Congratulations to Julie Fogliano, friend of TurtleAndRobot and author of And Then It’s Spring (illustrated by Erin E. Stead) for winning the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award for Children’s Books! A well deserved award for a stunningly talented writer.
Read all about it here.
In honor of the forthcoming Caldecott and Newbery announcement (on January 28th, 2013) Philip and Erin Stead, author and illustrator of A Sick Day for Amos McGee (the 2011 Caldecott winner) and Bear Has a Story to Tell, announce their Phildecott and Steadbery Awards, aka their “Best of 2012” list.
Includes bonus thoughts on the importance of bookstores and the perseverance of the printed book.
Enjoy!
From the Cluttered Desk of Philip Stead (with Erin sitting close by):
The twenty-first century has had a rocky start for lovers of bookstores and real, paper books. The advent of e-bookery coupled with Wall Street’s unfortunate shenanigans has created an environment in which many stores have had to close their doors. Here in Ann Arbor we lost Shaman Drum, our downtown indie store that had peddled books to students and townies alike for more than three decades. Next was Borders, an Ann Arbor institution that began as a small indie shop on State Street. Long before her career as a bookmaker Erin worked at the downtown Borders. She tended the children’s section. It’s strange now to walk by its empty shell.
Throughout all this I’ve believed (or, more accurately, wanted to believe) that there’s…
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