Children’s Bookselling

Booksellers who register by May 12 will have the opportunity to meet with the creators of some of today’s best-selling and best-loved children’s books during the May 28 Illustrator Studio Tours at BEA. Here, participating authors explain why they’re excited by the prospect.

With summer recess for many students just a month away, ABA members participating in Give Me Summer! Give Me Books! are spreading word of the promotion throughout their communities.

Signup is now open for the Summer/Fall 2014 Indies Introduce promotion, featuring the best debut talent of the coming season as chosen by independent booksellers across the country.

The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association is inviting ABA members to attend the upcoming ASTRA Marketplace at the Phoenix Convention Center for free. The exhibit floor, offering a carefully curated selection of toys from hundreds of manufacturers, will be open on Monday, June 9, and Tuesday, June 10.

Videos of the ABC Children’s Institute plenary sessions featuring authors Brad Meltzer and Tim Federle, as well as a four-minute highlights reel featuring booksellers and authors, are now available to all ABA member booksellers.

Bookseller, storyteller, and TEDx speaker Anastasia McKenna of The Twig Book Shop offered booksellers at the ABC Children’s Institute a wealth of tips and tricks for creating the best possible read-aloud event.

Three booksellers who participated in last month’s ABC Children’s Institute in San Antonio have been named the winners of scholarships covering a three-night stay at the Barnard College dormitory during BEA.

Tracy Holczer is the author of The Secret Hum of a Daisy, a 2014 Summer/Fall Indies Introduce New Voices pick for middle grade readers. Learn more about Tracy Holczer and sign up now for the new Indies Introduce promotion.

Booksellers have selected 10 adult Debut Author and 10 children’s New Voices titles by the brightest new talents for the Summer/Fall 2014 Indies Introduce promotion. The sign-up page features bookseller reviews for each title and all promotion details.

All bookstores with plans to celebrate Indies First Storytime Day (May 17) should be sure they have completed the Event Detail Form on BookWeb so that their store’s location will appear on the IndieBound Event Map.

ABA has a number of special events planned exclusively for member booksellers at BEA. Preregistration is required for each of these events. Don’t miss out: Deadlines are fast approaching and space is limited.

Tess Sharpe is the author of Far From You, a spring 2014 New Voices debut for young adults. “Part murder mystery, part forbidden romance, this lovely novel is both chilling and poignant,” says Emily Ring of Inklings Bookshop in Yakima, Washington.

A session presented at this month’s ABC Children’s Institute provided booksellers with a comprehensive understanding of child development and how various types of books can foster early learning and literacy.

The winners of the 2014 Women’s National Book Association’s Pannell Awards, which honor a general bookstore and a children’s specialty store for employing exceptional creativity to foster a love of reading in their young patrons, were announced on Wednesday.

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