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Children’s Book Illustrator Dirk Zimmer Dies at 64

Dirk Zimmer, who illustrated some 40 children’s books between 1978 and 2008, died on September 26 at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, after being struck by a car five days earlier. He was 64. More

The latest news, features, commentary, blogs, videos, and related links involving the 2008 presidential election.

Are children, librarians, and other book lovers still rushing to read the latest Newbery winners? Or has the most prestigious award in children’s literature lost some of its luster?

Public libraries are busier than ever—and now there are numbers that explain why. A new poll from Harris Interactive for the American Library Association (ALA) confirms that in-person visits are up 10 percent, compared with a 2006 ALA survey.

It takes endless patience to sit through the film adaptation of Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s awarding-winning Nick & Nora’s Infinite Playlist (Knopf, 2006). A night on the town with these two hip, quick-with-a-quip teens lacks spark and drags, even at 90 minutes. It lacks chemistry, like an unsuccessful first date.

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October 3, 2008
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October 3, 2008
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My library checked out its 10 copies of Holes over 40 times last year...
Susan Dunlop - 10/3/2008 7:37:14 PM PT
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Sarah Miller - 10/3/2008 3:32:08 PM PT
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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

Gr 4-8–Couplets, blank verse, and prose bring children living in a medieval village in 1255 to life in this Newbery Medal-winning book (Candlewick, 2007) by Laura Amy Schlitz.

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Louis Sachar, author of the Newbery Medal-winning Holes, received the Tulsa Library Trust's 2008 Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature at Tulsa City-County Central Library (OK). Students Reggie Mayes and Charles Burts had the honor of presenting Sachar with the award in front of more than 500 fans.

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