H is for Honor (Gale/Cengage) will be featured on an upcoming program in a new Lifetime series Coming Home - read by a mom to her kids in one of the episodes.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Interrupting Chicken
INTERRUPTING CHICKEN is # 6 on the 2/20/11 New York Times Children's Picture Book Bestseller list.
This is Chicken's third week on the list: 1/30/11, 2/6/11, and 2/20/11!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Vidal in the news
Vidal Sassoon, author of Vidal (Macmillan UK; ISBN: 9780230746893), will appear on The Martha Stewart Show on February 11, 2011. A copy of the book is expected to be held up during his interview.
AND
Vidal (Macmillan UK; ISBN: 9780230746893) will be positively reviewed in the February 15, 2011 issue of Kirkus Reviews (circ 5,000). They call it “richly nuanced” and “a well-rounded, enterprising life’s journey, expressed with grace and humility.”
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Judy Moody movie set for Summer 2011
Judy Moody gets famous - FOR REAL!
The upcoming Judy Moody movie Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer comes out in Summer 2011.
Candlewick will publish five totally Moody movie tie-in titles which go on-sale May 24, 2011 - call us for details! More info about the movie is available at: www.judymoodythemovie.com, and at the FaceBook page: http://www.facebook.com/JudyMoodyMovie?ref=ts.
Candlewick is thrilled that the movie screenplay was co-authored by Judy Moody author Megan McDonald and Kathy Waugh. From the set, Megan McDonald raved, "Young actress Jordana Beatty IS Judy Moody. I have to pinch myself every time I see my characters leap off the page and come to life on the big screen! Rare!"
Friday, January 14, 2011
What to Wear, Where
What to Wear, Where (ISBN: 978081997035)
$18.95 US / Abrams Image
Pub Month: March 2011
Upcoming features:
· The April 2011 issue of Teen Vogue (circ. 1,026,053) will feature tips from the ladies and a prominent shot of the cover.
· The March 2011 issue of Harper’s Bazaar (circ. 744,038) features an exclusive interior spread from the book.
· We will also see a mention in the March 2011 issue of The New York Times’ T Magazine (circ. 1,599,353).
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Hereville wins the Sydney Taylor Book Award
Hereville: How Mirka Got her Sword by Barry Deutsch (9780810984226) has won the 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award for Older Readers!
This is the first time a Graphic Novel has won the award.
The Sydney Taylor Book Awards, honoring "new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience" and sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries, have been announced.
Monday, January 10, 2011
ALA Youth Media Awards
Congratulations to Abrams Books and Candlewick Press, both with multiple honors!
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile, Candlewick Press, 978-0-7636-3266-3
Caldecott Honor Medal
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein, Candlewick Press, 978-0-7636-4168-9
Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon, Candlewick Press, 978-0-7636-4300-3
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing Ann Angel, Abrams/Amulet, 9780810983496
John Newbery Medal Honor Award
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, Abrams/Amulet, 9780810989818
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Award
Me, Frida by Amy Novesky and illustrated by David Diaz, Abrams/Amulet, 9780810989696
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Award
Dear Primo written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, Abrams/Amulet, 9780810938724
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile, Candlewick Press, 978-0-7636-3266-3
Caldecott Honor Medal
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein, Candlewick Press, 978-0-7636-4168-9
Coretta Scott King John Steptoe Award for New Talent
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon, Candlewick Press, 978-0-7636-4300-3
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing Ann Angel, Abrams/Amulet, 9780810983496
John Newbery Medal Honor Award
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus, Abrams/Amulet, 9780810989818
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Award
Me, Frida by Amy Novesky and illustrated by David Diaz, Abrams/Amulet, 9780810989696
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Award
Dear Primo written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, Abrams/Amulet, 9780810938724
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