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Sandra Nelson

June Garcia

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Children’s book illustrator Jonathan Bean and writer David EzraStein will be awarded the 2008 Ezra Jack Keats Book Award for their outstanding work in children’s literature on May 15, 2008 in The New York Public Library’s Donnell Library.

Brooklyn-based author David Ezra Stein will receive the 2008 New Writer Award for Leaves (G.P. Putnam’s Sons), a charming tale that shows the changing seasons through the eyes of a bear.  The 2008 New Illustrator Award will be granted to Jonathan Bean, who illustrated The Apple Pie that Papa Baked (Simon & Schuster), by Lauren Thompson, which tells a whimsical story about apples, a pie, and the papa who baked it.

Polly-Alida Farrington, New York State Library 2008 Summer Reading Program Consultant/Website Manager, sends this news:

The NYS Summer Reading web site now has a blog to keep everyone up to date on news about summer reading programs and to share ideas. This means YOU can share your ideas and news too! Please!

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On April 11th, I attended the NYLA YSS conference in Melville Long Island. While there, we were treated to two wonderful presenters. In the morning, Alex Flinn talked about where she gets her ideas for her YA books. She told several stories about how her first book, Breathing Underwater, had shown teenage girls the warning signs of an abusive relationship. She has had many girls thank her for her novel, and how it saved them from abuse. Her books vary from believable fiction to retellings of classic fairytales such as Beauty and the Beast.

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