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Farm by Elisha CooperA Plea for Picture Books

At the June 15, 2010 meeting of the New England Children’s Booksellers Advisory Council, Ken Geist, vice-president of Orchard Books and Cartwheel Books, asked independent booksellers to "get behind" picture books. Geist, added that he was not speaking on behalf of Scholastic, but rather sought to inspire others to "…raise the profile of picture books." Members of the meeting offered suggestions, one of which was making 2011 the Year of the Picture Book--and we at Picturing Books are all for that! Held at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, the event also also featured  Elisha Cooper, whose latest picture book is Farm from Scholastic.

Read the entire article from Publisher's Weekly. Related: Josie Leavitt's Shelf Talker Blog about the event.
 

ericcarleEric Carle Museum NEEDS YOUR HELP

If you love picture books, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art needs you help! In order to meet their June 30 fiscal goal, they are seeking donations. Your gift will help support underserved children and provide funding for programming. Make your donation today ... any little bit helps.

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art opened in November 22, 2002. With a noble mission to inspire an appreciation for and an understanding of the art of the picture book, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is one of the few organizations dedicated to picture books. The 40,000 square-foot building houses three galleries with rotating exhibitions celebrating artists from around the world, an art studio, an auditorium, the Barbara Elleman Research Library, the Carle Café, and the Carle Bookshop.

"It has been our dream to help build a museum for children and families, teachers, librarians and scholars; everyone interested in the art of the picture book: a museum to delight, entertain, surprise and educate."  ~Eric and Barbara Carle

 

bnstoryBarnes & Noble Launches Online Storytime

For parents who have a difficult time getting to the library for storytime, a new initiative by Barnes & Nobles fills the gap. Launched this week,  the Online Storytime program, will highlight picture books read by authors or celebrities. The format will be familiar to people who loved Reading Rainbow as it features the same pan-and-scan approach. The first title in the series is  Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly (HarperCollins)  by Jane O'Connor, with illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser.  A new title will be added to the Barnes & Noble website on the first Tuesday of each month. The inaugural storytime features the author narrating her own title.
 
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