March is Women’s History Month. For more information visit ww.nwhp.org.
3.2.10
Happy Birthday! Today is the 105th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’s (Theodor Geisel’s) birth.
3.2.10
Today is the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. For more information visit www.nea.org.
3.3.10
In a surprise announcement, Kirkus Reviews, which was scheduled to be shut down early this year by Nielsen Business Media, has been purchased by Herb Simon, owner of the Indiana Pacers professional basketball team.
3.4.10
The 2010 BolognaRagazzi Awards have been announced prior to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy. U.S. titles among the winners were Charles Darwin’s The Riverbank for nonfiction and Jeremy Holmes’ There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly for new talent. For more information visit www.bookfair.bolognafiere.it.
3.5.10
The movie inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland opens in theatres today.
3.5.10
The 2010 Gryphon Award for outstanding easy to read children’s books has been announced by the Center for Children’s Books at the University of Illinois. The winning title is Adventures in Cartooning, by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost. There is a list of this year’s winner and honor books and the winners and honor books for past years in the BTSB Bookstore on our website. For more information about the Gryphon Award visit http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/.
3.8.10
Kenneth Grahame, author of The Wind in the Willows, was born in 1859 on this date.
3.10.10
A plethora of new state award lists for 2010 have been released recently-- the Iowa Children’s Choice and Goldfinch Lists, the Georgia Children’s and Picture Book Lists, the Illinois Rebecca Caudill, Blue Stem and Monarch Lists, the Colorado Blue Spruce List and the Oklahoma Sequoyah List. You may find these lists online at the BTSB Bookstore in the Awards/States Search.
3.11.10
Ezra Jack Keats, poet and picture book author was born on this day in 1916.
3.12.10
The magazines Library Journal, School Library Journal, Criticas and other publications are being sold by Reed Business Information to Media Source, the parent company of Junior Library Guild.
3.15.10
The newest list we’ve added is the Book Links Lasting Connections for 2009. You may find it online in the BTSB Bookstore in the Series/Sets Search.
3.16.10
The Children’s Book Council have announced the finalists for the 3rd Annual Children’s Choice Book Awards. The winners will be announced on May 11. Our online Bookstore includes a list of the finalists as well as previous years’ winners. For more information or to vote for your favorites visit www.BookWeekOnline.com.
3.19.10
The movie based on Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series opens in theatres today.
3.20.10
Lois Lowry, Newbery-winning novelist, was born on this date in 1937.
3.24.10
Start planning now for your trip to the American Library Association’s 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. from June 24-29. Make sure you visit Bound to Stay Bound Books at Booth# 2600 in the exhibits to join in our special celebration of our 90th Birthday. For more information visit www.ala.org.
3.26.10
Robert Frost, one of the greatest American poets, was born in 1874 on this date.
3.26.10
The movie based on Cressida Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon opens in theatres today.
February 2010
2.1.10
February is Black History Month. We have two Cream of the Crops that focus on Black History, one on pre-Civil War and one on post-Civil War. You may find those Cream of the Crops in the Brochure section of our website.
2.1.10
This year’s ALA Awards were recently announced at the midwinter meeting—the Caldecott, Newbery, Sibert, King awards, etc. Some of our customers were winners in the second BTSB ALA Awards Contest. Their book prizes will go out to them soon. You may find lists of the ALA awards, as well as previous winners, online in the BTSB Bookstore. For more information about the BTSB ALA Awards Contest visit www.btsb.com
2.2.10
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center announced the 2010 Charlotte Zolotow Awards for picture books. The winner is Carmen Tafolla for What Can You Do With a Paleta? A list of this year’s award books/honor books and previous award winners is available in our BTSB Bookstore. For more information visit www.education.wisc.edu.
2.3.10
The 2010 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction has been awarded to The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan. You can find a list including this title and previous winners in the Awards/States Search of our BTSB Bookstore. For more information visit www.scottodell.com.
2.4.10
The 2010 Edgar nominees for the best juvenile and young adult mysteries of the year have been announced by the Mystery Writers of America. A list of this year’s nominees, as well as past nominees, is accessible from the Awards/States Search of our BTSB Bookstore. For more information visit www.mysterywriters.org.
2.5.10
The National Council of Teachers of English have announced the 2010 Orbis Pictus Award winner and honor books for the best nonfiction children’s books of the year. A list of this year’s books, as well as past years’ books, is accessible from the Awards/States Search of our BTSB Bookstore. For more information visit www.ncte.org.
2.8.10
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has announced their 2010 SB&F Awards for Excellence in Science Books for children. This includes a Lifetime Achievement Award, a Picture Book Award, a Middle Grade Book Award, a Young Adult Book Award and an Outstanding Series Award. A list of this year’s books, as well as past years’ books, is accessible from the Awards/States Search of our BTSB Bookstore. For more information visit www.sbfonline.com.
