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Amusing and funny stories can get readers interested in new authors or even interested in reading. For laugh-out-loud selections, try a few of the following novels:

SLJ talks to Rick Riordan about his latest bestseller 'The Red Pyramid,' book one of the Kane Chronicles. More...

With crafts, performances, and even Mexican fiestas, librarians and teachers across the country are kicking off the 14th annual El dia de los niñ;os/El dia de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day)-a celebration of children, families, More...

The San Francisco Public Library and the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library in Kansas are the 2009 recipients of the Estela and Raúl Mora Award for their efforts to promote El Día de los More...

The economy is tanking. Detroit's Big Three are quaking. And in the world of children's book awards, the sparks are flying. According to children's book expert Anita Silvey, the Newbery Medal, the top prize for More...

Starting next fall, thousands of Florida students will be able to roll out of bed and attend school in their very own homes as a result of a new law that requires every school district More...

One public library and two bookstores are winners of the 'Judy Moody's Totally RARE Author Visit'; contest, which comes with a very special grand prize-a visit from Megan McDonald, author of the popular early chapter More...

Right before the announcement of this year's Newbery winner, I had two surprising encounters. First, a librarian at my local public library confessed that she had no interest in learning 'what unreadable Newbery the committee More...

The kids in Sharen Pula's fifth-grade class are getting ready to go on a journey. One boy kicks off his shoes to get comfy. Another lies on his side, head on hand. A girl loosens More...

If you were surprised by this year's Caldecott Medal winner, you weren't alone. Even Brian Selznick was stunned that his novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Scholastic), took the prize for the most distinguished American More...

Students eager for a walkabout Down Under have a chance to win a 10-day Australian expedition courtesy of National Geographic Kids and its annual Hands-On Explorer Challenge. Entries are open to kids between 9 and More...

I like a tidy library, don't get me wrong! But an accidental-and very messy-discovery opened my eyes. More...

Also in this article:And the survey says…Yes, covers countLibrarians rule, sort ofOne for all, and all for oneSo what?Take me to your readerIt’s What’s Outside That Counts, TooA few years back, I decided to try More...

Susan Patron, winner of this year's Newbery Medal for The Higher Power of Lucky (S & S, 2006) is one of the few children's librarians who have received this honor. But after 35 years at More...

Also in this article:Learning Goes OnlineConnecting GloballyA Design StudioPat Kyle, librarian at the Washington International School (WIS), was presented with a rare opportunity. A private PreK–12 institution in northwest Washington, DC, WIS had committed to More...

Move over, Susan Patron and David Wiesner. The competition for the Newbery and Caldecott medals could get a lot stiffer. A task force of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is reexamining the More...

Should members of the Newbery, Caldecott, and other children’s book award committees be allowed to blog? The answer is yes.The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has clarified its conflict of interest and confidentiality More...

Who knows if librarians would have reacted differently if Susan Patron had used the word “nuts,” “balls,” or even “cojones” in her Newbery Medal–winning novel. But the word “scrotum” on the opening page of The More...

One lousy starred review. That was all, initially, that Susan Patron had to show for the 10 years she spent writing The Higher Power of Lucky, her funny, tender story of a little girl struggling More...