |
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