2.10.10
The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted recently to extend the deadline for the testing of children’s books for lead as required by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. The new deadline is February 10, 2011. For more information visit www.cpsc.gov.
2.11.10
The 2010 Sydney Taylor Book Awards for the best in Jewish children’s literature have been announced by the Association of Jewish Libraries. You may find lists of this year’s books and previous years’ winners in the Awards/States Search of our BTSB Bookstore. For more information visit www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org.
2.12.10
Judy Blume, author of best-selling young adult novels, was born on this date in 1938.
2.12.10
The movie based on The Lightning Thief, the first book in Rick Riordan’s series about Percy Jackson and the Olympians, will open in theatres today.
2.15.10
We have several new lists that highlight the best books from 2009. New lists available include ALA’s Notable Children’s Books 2010, Booklist Editor’s Choice 2009, Peggy Sharp’s Top Picks for 2009, ALA’s Best Books for Young Adults 2010, the Bulletin Blue Ribbon Books for 2009, and ALA’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adults 2010. You may find these lists online at our BTSB Bookstore.
2.16.10
The Center for the Book of the Library of Congress and the Children’s Book Council have appointed a new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Katherine Paterson, two-time Newbery Award winner, will serve in this position for the next two years.
2.17.10
We have quite a few new state award lists available. The California Young Reader List, the Texas 2X2 List, the Connecticut Nutmeg List, the South Carolina Children’s List, the Kansas City Third Grade List, the West Virginia Children’s List and the New Mexico Land of Enchantment List are now available in the BTSB Bookstore.
2.18.10
The American Indian Library Association has announced the 2010 American Indian Youth Literature Awards, with the categories of Picture Book, Middle School Book and Young Adult Book. You may find lists of this year’s books and previous years’ winners in the Awards/States Search of our BTSB Bookstore. For more information visit www.ailanet.org.
2.19.10
The 2010 National Jewish Book Awards, including the award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, have been announced by the Jewish Book Council. You may find lists of this year’s books and previous years’ winners in the Awards/States Search of our BTSB Bookstore. For more information visit www.jewishbookcouncil.org.
2.27.10
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, early American poet and storyteller, was born on this day in 1807.
January 2010
1.3.10
J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, was born in 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
1.4.10
The 2010 Collaborative Summer Library Program has been announced; Make a Splash -- Read. For a list of appropriate titles for children and young adults go to the Series and Sets section of the BTSB Bookstore and find the list “2010 Summer Library Program”.
1.5.10
A few new state award lists for 2010 have been released recently—the New York Three Apples List, the Arizona Grand Canyon List, and the Missouri Mark Twain, Gateway, Truman and Show Me Lists. You may find these lists online in the BTSB Bookstore.
1.6.10
Carl Sandburg, whose work included folktales and poetry for children, was born in Galesburg, Illinois in 1878.
1.8.10
The American Folklore Society has announced the 2009 Aesop Prize and Accolades. See a list of this year’s books, as well as previous years’ books, at our online Bookstore under Series/Sets. For more information visit www.afsnet.org.
1.11.10
The nominees for the best books in 2009 reflecting Christian values have been announced by the National Christian School Association. They are divided by age group into three lists – the Crown, the Crown Gallery and the Lamplighter Awards. These nominees, and past winners and nominees, may be found online in the Award/State Search of our BTSB Bookstore. For more information visit www.childrenscrownaward.org.
1.12.10
It was announced by Nielsen Business Media in December 2009 that Kirkus Reviews would cease operations in early 2010.
1.12.10
Today is the birthday of Jack London, author of Call of the Wild. He was born in 1876.
1.15.10
The latest special lists we have added are the Hornbook Fanfare Best Books of 2009, the School Library Journal Best Books of 2009 and the Kirkus Best Books for Young Adults of 2009. These lists are available online at the BTSB Bookstore under Series/Sets.
1.18.10
A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie the Pooh and friends, was born in 1882 in London, England.
1.18.10
The Caldecott, Newbery, C.S. King, and other ALA children’s book awards will be announced today at ALA’s MidWinter Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Check our website late in the day for a list of the winners and honor books.
1.20.10
Bound to Stay Bound Books, then known as New Method Book Bindery, was founded in Jacksonville, Illinois on this date in 1920. A company history, complete with archival photographs, is available on our website in the About Us section.
1.25.10
The BTSB Spring 2010 Showcase, with over 1200 new titles, is being mailed out this week.
1.26.10
The Educational Book and Media Association has announced the 2010 winner of the Ludington Award for contributions to the educational paperback business. The winner is Jon Scieszka. For more information visit www.edupaperback.org.
1.27.10
Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, was born in Daresbury, England in 1832.
