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On the C-SPAN Networks: Multi-Cultural Children's Book Festival has hosted 2 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2000 Forum. Visitors at the Multi-Cultural Children’s ...
A Supreme Court ruling over a Montgomery County lawsuit gave parents the right to opt their kids out of lessons with LGBTQ+ ...
At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their ...
A Store For Multicultural Children’s Books Closes, But Its Mission To Share Diverse Stories Continues. T he books at MiJa Books stand on the shelves with the front covers facing out.
BBC Culture polled 177 experts from 56 countries to find the greatest children's books ever. From Where the Wild Things Are to Haroun and the Sea of Stories, here's the top 100.
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Every April 27 in the last five years, to mark my birth, I host a children’s literacy event with children from different backgrounds. This year was no different, but I combined it with the launch of ...
This holiday season, let’s press pause on one of the culture wars. Recent tussles over the “appropriateness” of kids’ books obscure the genius and joy of so much children’s literature ...
The "celeb-to-author pipeline" is "nothing new", said Ella Creamer in The Guardian.From Julie Andrews to Madonna, stars have been bringing out children's books for decades.Today, though, authors ...
Children’s books are more than stories; they are powerful tools for shaping the values and awareness of future generations. This was the central theme of a panel discussion titled Nature stories at ...
The 62nd Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF) ... Chinese children's books stood out for their cultural richness, creative storytelling, and growing appeal in international markets.
Children’s books are far, far denser than adult books; far harder, per line, to write. Every single line in a book for 5-to-8 years olds has to advance the story, reveal character, or be ...