Children’s Bookselling

Registration for the 2015 ABC Children’s Institute, to be held April 19 – 21 at California’s Hilton Pasadena, is now open to all ABA bookseller members. Booksellers are encouraged to register as soon as possible as space is limited.

On Monday, February 2, at its Midwinter Meeting in Chicago, the American Library Association announced its 2015 Youth Media Award winners and honorees in print, video, and audio books for children and young adults.

The Children’s Book Council CBC Diversity Initiative has launched the “It’s Possible” blog series, featuring five publishing professionals sharing their memories of working with Walter Dean Myers, the late children’s book author and advocate for literary diversity.

The Women’s National Book Association has extended the deadline for nominations for its 2015 WNBA Pannell Awards to February 14.

Registration for the 2015 ABC Children’s Institute, which opened on January 20 exclusively to members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA, will open on February 2 to all ABA bookseller members.

Registration for the 2015 ABC Children’s Institute is now open through February 1 exclusively to members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA. On February 2, registration will open to all ABA bookseller members.

Registration for this April’s ABC Children’s Institute in Pasadena, California, will open exclusively to members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA on Tuesday, January 20.
 

The Women’s National Book Association is accepting nominations for its 2015 WNBA Pannell Award, which will be presented to one general bookstore and one children’s specialty store at this year’s BookExpo America Children’s Book and Author Breakfast.

Macmillan returns to agency pricing on e-books, plans to test subscriptions; Nielsen Children’s Book Summit highlights growing market; Cameron Post wins again with help of Kids’ Right to Read Project; Duncan, Ellroy named Mystery Writers of America Grand Masters

Author James Patterson has announced the final 81 bookstores that will be receiving a total of $473,000 in grants as part of his $1 million Saving Bookstores, Saving Lives campaign.

Brookline Booksmith customer wins A.J. Fikry sweepstakes; NPR’s Morning Edition announces first book club pick; BookCon grows partnership with We Need Diverse Books; Kobo launches “buy more, save more” program; Consumers look to shop local this holiday season; Scholastic report details kids’ reading habits; Chronicle Books to distribute Quadrille Publishing

When the final gavel fell on December 8, the ABFFE holiday auction of children’s book art raised more than $14,000 to support the free speech rights of kids, an increase of 40 percent compared to the previous year.

Programming for the upcoming Children’s Institute includes a diverse array of educational sessions on topics ranging from hosting in-store birthday parties and reaching reluctant readers to starting teen and middle-grade book festivals.

The second edition of the ABC One-Two-Three e-newsletter was sent to members of the ABC Children’s Group at ABA on Tuesday, November 18.

The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression has created a variety of tools that bookstores can use to help promote its holiday auction of children’s book art to consumers.