Podcast: Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
We are curious about the dreams that children have both in their sleep and in wakeful dreaminess (and determination). What role do children’s books play in these dreams? How do books and dreams create changemakers? (Oh, and what dreamers those children’s literature creators are…) This podcast conversation was recorded with the Olga Peters at WKVT Green Mountain Mornings. Dreaming of You by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater Illustrated by Aaron DeWitt Published by Highlights ISBN-13: 9781629792125 Age Range: 3 – 6 Years Discover a Copy “It’s a lovely bedtime...
Read MoreEducator Engagement & Author Barb Rosenstock on a “Book’s Job”
Award-winning author Barb Rosenstock brought Curious City a pre-release copy of her picture book The Secret Kingdom: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art illustrated by Claire A. Nivola (Candlewick Press). Rosenstock profiles Nek Chand, a refugee from the partition of India, who recreated the village he left behind in a massive outdoor art installation known today as the Rock Garden of Chandigarh. Publishers Weekly said, “Rosenstock’s gratifying story conveys how art has the capacity to revitalize and restore.” We could not agree more. Curious City reached out to the...
Read MorePodcast: One Time of Year, More Exciting Than Any Other: Youth Media Awards
The picture book Trombone Shorty calls Mardi Gras the “one time of year more exciting than any other.” This year the Youth Media Awards and Mardi Gras are just 24 hours apart making it “more exciting than any other.” You KNOW what Mardi Gras is, but the Youth Media Awards may have been missed on your celebratory calendar. It is a day when 10’s of 1000’s of librarians, booksellers, kidlit readers, children’s book creators, and other book nerds gather in person and online to discover what books are the prize winners in the 2017 parade of kidlit. This year, Curious City cannot help but...
Read MoreBunk Reads Draws Winners
Curious City honored the Bunk Reads campers of 2017 with three prize-winning book boxes today! BUNK READS is a book discovery program created and managed by Curious City and sponsored by the Erin Murphy Literary Agency. The program supports campers’ year-round independent reading by introducing them to new children’s books and authors in a literacy-rich camp environment. A collection of acclaimed picture books, novels and non-fiction children’s books are sent to select Maine camps each summer. Campers are invited to score and review books read at camp on a Bunk Reads Shout-out Card....
Read MoreVideo Interview with Bethany Hegedus: Growing Up with To Kill a Mockingbird
For the release of the picture book biography Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird (Balzer + Bray), Curious City wanted to capture how author Bethany Hedegus’ lifelong relationship with To Kill a Mockingbird (HarperCollins) inspired what Kirkus Review called, “a labor of love.” Curious City traveled to Austin, Texas to interview Bethany under the iconic live oaks at The Writing Barn, Bethany’s campus dedicated to the creation of children’s literature. We found the focus for the video in the very first sentence Bethany...
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